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Feb 26, 2025

Pete

Mr. Eighties

Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: February 26 1982 Evilspeak Was Released in the US.

On this day February 26 1982 the horror film Evilspeak was released in the US bringing a unique mix of satanic horror and early computer technology to the big screen. Directed by Eric Weston the film starred Clint Howard in one of his most memorable roles alongside R. G. Armstrong Joseph Cortese and Claude Earl Jones.

Evilspeak followed the story of Stanley Coopersmith, a bullied military academy student who discovers an ancient Satanic text on a computer. Using technology to summon dark...

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