Messiah of Evil
Some seaside towns are better left off the vacation itinerary. Messiah of Evil (1973, R) comes to Cinestudio’s Fright Nights with a surreal tale of a young woman searching for her missing father in a coastal California town where the locals are behaving very, very strangely. With eerie atmosphere, unsettling imagery, and a creeping sense of dread, this cult horror favorite proves that paradise can have a seriously sinister side.