THE GREAT SATAN (2018)

 "PAY ATTENTION AND NOTICE THE REVERSE OF EVERYTHING THAT IS NORMAL BECOMING ABNORMAL."

  That's pretty much a perfect description of this movie cut together by the "EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE found footage collective".  As with their previous EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE:  THE MOVIE, EIT has edited together thousands of clips from forgotten VHS tapes as well as movie and television clips to give us 72 minutes of fun with the Devil.   

And you would also be correct in deducing that this is, in fact, a Video Cerpts tape decades after I created it.  If you don't know what a Video Cerpts tape is (and no one but my doddy Cheeks does), then I can only say the angels weep for you.  In 1987, I created the first Video Cerpts VHS tape combining clips from all sorts of TV and movies and the whole world subsequently bowed at my feet.  Now, EIT is doing a tighter edit job doing virtually the same thing and I applaud them for carrying on my legacy.  The fact that, in this instance, they have created a movie starring the prince of darkness is neither here nor there.  All those 'satanic panic' and 'devil cult' horror movies are perfect for Halloweeny watching and that's why I've chosen this movie for today's post.  And yes, this movie pretty much depicts the Devil and all his minions as 'weenies' as well as those Bible-thumpers who saw Satan behind every bush.  I don't know which group is sillier. 

Thankfully, we don't have to choose between them as both groups are shown in all their silly glory.  We get direct-to-VHS Christian videos telling us how the entire 'younger generation' is worshipping the Devil as well as so-called 'New Age' videos depicting suburbanites trying to raise Old Scratch.  Combine these with all those horror movie clips and it's a hollerin' good time.  There's a clip of a guy in a forest ranger outfit standing out in the woods in front of a "Yellowstone Satanist Park" sign saying "I haven't found any yet but I KNOW they're out here!".  Another clip refers to the Devil as "The horn-headed dude in the red pajamas".  Then there's a clip from an apparent superhero show starring 'Bibleman'!  This is great stuff and edited together for maximum fun. 

I spotted clips from such movies as END OF DAYS, THE GINGERDEAD MAN, THE EXORCIST III, DOGMA, MICHAEL, DEMONS, DEMONS 2, DARK CITY, various NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET films, THE CREEPS, ZOMBI, THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, BATMAN (1989), DOLLY DEAREST, SCANNERS, HAXAN, KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK, SPOOKIES, ICE CREAM MAN, THE GATE, EVILSPEAK,  THE NINTH GATE, THE CRAFT, LEGEND, THE DEVIL RIDES OUT, THE COMPANY OF WOLVES and many more.  As a Video Cerpts Daddy, this is my jam!  This is one of those movies, like a trailer compilation, that would be perfect to put on in the background during a Halloween party.