
Where Evil Dwells
Seen it?1985 | 28 min | Horror, Thriller
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who enjoys a good scare. Best watched with the lights down and someone to grab. Liked The Conjuring? This is a good next one.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Tense from early on, at 28 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you scare easily or watch alone at night.
Loosely based on an infamous 1984 Long Island murder case involving Satan-worshiping, teenage drug freaks (Knights of the Black Circle), David Wojnarowicz and Tommy Turner’s Where Evil Dwells is a low-budget D.I.Y. movie that walks the jagged lines between splatter flick, experimental film and transgressive art. The original footage was destroyed in a fire and the only footage that survived is this 28 minute preview that was put together for the Downtown New York Film Festival in 1985.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tommy Turner, David Wojnarowicz
- Joe Coleman
- Lung Leg
- Baby Gregor
- Rockets Redglare
- Tommy Turner
- Scott WernerRicky Kasso
- David Wojnarowicz