The Evil Clergyman

To be honest, the film itself is OK, in my opinion its too short, but then again, it was only 1/3 of "Pulse Pounders" that got shelved/lost over 20 years ago :(. I am glad they finally found it and put it out! It was nice to see Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, and David Gale together again in a HPL story, though Mr. Gale's part was rather short and he was wearing a rat suit XD! On the bright side though he still had his way with Miss Crampton - some things never change ;). Just a fun film really, especially for fans of the Re-Animator cast and HPL in general, nothing too grand or special, but takes you back to the good old days of horror movies before all the CGI garbage they are shoveling out now. Well worth the money, I would make one last recommendation, before watching the film, please read HPL's original (very) short story, its a pretty groovy read and it will help make sense of what the film is showing you. I had read the story probably 20 plus years ago and of course forgot everything about it, I'm glad I re-read it, the movie made total sense.

I'm a sucker for the old Lovecraft adaptations from Empire Pictures - REANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND, etc. While this isn't quite up to the level of the ones Stuart Gordon directed, it's pretty solid and definitely a flick to catch. Thought lost to the ages after the original negative went missing, you can now see it here in a semi-restored way. Recommended.

when you see a H.P. Lovecraft film.. you cannot go wrong by watching it... they are really great! when you have Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton in it... you have a great work of art. this film was made several decades ago and has been finally released to DVD. after having seen Reanimator with combs and crampton this was really over the top and fantastic. but The Evil Clergyman doesn't quite come up to reanimator, but is really not that bad of a movie. Basically this film is about a love story between a clergyman and beautiful woman. how far will one go when they love one another? A scene in the film that may have been censored was where barbara was laying on her bed and a small twisted rat/man kisses her butt... quite weird and utterly perverse. this scene has surely been cut but maybe sometime there will be a later un-cut version with the entire deleted scene. another film : The BeYond is quite entertaining and stars both combs and crampton... hopefully they have not retired from making more films.. one can only hope?

After Stuart Gordon made a name for himself with "Reanimator" and "From Beyond", Charles Band saw opportunity in continuing to use Lovecraft properties as the basis for his features. Band then came up with the idea for an anthology of short sequels called "Pulsepounders" that was eventually shelved due to the financial troubles of his studio, Empire Pictures, which would eventually fold and give way to Full Moon.25+ years later and we finally get to see Band's attempt at a Lovecraft film and the results are... um, interesting. The problem is that this short isn't much of a Lovecraftian story nor does it deal with any of the themes that preoccupied the author's stories. Instead, this more of a Lovecraft freestyle with various elements and iconography mixed in with the standard horror tropes. The film survives mostly on the strength of a small, dedicated cast that includes David Gale as a Brown Jenkins. Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton and David Warner acquit themselves nicely as well.The best part of the film is the implied violence, sexual degradation and homosexuality that gives the proceedings an eerie quality. It's all VERY implied, but it's interesting at least. Be aware that the film is sourced from a VHS work, so image and sound are both pretty poor. This is definitely only for seasoned Lovecraft or movie fans.

in 1987 charles band directed pulsepounders an anthology film comprised of three 30 mins sequels to the biggest hits of empire pictures h.p.lovecrafts the evil clergyman,trancers sequel,and a sequel to the dungeonmaster.pulsepunders was shot in 1988 before circumstances prevented it from being released.in addition the original 35mm negative for the 3 episodes has never been found.for the last 25yrs,fans have been excited to see any footage from this lost treasure.in 2011 a pulsepounders work print on vhs was discovered.charles band and a team of digital experts have been working for the last year digitally restoring it. the first of the lost pulsepounders episodes to be restoredh.p.lovecrafts the evil clergyman re-unites horrors hottest duo jeffrey [re-animator] combs and barbara [re-animator]crampton also stars horror legends david warner and david gale.now that you have back ground info on the movie lets talk about the dvd.it run 30 min,it unrated,special features 60 seconds of un-restored footage from the pulsepounders trancers sequel due out in oct on dvd,as trancers 1.5 .so if your a fan of jeffrey combs or fullmoon movies this is a must buy.until next time.

This is a short story that is full of LoveCraftian themes and horrors. It is an older film so the background and special effects are not as strong as current movies, but I found that it only enhanced the story.

What can I say? This is a small classic from an era we will never see again. Nice twist on the short story. As is often the case this movie twists two completely different story lines into one. Not that I'm complaining because the chemistry between the two leads makes them the Spencer Tracy and Catherine Hepburn of trashy slasher gore bucket Lovecraft gems.

Weird afLoved it

It loses something for being short but it is well presented. If as I am, you're a fan of H.P. Lovecraft and of the three actors involved you'll enjoy it.

Ok, the line-up on this long thought lost piece of schlock is great, Combs, Crampton, Warner, Gale and written by Dennis Paoli who has good stead with his Stuart Gordon pieces of work.The tight 30 minutes does seem a little cramped, the strange rat-like familiar of the slightly pervy clergyman, hasn't much to do but listen for Gale's raspy voice it's ideal.Barbara Crampton though clothed for most, does get fondled/handled by a pair of hands, and a stunt-buttock/special effect is tainted by the rat-thing, par for the course. The David Warner character appears to give supporting warnings and gooey hints of malfeasance, previous dark hints of naughty goings on, all to add eerieness. The main of the story hints at the dark romance between this gal as the perverted clergyman's lastest conquest. With twist. There is slight feel of Hellraiser about the style of story..which is very loosely adapted from Lovecraft's original very short tale,which features distinctly less female & perversion, ie: none.Though the picture has been taken from the only vhs copy available and has been cleaned up, its still showing its age, but well. The new score sounds lushly romance with a touch of tragedy.Overall a fine retro feel for Crampton and Combs in their hey-day, who can forget From Beyond or Re-Animator...but aside from the novelty value of being thought lost, there is only 30 mins of something thematically Stuart Gordon may have drawn out in a movie,given more skin & fleshy pulping than can be allowed in a tv constrained episode.

Super! Awesome little film!

It might have been short, but it was certainly sweet to watch, well maybe not sweet but great to watch! Both Jeffrey and Barbara put in stellar performances in this, Barbara as the innocent woman grieving for her lover and Jeffrey as the evil and creepy clergyman, but this was exactly what I would expect from these two fantastic actors! The digital remastering is very impressive, while it's still has some grainy-ness there wasn't as much as I thought there would be. My only complaint is... I wish it was longer!

MUST HAVE for a Jeff Combs or Barbara Crampton fan! So excited to receive it!