Review of Evilspeak (1981) by Nyk P — 19 Nov 2010
This satanic little film certainly caused a great deal of trouble when it was released. Censors were worried that students would be inspired to go out and kill their classmates (at least the ones they didn't like).
It also combines computers and black magic - a novelty for the time. Keep in mind, Tron also came out the same year (Electric Dreams wasn't far behind). Ultimately, this film is pretty gruesome and the horror does have a disturbing quality to it (pigs eating people!).
Still, the film isn't anything that remarkable. See it, but make sure you place it in context of when it came out. The home computer was such a new concept - the potential freaked people out.
This review of Evilspeak (1981) was written by Nyk P on 19 Nov 2010.
Evilspeak has generally received mixed reviews.
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