Satan's Slave (1976 film)

This article is about the British film. For the Indonesian film, see Satan's Slave (1980 film). For the remake of that film, see Satan's Slaves.

Satan's Slave
Movie poster for "Satan's Slave", depicting a naked woman bound to a candlelit altar, while a man menacingly wields a dagger above her body, and hooded figures observe with lit torches in hand.
UK theatrical poster
Directed byNorman J. Warren
Screenplay byDavid McGillivray
Story byNorman J. Warren
Les Young
Moira Young
Produced byLes Young
Richard Crafter
Starring
CinematographyLes Young
John Metcalfe
John Simmons
Steve Haskett
Denis Balkin
Edited byNorman J. Warren
Music byJohn Scott
Production
companies
Monumental Pictures
Crystal Film Productions
Distributed byBrent Walker Film Distributors (UK)
Crown International Pictures (US)
Release dates
  • November 1976 (1976-11) (UK)[1]
  • 1979 (1979) (US)[1]
  • 1984 (1984) (West Germany)[1]
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£30,000 – £35,000 (estimate)[1]

Satan's Slave (released in the United States as Evil Heritage) is a 1976 British supernatural horror film directed by Norman J. Warren. It was written by David McGillivray and stars Candace Glendenning, Michael Gough, Martin Potter, and Barbara Kellerman. Its plot follows a young woman who, after surviving a car accident, stays on the country estate of her uncle and cousin, unaware they are both necromancers who intend to sacrifice her to resurrect the spirit of a supernaturally-gifted ancestor.

The film, a production of Warren's newly formed company Monumental Pictures, was funded by producers Les Young and Richard Crafter with their own money and shot almost entirely on location in Pirbright and Shepherd's Bush in December 1975. The following year, re-shoots were conducted to film additional material as well as more violent alternative versions of existing scenes, with the aim of increasing the film's appeal to Far East audiences.

In the UK, Satan's Slave was originally released as a B movie. Critical reaction to the film has been mixed, with aspects such as the acting, script and plot drawing a variety of responses.

  1. ^ a b c d Locks, Adam; Smith, Adrian (2021). Norman J. Warren: Gentleman of Terror. Creepy*Images. pp. 39–40, 49, 53. ISBN 978-3-00-070720-9.