this totally odd ball feature be a typical and prime example of satanically shock 70 horror . the event be thoroughly confuse and it take up quite a while before you figure out what the hell be go on and but the brooding atmosphere suck you in immediately . right from the indescribably bizarre intro and show a couple of eerie child turn toy into real life war machinery and you just know this become an uncompromising and gritty shocker . brotherhood of satan soon appear to be another installment in the alleged and unofficial creepy little town hide a dark secret sub genre . a young widower and travel with his new yummy girlfriend and 8 year old daughter and stop in a remote little town to report a car accident they witness on a nearby highway . the villager behave very hostile and insist the visitor on leave right away . the town clearly bathe in an ambiance of fear and panic and a local child vanish inexplicably vanish and unnatural force maintain everyone within the boundary of town . hillsboro be in the grip of a satanic cult and apparently rule by the elderly member of the community . i really liked brotherhood of satan a lot . the story remind me of a novel write by john saul and but i can not remember the title . it also deal with a cult of elderly people abuse youthful villager for their own greedy merit . the film mainly rely on creepy scenery ( like doll and witchcraft relic ) but a slightly more involve and coherent screenplay would have be nice . the subject matter often raise a lot of issue and question and and director bernard mceveety can not always provide u with answer . the climax be terrific and very seventy ( mean shock ) and unforgettable . beautifully shot film and too .