Equinox

Occult Barrier Between Good and Evil

1970 • 82 min • Adventure · Horror

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Synopsis

Due to their possession of an ancient mystic book, four friends are attacked by a demon while on a picnic and find themselves pitched into a world of evil that overlaps their own. The film was originally made in 1967 by Dennis Muren as The Equinox: Journey into the Supernatural. Jack Woods was hired to shoot additional footage and expand on Muren's work.

Our family guide

Best from age 10

Movie Knight Score

79 reviews

0 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
51 Audience · 78 · 49%

Four friends on a picnic encounter a demon after finding a mystical book, drawing them into a world of evil. They face supernatural threats and dark forces. Originally shot in 1967, additional footage expanded the story for this 1970 release.

Violence & peril: 4/10
Language: 2/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 1/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 6/10

Heads up

Demons and supernatural beings
Some jump scares
Transformations and unsettling visuals

What it models well

Friendship in adversity
Facing the unknown

Talk about it after

What makes something truly evil?
How do characters react to fear?
The importance of seeking help

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Top billed cast

Director: Jack Woods, Dennis Muren • Crew: Mark Thomas McGee, Jack Woods

Trailers & clips

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EQUINOX TRAILER

Reviewer notes

Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers
**_The beginning of cabin-in-the-woods horror, sort of_** Four college-aged youths go out to the woods north of Los Angeles to visit their professor’s cabin and have a picnic, but they stumble upon a grimoire and several malevolent creatures are inadvertently unleashed. “Equinox” mixes “Mysterious Island” (1961) with HP Lovecraft and the low-budget weirdness of, say, The Twilight Zone.…
Wuchak, TMDB Community