The Curse of the Moon Child

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The Curse of the Moon Child
Starring
Production
company
Gold Key Entertainment [1]
Release date
  • October 21, 1977 (1977-10-21)(television airing) [2]
Running time
95 minutes [3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Curse of the Moon Child is a 1972 American [4] horror film starring Adam West, Sherry Jackson, and Jeremy Slate. [3] Its plot focuses on a Victorian-era English village whose children born under the astrological sign of Cancer are compelled to join a demonic union. [5]

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Background

Little is known about the film's production or availability, and it was described by writers Harvey Fenton and David Flint in Ten Years of Terror: British Horror Films of the 1970s (2001) as "an obscure film [that] has former Batman Adam West battling a Satanic cult who specialise in human sacrifice." [4] The film was shot in 16mm around 1972.

The Waterloo Courier lists the film as having aired on television on October 21, 1977. [2] It screened on late-night television the following week in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on October 28, 1977. [6]

Reception

Sandra Brennan of the AllMovie Guide awarded the film a two-and-a-half out of five star-rating. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Willis, Donald C. (1982). Horror and Science Fiction Films II. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 77. ISBN   978-0-81081-517-9.
  2. 1 2 "Friday Movies". The Waterloo Courier . October 21, 1977. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "The Curse of the Moon Child". TV Guide . Archived from the original on January 15, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Fenton, Harvey; Flint, David (2001). Ten Years of Terror: British Horror Films of the 1970s. Guildford, England: FAB Press. p. 329. ISBN   978-1-903-25408-0.
  5. ↑ Stanley, John (1988). Revenge of the Creature Features Movie Guide. Pacifica, California: Creatures at Large Press. p. 64. ISBN   978-0-940-06404-1.
  6. ↑ "Movies on television this week". The Cedar Rapids Gazette . October 22, 1977. p. 9C.
  7. ↑ Brennan, Sandra. "The Curse of the Moon Child". AllMovie . Archived from the original on January 15, 2023.
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