THE DEVONSVILLE TERROR is one of many low budget horror flicks that director Ulli Lommel was making in the early 1980s, his video nasty THE BOOGEY MAN being the best-remembered of them all. This one's a typical witchcraft story, of the kind that seems to have been filmed over and over again over the decades in America. A bunch of witches are killed by Puritans and swear vengeance; in the modern day, an innocent young woman is possessed by the spirit of one of the dead witches and the cycle of revenge begins. This is familiar small town material, with a fair bit of atmosphere but not much in the way of plotting or originality. There are nice roles for an always-reliable Donald Pleasence and Robert Walker Jr., while Suzanna Love acquits herself well as the feisty lead. However, it's all a little staid, a little forgettable, at least until the hilariously over the top climax, which rips off the ending of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK but is even more gruesome - something I really enjoyed.
Review of The Devonsville Terror
