86 minutes
Starring Severn Darden, Denver Pyle, Susan Strasberg
Rated: PG
In the hills of Appalachia, young JOHN joins his father’s intent to call out the Devil and face him down. GRANDPAPPY JOHN is protected from reprisal by the true-silver guitar strings. They are joined at “The Defy” by their fearful neighbors, the beautiful LILY, and the faithful HONOR HOUND. A mysterious stranger, MR. MARDUKE, also joins the ritual which ends with the bizarre death of the elder John.
Heart-sick, John vows to take up where his fallen parent left off. John seeks out the Devil in modern-day America.