Eyes of Fire
Directed by Avery Crounse
On the 18th century frontier, an adulterous preacher and his followers flee to ‘the promised land’ only to enter a valley of lust, madness, pagan vengeance and hallucinatory terror. In 1983, acclaimed photographer Avery Crounse made his debut as writer/director with what is considered to be the seminal American folk horror film. Misunderstood by audiences and mishandled by distributors, it has remained virtually unseen until now.
On the 18th century frontier, an adulterous preacher and his followers flee to ‘the promised land’ only to enter a valley of lust, madness, pagan vengeance and hallucinatory terror.
Cast: Dennis Lipscomb, Guy Boyd, Rebecca Stanley, Sally Klein, Karlene Crockett
Member Reviews
More of this please! I need more GOOD Folk Horror in my life.
magnificent setting, good characters, well written. immensely enjoyable
Low budget folk horror. Really moves through the story in the last third. Second third has best acting. First third has some of the best shot scenes. It doesn’t really come together for me, but it was fine.
An excellent film. The relatively low production value truly did wonders for the story, being set in the American frontier. It has a certain "je ne sais qoui" characteristic of 1980s movies that makes it all-the-more evocative. I found the visuals frankly captivating. That being said, this movie was not very scary but I don't mind at all. 8.5/10 will watch again
A strange and dream-like folk horror movie. Saw it on a rubbish VHS as a kid, and really liked it. I'm super glad it's been given a clean-up and rerelease.