The Demons of Ludlow is a 1983 American horror film directed and produced by Bill Rebane. The plot revolves around murderous pilgrim demons that lurk inside an antique piano.

The Demons of Ludo
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Directed byBill Rebane
Screenplay byWilliam Arthur
Alan Ross
Produced byBill Rebane
StarringPaul Bentzen
Debra Dulman
Stephenie Cushna
Mary Walden
Carol Perry
Patricia J. Statz
CinematographyBill Rebane
Edited byBrita Paretzkin
Music byRic Coken
Steven Kuether
Production
companies
Ram Productions
Titan International Productions
Distributed byTrans World Entertainment
Release date
  • April 1988 (1988-04)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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The town of Ludlow has a dark past and when a piano arrives, demons come out to terrorize.

Cast

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  • Paul Bentzen (as Paul Von Hausen) as Chris the Preacher
  • Debra Dulman as Sybil
  • Stephenie Cushna as Debra
  • Mary Walden as Elenore
  • Carol Perry as Ann
  • Patricia J. Statz as Emily
  • Angailica as Ludlows Daughter

Release

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Home media

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The Demons of Ludlow was released on DVD by Video International on March 17, 2008.[1] It was also released on Blu-ray on June 1, 2020, as a part of Arrow Video's Weird Wisconsin: The Bill Rebane Collection boxset.[2]

Reception

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TV Guide awarded the film 2/5 stars, stating that the film had "Occasional unsettling moments, but [was] nothing special."[3] Drew Beard from HorrorNews.net panned the film, criticizing the film's acting, lack of production values, and incoherence, stating: "The Demons of Ludlow will please only viewers with highly developed camp sensibilities".[4]

References

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  1. ^ "The Demons of Ludlow (1983) - Bill Rebane". Allmovie.com. Allmovie. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Weird Wisconsin: The Bill Rebane Collection - Limited Edition". Arrow Films UK. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  3. ^ "The Demons Of Ludlow - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings". TV Guide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ^ Beard, Drew (21 September 2013). "Film Review: The Demons of Ludlow (1983)". HorrorNews.net. Drew Beard. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
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