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"Black Magic. Pure Terror."

1989

1h 32m

4.1(27 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Overview

A Miami cop finds out his wife has a female lover, so he starts crashing on the couch of his female partner. Meanwhile, a voodoo demon from Africa arrives among Miami's Nigerian community and begins decapitating some people and possessing others.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Wayne Crawford

Wayne Crawford

Pete Giullani

Kay Lenz

Kay Lenz

Katherine Hall

Steve Kanaly

Steve Kanaly

Captain Ted Calvin

June Chadwick

June Chadwick

Denise Giullani

John Fatooh

Roger / Headhunter

Gordon Mulholland

Robert Sinclair

Helena Kriel

Murphy

Ted Le Plat

Ted Le Plat

Detective Haynes

John Barrett

Detective #2

Peter Notaro

Store Clerk

Creative team

Directed by: Frank Schaeffer
Written by: Len Spinell
Produced by: Barrie Saint Clair
Jay Davidson

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