SUICIDE CULT dvd
(aka The Astrologer )
(1975? - 1977?)
DIRECTOR: James Glickenhaus (The Exterminator, Shakedown, the Soldier)
STARS: Bob Byrd, Mark Buntzman, Monica Tidwell
SYNOPSIS: At "Interzod" a shadow government official uses computers and horoscopes to predict people's actions. He's married to a woman (former Playmate Tidwell) whom he suspects is the reincarnation of the Virgin Mary! At the same time a creepy cult leader / Antichrist figure is causing problems in India. This was better than I expected and reminded me of the old Insight TV series but without the pro-religion message. Even though the low budget is very noticeable I give director Glickenhaus (only 25 years old at the time!) credit for tackling subject matter that was a little more cerebral than contemporary horror and sci-fi flicks. A dose of full frontal nudity by Tidwell, some blood, a fortune teller, a Satanic mass with sex and lots of stock footage can be found here as well.
*For more see: Brainwash, ESPY, Closet Land, Night God Screamed and Blood Link / Reborn
Fullscreen / Color
Region Free NTSC dvd-R
YELLOW dvd case (above image is the front cover art)