Equinox is a real good entertaining film. It's been rumored that this is the film that inspired "Evil Dead". The story is about 4 teen-agers (probibly 19) who go out in the woods to see their college professer and to have a picnic. Dr. Waterman, the professer, is missing and his home is destroyed. They go searching for him and they find a castle ( a matte painting by Jim Danforth ). And the strange ranger,Asmodeus, seems to have something up his sleve. Well, you go on from there. They then encounter- stop-motion animation monsters, a giant, and evil unworldly powers. Very hard to find a copy. Every once in a while, if you're lucky, a copy pops up on eBay. I got a copy on eBay that recorded from the original 35mm print. Just recently on AMC Stan Winston Theater EFX they showed it. It seemed to have been digitally restored. Stop-motion fans should definatly try to hunt down this rare GEM. The special effects were produced and directed by Dennis Muren, the stop-motion animation was done by David Allen, and the matte paintings were by Jim Danforth. 9 out of 10!
