Satan's Blade

Satan's Blade
Directed by L. Scott Castillo, Jr.[1]
Screenplay by Thomas Cue[1]
Starring
  • Stephanie Leigh Steel
  • Thomas Cue
  • Janeen Lowe
Music by Martin Jaquish[1]
Cinematography Terry Kempf[1]
Production
company
M.C. Productions[1]
Release dates
  • 1984 (1984)
Country United States[1]

Satan's Blade is a 1984 slasher film directed by L. Scott Castillo, Jr.

Production

Satan's Blade took director L. Scott Castillo, Jr. years to finish the film and get it released.[1][2][3] The film was shot in Big Bear, California in 1980.[3]

Release

Satan's Blade was released in 1984.[3] Diabolique Magazine stated that following the films release, it "mostly existed as a forgotten relic of the VHS era"[2]

Olive Films released Satan's Blade on home video on May 12, 2015.[4]

Reception

In his book The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s, Scott Aaron Stine stated that "despite cut-rate acting, stilted dialogue, and sometimes-tedious direction, Satan's Blade is surprisingly engaging."[5] His review concluded that the film was "pretty typical B-grade slasher fare, even though it's more representative of '70s horror than '80s fare."[5]

References

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Stine 2003, p. 260.
  2. 1 2 Yanick, Joe (May 17, 2015). "Satan's Blade (US Blu-ray review)". Diabolique Magazine. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Satan's Blade". Arrow Films. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Satan's Blade (1984)". AllMovie. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Stine 2003, p. 261.

Sources

  • Stine, Scott Aaron (2003). The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s. McFarland. ISBN 0786415320. 
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