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Equinox

Occult Barrier Between Good and Evil

19705.11h 22mPG

Overview

Due to their possession of an ancient mystic book, four friends are attacked by a demon while on a picnic and find themselves pitched into a world of evil that overlaps their own. The film was originally made in 1967 by Dennis Muren as The Equinox: Journey into the Supernatural. Jack Woods was hired to shoot additional footage and expand on Muren's work.

Directed by Jack Woods
Written by Mark Thomas McGee, Jack Woods
Produced by Jack H. Harris
Box OfficeBudget: $8KRevenue: $850K

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Top Cast

E

Edward Connell

David Fielding

B

Barbara Hewitt

Susan Turner

J

Jack Woods

Asmodeus

Frank Bonner

Frank Bonner

Jim Hudson

R

Robin Christopher

Vicki

J

James Phillips

Reporter Sloan

F

Fritz Leiber Jr.

Dr. Arthur Watermann

P

Patrick Burke

Doctor Branson

S

Sharon Gray

Nurse

L

Louis Clayton

Old man in cave

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Themes & Keywords

monsternecronomicon

About Equinox

Equinox is a adventure, horror film released in 1970 exploring themes of monster, necronomicon. Directed by Jack Woods, it stars Edward Connell, Barbara Hewitt, Jack Woods. Due to their possession of an ancient mystic book, four friends are attacked by a demon while on a picnic and find themselves pitched into a world of evil that overlaps their own. The film was originally made in 1967 by Dennis Muren as The Equinox: Journey into the Supernatural. Jack Woods was hired to shoot additional footage and expand on Muren's work.

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