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
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.
a very strange folk story. not horror
kind of wonderful actually
Ambitious and spooky
Far from perfect, but I like it. I was pleasantly surprised at how developed many of the characters are. I loved the setting: it reminded me of Minnesota in the summertime. I thought it was conceptually cool.