Evilspeak
Evilspeak is a horror movie from the year 1981.
Things suck for Stanley Coopersmith. He's a welfare student for a Military School and is basically at the bottom of the pecking order. One day it all changes when he is given a punishment duty of cleaning the academy's chapel's basement. There he discovers belongings of late Father Esteban Lorenzo, who was executed for Satanism in the 16th century. Coopersmith then starts studying Lorenzo's material and later uses his newly gained power to turn the tables against his tormentors.
Tropes used in Evilspeak include:
- ...And Show It to You: Bubba dies when the undead Sarge rips his heart out.
- Cobweb of Disuse
- Crusty Caretaker: Sarge.
- Fat Bastard: One Douglas's cronies.
- Groin Attack: When the church caretaker threatens to snape the neck of Coopersmith's puppy, he kicks him in the groin.
- Heartbeat Soundtrack: Used for the ending text scroll.
- Hollywood Satanism
- Human Sacrifice: Human blood is required to finish the black mass.
- Jerkass: Everyone except Jo Jo and the mess hall cook towards Coopersmith.
- Man On Fire: One of the soccer team members dies by fire when the satanic powers erupt in the chapel.
- Messy Pig: One of Coopersmith's punishment duties has him feeding the pigs of the academy. They later become the instuments of his revenge.
- Military School
- Neck Snap: Satanic power forces Sarge's neck to twist itself.
- Nightmare Dreams: Coopersmith has a nightmare after reading Father Esteban's works for the first time.
- Off with His Head: In the opening scene and couple more in the climax.
- Ominous Latin Chanting
- Shower Scene: Ms. Friedemeyer has one before she is killed.
- Sinister Minister: Father Esteban.
- Spiteful Spit: Father Estebean spits at the man of God who gives him his judgement in the opening scene.
- A Taste of the Lash: Col. Kincaid beats Coopersmith with a horsewhip to punish him.
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