Directed by L. Scott Castillo, Jr. Music by Martin Jaquish Production
company M.C. Productions | Screenplay by Thomas Cue Cinematography Terry Kempf | |
Starring Stephanie Leigh Steel
Thomas Cue
Janeen Lowe | ||
Satan's Blade is a 1984 slasher film directed by L. Scott Castillo, Jr.
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Plot
A pair of female bank robbers make off with $50,000 after they kill two bank tellers in cold blood. They lay low at a snowy mountain cabin while waiting to rendezvous with their partner, George. As they wait, one of the robbers gets greedy and shoots the other. She plans to do the same to George when he arrives, but she doesn't get the chance, as she's stabbed in the back by an unseen assailant while dragging her ex-partner's body. The next day, two married couples and a group of college girls show up to a mountain ski resort. As it turns out, the cabin where the criminals hid out is part of the resort. Despite being told of the murders and a local legend about a murderous mountain man who comes from the bottom of a nearby lake, the college girls decide to take the cabin, which is right next door to where the married couples are staying. As the two groups settle in, it isn't long before the unseen assailant returns to continue his killing spree.
Production
Satan's Blade took director L. Scott Castillo, Jr. years to finish the film and get it released. The film was shot in Big Bear, California in 1980.
Release
Satan's Blade was released in 1984. Diabolique Magazine stated that following the films release, it "mostly existed as a forgotten relic of the VHS era"
Olive Films released Satan's Blade on home video on May 12, 2015.
Reception
In his book The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s, Scott Aaron Stine stated that "despite cut-rate acting, stilted dialogue, and sometimes-tedious direction, Satan's Blade is surprisingly engaging." His review concluded that the film was "pretty typical B-grade slasher fare, even though it's more representative of '70s horror than '80s fare."