Cult of the Cobra (1955)

Directed by

Francis D. Lyon

Genre

fantasy film, horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Six American soldiers witness a secret snake cult ritual. The cult's priestess sends a woman who can turn into a cobra to kill each soldier one by one.

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What happens

Cult of the Cobra is a 1955 American black-and-white horror film from Universal-International Pictures, produced by Howard Pine, directed by Francis D. Lyon, that stars Faith Domergue, Richard Long, Kathleen Hughes, Marshall Thompson, Jack Kelly, William Reynolds, and David Janssen. The film was released as a double feature with Revenge of the Creature on March 11, 1955. In the film, six American enlisted men witness the secret ritual of Lamians (worshipers of women who can change into serpents). When the soldiers are discovered by the snake cult, the High Lamian Priestess vows that "the Cobra Goddess will avenge herself". A mysterious woman enters into the life of each service man, with disastrous results: "accidents" begin to happen, and before each death the shadow of a cobra is seen. Critics noted story similarities with Val Lewton's earlier horror film Cat People, released in 1942. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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