Au service de Satan

Old Ivan plays a good satanic beast. Who couldn't love his striking eyes and veiny paw paws. Was, good and memorable. I mean I hadn't watched it in years. Could have done more Ivan and less chick.

When going into a 70's Devil movie, you have to realize that if you have any expectations coming into one of the 70's Devil films, it's guaranteed that you'll think they're the worst movies you've ever seen. If you come into it thinking that it's the worst movie you'll ever see, then you may find to be pleasantly surprised, just like I was when I watched Enter The Devil (1972). Of course, it goes without saying that the movie is incredibly low budget and it shows through and through, but it still means something that I enjoyed it. What mainly caught my eye about this film was that though I was aware of how low budget the movie actually was, I couldn't help by find myself being creeped out at different parts throughout, which is something I never expected out of a 70's Devil movie like this.

The best of this low-budget film is its scenery : the desert is an unusual place to celebrate some kind of (black) sabbaths which resemble a Christian procession of penitents that still takes place in Spain ; filmed at night ,holding their torches against a starless black sky ,it's rather impressive in an unpretentious small production ;so are the scenes with the sidewinders. The female character ,a professor who studies ancient satanic rites on the Mexican border, is in it to provide the movie with a decorative victim;the sheriff is obsessed with the elections and his deputy has a crush on Mexican babes.The screenplay is basic ,to put it mildly.

This is a great little film if you want something that's light and entertaining. It's sort of the Soup and half Sandwich of the Horror movie industry. You get just enough to satisfy without getting weighed down by a long or involved story. None of the actors have much experience. I think the woman who played the anthropologist was in a Star Trek episode and maybe had a few lines in an episode of Quincy. But they still all do a great job of portraying small town folk living in a village cursed by mysterious and grisly murders. They had a very natural, cinema verite thing going on. This one has a little humor, a little horror a little action and some beautiful desert scenery. It's slow moving but builds nicely .

This is actually not as bad and absurd as it may seem. The story makes sense, and sects are a phenomenon that humanity has suffered from through all ages, for good and for worse, adding constantly a touch of mystery and terror to history, as life would be too commonplace without it. Here the mysterious sect is a band out in the wilderness of the Texas deserts close to Mexico, and there are quite a few Mexicans involved. Things get serious as a professional lady anthropologist is connected in the case, they try to save her by sending her away in time, but it is too late, and she is too curious. These films and stories of satanism always end in the same way, Dennis Wheatley wrote a number of novels about it, and they never depart from the same pattern. Neither does this film. It is intriguing, fascinating and partly exciting, but afterwards you just brush it off your clothes.

The action of "Enter the Devil" takes place on a barren Texas wasteland dotted with dirty little towns and mercury mines.A red-robed Satanic cult is kidnapping unlucky victims and sacrificing them in the name of the Devil.Meanwhile a beautiful doctor Leslie Culver is researching the book about devilish cults."Enter the Devil" is a slow-moving and wonderfully dry horror movie set on the desert.There is a brilliantly conveyed aura of utter isolation that kept me intrigued.If you like strange horror/western hybrids give "Enter the Devil" a look.An obscurity that deserves to be seen and appreciated by countless fans of 70's horror.Enjoy your stay in Dry Lake.8 out of 10.

The story is set in some Southwest town. There have been some accidents and the sheriff has been investigating them. When one dies, it's chalked up as just another accident...even though the coroner says this first one was murder. The sheriff didn't believe him but begins to when more are discovered dead due to various 'accidents'. At the same time, a professor from El Paso has arrived in town to look into cult activity. What's really going on here? "Enter the Devil" is a super low budgeted picture. It was filmed in the middle of nowhere in the Texas desert and stars a cast of unknown actors with little experience. Oddly, however, despite this terrible pedigree, the film manages to be pretty good for what it is. It has some devent chills and manages to entertain despite all its deficits. And, the ending, while NOT subtle or completely believable IS entertaining!