Evil Town

Evil Town

Where only the dead survive.

Directed by Larry Spiegel, Peter S. Traynor , Curtis Hanson, Mardi Rustam

198782 min3.8 / 10

A grim horror film about a mad scientist's grotesque pursuit of immortality through human experimentation, sustained by a town's complicit evil.

A mad scientist seeks eternal youth by developing a drug derived from human pituitary glands, aided by the local townsfolk, who help abduct visitors to their town for his experiments.

Questions people ask

  • Does Evil Town end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.

  • Is Evil Town scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Evil Town easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Evil Town violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Evil Town sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

Written about

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity27

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Evil Town

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Evil Town

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Evil Town, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Evil Town, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Evil Town, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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