I only discovered this film as an adult. It passed me by as a kid. I was 10 when it was released and never saw a thing about it.
Originally a Dennis Muren short in 1967, it went on to become a full movie, in cinemas in 1970. Read it only cost $8,000 to make and grossed nearly $900,000! Astonishing. Reminds me of the similar Blair Witch success decades later.
I've always liked the poster and cover art and here's a small gallery of some I found online.
The fantastic Mountain Super 8 film box.
A poster showing most of the stop-motion creatures in the flick.
An unusual illustration, I'm unsure what this is off.
This wide shot, perhaps my favourite, is a melting pot of images, which appeared on other media.
The JM Video release with the ghastly face from the picture above.
Another VHS, this time with the title changed to the Beast. I wonder why they dropped Equinox?
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Finally, the DVD box art, which I have, a set containing both Dennis Murren's shirt film and the full movie.
Have you any Equinox ephemera or items readers?
Have you seen the film?
Equinox was a revelation to me when I caught it at the theater in the early 70s - it made the rounds several times back then. I might have had the 8mm digest, not sure about that. And then it became a late-night TV favorite. Low-budget indie horror at its best! SFZ
ReplyDeleteEnlighten me SF, what's a digest? Did they not put the whole thing on the strip?
DeleteDenis Muren went on to find fame as special effects director for the Star Wars franchise, so it clearly did him a favour!
ReplyDeleteIt sure did. Cut his teeth on Equinox!
DeleteWhat a weird movie - I had never heard of it, but I found it on a torrent site. The concept is so strange, I'm amazed it ever got made. But the effects are surprisingly impressive - perhaps it was made more as a showcase for the effects technicians than anything else.
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