The Curse of the Moon Child
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Production company | Gold Key Entertainment[1] |
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Running time | 95 minutes[3] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Curse of the Moon Child is a 1972 American[4] horror film starring Adam West, Sherry Jackson, and Jeremy Slate.[3] Its plot focuses on a Victorian-era English village whose children born under the astrological sign of Cancer are compelled to join a demonic union.[5]
Background
[edit]Little is known about the film's production or availability, and it was described by writers Harvey Fenton and David Flint in Ten Years of Terror: British Horror Films of the 1970s (2001) as "an obscure film [that] has former Batman Adam West battling a Satanic cult who specialise in human sacrifice."[4] The film was shot in 16mm around 1972.
The Waterloo Courier lists the film as having aired on television on October 21, 1977.[2] It screened on late-night television the following week in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on October 28, 1977.[6]
Reception
[edit]Sandra Brennan of the AllMovie Guide awarded the film a two-and-a-half out of five star-rating.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Willis, Donald C. (1982). Horror and Science Fiction Films II. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-81081-517-9.
- ^ a b "Friday Movies". The Waterloo Courier. October 21, 1977. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "The Curse of the Moon Child". TV Guide. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023.
- ^ a b Fenton, Harvey; Flint, David (2001). Ten Years of Terror: British Horror Films of the 1970s. Guildford, England: FAB Press. p. 329. ISBN 978-1-903-25408-0.
- ^ Stanley, John (1988). Revenge of the Creature Features Movie Guide. Pacifica, California: Creatures at Large Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-940-06404-1.
- ^ "Movies on television this week". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. October 22, 1977. p. 9C.
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. "The Curse of the Moon Child". AllMovie. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023.
