Well this is certainly something new. We are coming into a movie I have absolutely no knowledge of, yet it is a favorite among classic horror movie fans. Apparently, for a long time, Incubus was considered a lost film, with only one notorious screenshot ever to survive. But, in 1996, a copy of the film was found in Paris, France and thus, the Incubus movie was saved. But was it for the best? audiences say that the Esperanto the actors in the movie speak were pretty bad, coming off as hilarious than serious, and there was the mysterious death of actor Milos Milos and his wife at the time of the film, which may or may not have been a murder/suicide. So, for Cultober, let’s see if 1966’s Incubus was worth salvaging
Incubus follows the tail of a succubus by the name of Kia, who is tired of killing more sinful men and wants to challenge herself by luring a pure man to their demise. The man she chooses is a young soldier named Marc, played by William Shatner of all people, who eventually, she falls in love with. But as their affair is discovered, Kia’s succubi sister, Amael, plans to send a demonic creature, an Incubus, to kill Marc. It’s the typical Romeo and Juliet tale of forbidden love and all that stuff. Nowadays, it’s been done so many times, but at the time, it was more interesting to dabble in using a tail like this for more horrific themes. So do they pull it off… well, kinda.
The Esperanto language that is used in this movie, first off, is really bad. And the translations were even worse. Remember that one surviving image I mentioned. Well, this is what it was. This was the translation they used for it.
I wish I was joking about how bad it got. It kinda takes out the scary tone that the amazing cinematography has going for it. The camera work mixed with the black and white visuals and the more quiet moments really make the movie creepier. When the characters aren’t talking, I’m far more invested in the film. But once they do talk… Oh, I wish this movie was a silent film like another film we’ll talk about on Cultober. But let’s talk about the title character of the film, The Incubus itself. And man… I’m kinda disappointed.
No makeup, costume, not even a set of nice devil horns. The Incubus, a satanic creature that they call the God of Darkness, just looks like some guy. I guess it makes sense that an evil deity would try to take on a more human appearance to lure of Marc’s sister, Arndis, but the problem is that she’s blind. She wouldn’t see him anyway. And then it turns into a goat, which I guess is fine. I know black goats are a big part of the occult and satanic rituals and all that, but man does the costume of the goat look lame.
I’m sorry, this review is real short and I know that it is, but this is a real hard movie to discuss. The cinematography is great, and the acting, for what bad dialogue there is, they try their best to make it work. But man, this movie can get really cheesy and get super silly with some of the things it does. I only recommend it if you are a curious to check it out. It had potential, but I just couldn’t get into this movie.
Incubus follows the tail of a succubus by the name of Kia, who is tired of killing more sinful men and wants to challenge herself by luring a pure man to their demise. The man she chooses is a young soldier named Marc, played by William Shatner of all people, who eventually, she falls in love with. But as their affair is discovered, Kia’s succubi sister, Amael, plans to send a demonic creature, an Incubus, to kill Marc. It’s the typical Romeo and Juliet tale of forbidden love and all that stuff. Nowadays, it’s been done so many times, but at the time, it was more interesting to dabble in using a tail like this for more horrific themes. So do they pull it off… well, kinda.
The Esperanto language that is used in this movie, first off, is really bad. And the translations were even worse. Remember that one surviving image I mentioned. Well, this is what it was. This was the translation they used for it.
I wish I was joking about how bad it got. It kinda takes out the scary tone that the amazing cinematography has going for it. The camera work mixed with the black and white visuals and the more quiet moments really make the movie creepier. When the characters aren’t talking, I’m far more invested in the film. But once they do talk… Oh, I wish this movie was a silent film like another film we’ll talk about on Cultober. But let’s talk about the title character of the film, The Incubus itself. And man… I’m kinda disappointed.
No makeup, costume, not even a set of nice devil horns. The Incubus, a satanic creature that they call the God of Darkness, just looks like some guy. I guess it makes sense that an evil deity would try to take on a more human appearance to lure of Marc’s sister, Arndis, but the problem is that she’s blind. She wouldn’t see him anyway. And then it turns into a goat, which I guess is fine. I know black goats are a big part of the occult and satanic rituals and all that, but man does the costume of the goat look lame.
I’m sorry, this review is real short and I know that it is, but this is a real hard movie to discuss. The cinematography is great, and the acting, for what bad dialogue there is, they try their best to make it work. But man, this movie can get really cheesy and get super silly with some of the things it does. I only recommend it if you are a curious to check it out. It had potential, but I just couldn’t get into this movie.