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Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

Horror · TV Movie · 1978

A dog that is a minion of Satan terrorizes a suburban family.

Movie details

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

“Man's best friend... or the devil's spawn?”

1978 Horror · TV Movie 1h 35m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

A dog that is a minion of Satan terrorizes a suburban family.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Curtis Harrington

Written by

Steven Karpf · Elinor Karpf

Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna

Mike Barry

Yvette Mimieux

Yvette Mimieux

Betty Barry

Kim Richards

Kim Richards

Bonnie Barry

Ike Eisenmann

Ike Eisenmann

Charlie Barry

Victor Jory

Victor Jory

Shaman

Lou Frizzell

Lou Frizzell

George

Ken Kercheval

Ken Kercheval

Miles Amory

Court is in session

Put Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.