Messiah of Evil
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1h 29m
1973 • United States • Directed by Willard Huyck
A woman arrives in a sleepy seaside town after receiving unsettling letters from her father, only to discover the town is under the influence of a strange cult that weeps tears of blood and hunger for human flesh.
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