The worst movie I have ever seen was probably The Devil Master. It is a movie about a chubby satanic cult leader that defeats his foes with black magic and karate. It has some of the worst dialog ever and was filmed in scenic Michigan.
I had to own it.
When I bought the film I asked the guy at the rental place if he would sell it to me, he checked to see how often it was rented and then said “yea, we usually charge 9.99 for previously viewed movies” SOLD! I have watched the film a lot – way too much in fact.
When doing research on the film I discovered it was also released under the following names:
Coven
Demon Master
Demon Tower
Master of Evil
Demon Lover
The Devil Master
From what I can gather Demon Lover was the most popular title, and is the listing on IMDB. The one writer/director of the film Donald G. Jackson went on to direct horrible movies his whole life! Some titles include: Rock and Roll Cops, Max Hell Comes To Frogtown, Ride With The Devil and Lingerie Kickboxer!!!! I immediately lost my mind looking at this list and will now spend my days hunting for his complete library of work.
The second writer/director Jerry Younkins had only one film outing and that was The Devil Master – BUT he did star as himself in a documentary called DEMON LOVER DIARY! The film was done by documentary film maker JOEL DeMOTT and documents the making of the movie Demon Lover/The Devil Master. (as a funny aside it looks like Jerry now writes books about knives)
What turned out to be a love of a horrible movie has now tuned into a life-quest. I have to find this documentary. It will be a pure delight for me to see the behind the scenes footage of this film. It appears to have been re-released recently and If anyone has seen it – please give me a heads up. International friends as the pieces come together I will keep you posted. Together let us rediscover the art of Donald G. Jackson.
