Product Details

• Actors: Strother Martin, L.Q. Jones, Charles Bateman, Ahna Capri, Charles Robinson
• Directors: Bernard McEveety
• Writers: L.Q. Jones, Sean MacGregor, William Welch
• Producers: L.Q. Jones, Alvy Moore, Sheila Clague
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: August 6, 1996
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303257208
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #313,128 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly creepy chiller, January 5, 2001

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"carolyn5000" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brotherhood of Satan [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Brotherhood is a lesser known atmospheric chiller of the early 1970s. A family becomes stranded in a small town populated by some decidedly different inhabitants. Similarly themed to "Race With The Devil" sort of. What really makes this film work is the excellent cinematagraphy and attention to detail plus a dynamite ending. Sure, the cult almost seems laughable at times but by the end, you won't find them so amusing. Also if you like this movie try to dig up the fabulous and out of print Australian gem "Allison's Birthday" with similar themes.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Satan, I have nothing which is not thine.", October 3, 2005

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Dymon Enlow "Dymon Enlow" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Brotherhood of Satan (DVD)

A secret coven of wrinkly senior citizen witches (lead by the great Strother Martin) cast a spell on the small town of Woodley preventing anybody from getting in or leaving. The purpose of this entrapment isn't cause the old folks are lonely and want somebody to talk to No! they want the children so they can take over their bodies and be young again. Not a bad idea.

The sheriff (played by Peckinpah favorite L. Q. Jones) is getting sick and tired of being stuck in this smelly ol town so him and his posse start investigating where all the kids have disappeared to. Will they find them before it's too late?

Very interesting story, but the direction by veteran TV director Bernard McEveety comes off kinda stale, almost like a made for TV movie. I did get the creeps a few times (especially at the doll scene - yikes!), but I think that the lack of violence and the improper director kept THE BROTHERHOOD OF SATAN from reaching its full potential. Still very much worth watching.

The picture on the DVD is good, but the extras are completely nonexistent. A short about the career of Strother Martin or L. Q. Jones would have been nice.

D: Bernard McEveety ("Misfits of Science", "Knight Rider")

Doc Duncan - Strother Martin (Cool Hand Luke, The Wild Bunch)
Sheriff - L. Q. Jones (Casino, The Wild Bunch)
Tobey - Alvy Moore ("Green Acres", A Boy and His Dog)

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Underated Horror Gem!, December 31, 2004

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KrazyGreque (Astoria, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Brotherhood of Satan (DVD)

When a couple and child are stranded in a small desert town, they find the place suddenly plagued by rabid-fire deaths and the mysterious disappearance of the local children...a coven of senior citizen satanists plotting to use the children as the young bodies for their life of renewed service to the lord of darkness. Quite good, with an intriguing premise carried out well. Nice, creepy climax.