Devil's Messenger

Starring:Lon Chaney Jr., Karen Kadler, Michael Hinn, John Crawford, Ralph Brown (III), Inga Botorp, Eve Hossner, Edward Maze, Frank Taylor, Sara Harts, Jason Lindsay, Lennart Melin, Tor Steen, Gordon Adler, Ann Catrine Widlund, Gunnel BrostrÃ¶m, Chalmers Goodlin, Birgitta Alm, Len Cooper, Ingrid Bedoya
Director: Curt Siodmak, Herbert L. Strock
Studio: Alpha Video
Product Type: DVD

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[DVD] Double Feature: The Devil's Messenger + Enter The Devil (1972)

Manufacturer: Family Value Collection
ProductGroup: DVD
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The Devil's Messenger (1972) Patched together from an obscure TV show called 13 Demon Street, Lon Chaney Jr plays the Devil who sends a henchman to Earth to blow everyone to kingdom come with a 500 megaton bomb. 72 Minutes Enter the Devil (1972) A reporter investigates an Indian devil cult, and winds up finding out more than she bargained for.

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Sometimes, it should actually be OK to kill the messenger
Two Outta Three Ain't Good
Finally, Alpha Video improves quality

Devil's Messenger
Starring: Lon Chaney Jr. , Karen Kadler , Michael Hinn , John Crawford , and Ralph Brown (III)
Director: Curt Siodmak , and Herbert L. Strock
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B00008J2G8
Release Date: 2003-04-15

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Sometimes, it should actually be OK to kill the messenger.......2005-11-09

If you have three lemons, you might as well try to make lemonade - but there's no guarantee it's going to taste very good. That pretty much sums up The Devil's Messenger. I'm a little iffy on the history here, but apparently Curt Siodmak (the man who wrote The Wolf Man and Donovan's Brain, as well as a string of complete flops) put together a horror show (filmed in Sweden) called 13 Demon Street around 1960 or so. Apparently, no one was the least bit interested in the show, so it died in relative obscurity. Having watched The Devil's Messenger, which incorporates three of the show's 13 episodes, it's not hard to see why no one wanted to take a chance on such drivel. The only interesting thing about this production is its host, Lon Chaney, Jr. (looking old before his time). Chaney is the gatekeeper of Hell; equipped with his infernal Rolodex, he sends all the new recruits through the door to get what they deserve (which seems to involve listening to silly evil laughter). Suicides are special cases, though, because they supposedly hurt only themselves and not others. When a third-time's-the-charm suicide victim by the name of Satanya arrives, he cuts her a deal. All she has to do is make three deliveries for him back up on Earth, and she might have a chance at getting her Hell Express ticket voided.

Satanya first delivers a camera to an obnoxious, womanizing photographer who is soon haunted by a photograph that seems to be very much alive. Satanya returns, whines about having to do such awful things as delivering cameras, and is sent back up with a pickaxe for a certain Swedish miner. That pickaxe soon leads to the discovery of a 50,000 year old woman encased in ice. An anthropologist with the buggiest eyes I've ever seen then goes completely cuckoo for Cocoa puffs over the young lass. This is really a stupid episode. Finally, Satanya gets an assignment that gives her a chance to get some revenge on the guy she killed herself over. Haunted by a recurring nightmare, this fellow goes to the location in his dream and watches everything he dreamed come true - yada yada yada. There's not an ounce of originality in this or either of the earlier little episodes - and the twist at the end isn't anything to write home about, either. If you're not a Lon Chaney, Jr., fan, I can assure you there's really no reason in the world for you to watch The Devil's Messenger.

Two Outta Three Ain't Good.......2003-06-29

Lon Chaney jr. plays the devil in this 3 part horror anthology. He gives one of his female lost souls a chance to be his assistant on earth. Her name is "Satanya" and she delivers various key items to the main characters in each story. The first one involves a psycho photographer, who takes a picture of a strange girl before murdering her. Let's just say that she is not happy! She haunts the man in a unique way. In the second story (the weakest of the three), a girl is found underground, frozen in ice. An anthropologist falls in love with her and kills one of his colleagues for trying to study her. He then defrosts his "girlfriend" and a strange surprise awaits him. The final story is about a man who dreams of being on a dark street and entering a door. His psychologist convinces him to actually visit the place. When he does, he runs into a fortune teller who tells him that she will kill him by midnight. This is the best of the trilogy, and has a cool twist ending. All in all a fair production. Lon is wasted in my opinion. He defintely had better days...

Finally, Alpha Video improves quality.......2003-05-10

It is hard to resist the Alpha Video titles with their great cover art and low prices even after buying some of their early releases that were of such poor quality. However, the quality of their recent releases is improving dramatically. The Devil's Messenger fits into that category.

The Devil's Messenger is actually just 3 episodes of an unreleased TV series filmed in Sweden called "13 Demon Street." Curt Siodmak wrote and directed the series but was unable to find a US distributer. No company ever wants to see their celluloid go to waste, so 3 of the best episodes of the series were linked together using Lon Chaney as the Devil to form the Devil's Messenger.

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"DVD FEATURES" digitally mastered, interactive menus, chapter selections, audio 5.1

[6 Horror Cult Classics Package] the Brain That Wouldn't Die / the Wasp Woman / Teenagers From Outer Space / the Killer Shrews / the Devil's Messenger / Indestructible Man """Presented in Original Black & White"""

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[6 Horror Cult Classics Package] the Brain That Wouldn't Die / the Wasp Woman / Teenagers From Outer Space / the Killer Shrews / the Devil's Messenger / Indestructible Man """Presented in Original Black & White"""

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