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Prime Evil (1988)

Over the years, the Church, Satan, and cults have played a big part in the horror genre.  Some- like "The Exorcist" had a huge impact on the genre, while others try, but fall a little short of the mark. A Satanic group of monks have survived since the middle ages- sacrificing family members for longevity, wealth, and power.  In modern New York, the group has set their eyes on Alexandra Parkman as their next victim.  It's up to Detective Dann Carr to stop them before Satan takes her as his new bride... I'll say right off the bat that the premise wasn't too bad:  A group of disillusioned monks form a Satanic cult, and must sacrifice blood relatives every 13 years to remain in Satan's favour.  It could provide some interesting scares and suspense even. The execution wasn't as good, unfortunately.  To be honest, I felt that it was almost something that had been made in the 1970's, but released in the 1980's.  The sets, the costumes, the music, t...