SATAN’S SLAVE aka ‘Pengabdi Setan’ dir Sisworo Gautama Putra (1982/Indonesia/90mins)
While mourning the death of his mother, a troubled teen discovers a nightmare world of restless spirits, supernatural vengeance, and occult terror.
Doors: 6pm. Intro + Film + Intermission: 6:30pm – 9pm
Adults 18+ only! Dogs welcome.
“THE ORIGINAL TERRIFYING CLASSIC.”
Cult film night BAR TRASH continues with its 11th sensational season — SYNTHETIC FLESH! — a tribute to more than 100 years of monster makeup FX.
In 1980, Indonesian exploitation film studio Rapi Films and writer/director Sisworo Gautama Putra unleashed SATAN’S SLAVE aka Pengabdi Setan, a singular chiller that rocked the religious nation, transformed the country’s film industry, and remains one of the most influential shockers in Asian horror history.
With “an intense creepiness that stands the test of time” (The Jakarta Post), and starring Ruth Pelupessy (THE SNAKE QUEEN), and W.D. Mochtar (MYSTICS IN BALI), SATAN’S SLAVE is a “classic from the Golden Age of Indonesian horror” (Monster!) that will serve something entirely different for the spooky season.
Featured special makeup effects artist: Born in Bandung, Indonesia, S. Parya (1936-2000 — occasionally credited as S. Paria) was an actor and art director who also worked in makeup special effects for such films as PENGABDI SETAN (1980), JAKA SEMBUNG (1981), and NYI BLORONG (1982), and its two sequels (1983-86) during the 1980s.
Polite notice: We are showing SATAN’S SLAVE with subtitles from best available digital source.
/// BAR TRASH is a celebration of cult and curious cinema, hosted by queer film fanatic Token Homo and friends. Films are served with introductions, intermissions, prize giveaways, and subtitles / captions where possible. Tickets from £6 + fees. Adults 18+ only. Follow @tokenhomo on Instagram for updates. More info at tokenhomo.com ///
