'Disciple of Death' (1972) remains in many inexplicable ways a bizarrely entertaining, if somewhat rudimentary period Brit-shocker 'starring' that wan-faced fright-light, Mike Raven, a radio DJ, turned vanilla horror impresario. This mesmerisingly dramatic void whose strident, razor-sharp goatee provides a welcome respite from his lugubrious, and somewhat ephemeral charisma! Vengefully unleashed from hell by a drop of virgin's blood, 'The Stranger' (Mike Raven) proceeds to run devilishly amok in this once sleepy god-fearin' Cornish village!
All that being said, I do secretly admire the stalwart, Dunkirkian effort, Raven expends in his wholly specious attempt to be the consummately creepy B-movie Bogey Man! To be fair, it is, Mr. Raven's theatrically rigid, implausibly grand mannerisms as vile necromancer 'The Stranger' which ultimately makes crude satanic oddity 'Disciple of Death' such a riotously amusing exercise in home-brewed horror hokum! Do watch out for a modest cameo from luscious future Dr. Who & 'The Omega Factor' star, Louise Jameson as an evilly zombified, sinisterly be-shrouded Satan serving succubus! The divinely absurd plot, rustic FX, mirthsome dialogue, and Raven's stupefyingly sulphurous shenanigans elevate 'Disciple of Death' to that of unmissable schlock!
All that being said, I do secretly admire the stalwart, Dunkirkian effort, Raven expends in his wholly specious attempt to be the consummately creepy B-movie Bogey Man! To be fair, it is, Mr. Raven's theatrically rigid, implausibly grand mannerisms as vile necromancer 'The Stranger' which ultimately makes crude satanic oddity 'Disciple of Death' such a riotously amusing exercise in home-brewed horror hokum! Do watch out for a modest cameo from luscious future Dr. Who & 'The Omega Factor' star, Louise Jameson as an evilly zombified, sinisterly be-shrouded Satan serving succubus! The divinely absurd plot, rustic FX, mirthsome dialogue, and Raven's stupefyingly sulphurous shenanigans elevate 'Disciple of Death' to that of unmissable schlock!