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JOIN THE EVIL - THE CURSE OF KUTU

A few months after the death of the archaeologist Professor Pedro Caranza, his wife, and children Eric, Vincent, and younger sister Shelly have not heard from them. Eric, the son who followed in his father's footsteps and dedicated himself to archaeology, discovers more Kutu tablets and decides to take them to his father. When he arrives at the cottage, he doesn't find his father but does find the Kutu book. By reading it, he awakens the demonic spirit Azathoth, who kills him. Vincent, Eric and Shelly's older brother, having heard nothing from either their father or brother, decides to go to the cottage to see what happened to them. Upon finding the Kutu book, Vincent reads it and discovers that their father had found the Sumerian tablets and had written their translation in the book. Then, while reading the translation of one of the incantations, he unknowingly awakens the demonic spirit Azathoth, who possesses him and forces him to kill his wife.

In the end, Vincent learns that their father, in order to prevent the demon spirit from possessing him again and forcing him to claim more victims, took his own life. Vincent is shocked by the revelation of his father's death. Exhausted, he falls asleep and begins to have terrifying dreams. Like a carousel, we see all the nightmares Vincent experiences during his sleep: finding himself in the caves at Kut-Al-Amara when his father discovers the Sumerian tablets, being attacked by the spirit of Azathoth in various ways, and dreaming of turning into a hideous demon himself. But the scariest dream is the one where his brother Eric, transformed into a demon, tries to kill him. Even more horrifying is the dream where he faces both his father and brother together, horribly disfigured and both possessed by Azathoth. Upon waking, comforted by his girlfriend Sandy, Vincent thinks the nightmares are over, but it is at that moment that the nightmares become reality when his girlfriend is also possessed by Azathoth.

  • Davide Santandrea
    Director
    Horror in The Wood, Uno Dopo L'Altro Morirete tutti!, Il demone del Bosco, La fine dell'Incubo, La Maledizione di Kutu, Memorie di uno Zombie, Paura di un Libro, L'uomo che non sopravvisse al virus, Sunset Moon, Darkblood, I codici del Male, L'Anima Profanata
  • Davide Santandrea
    Writer
    Horror in The Wood, Uno Dopo L'Altro Morirete tutti!, Il demone del Bosco, La fine dell'Incubo, La Maledizione di Kutu, Memorie di uno Zombie, Paura di un Libro, L'uomo che non sopravvisse al virus, Sunset Moon, Darkblood, I codici del Male, L'Anima Profanata
  • Davide Santandrea
    Producer
    Horror in The Wood, Uno Dopo L'Altro Morirete tutti!, Il demone del Bosco, La fine dell'Incubo, La Maledizione di Kutu, Memorie di uno Zombie, Paura di un Libro, L'uomo che non sopravvisse al virus, Sunset Moon, Darkblood, I codici del Male, L'Anima Profanata
  • Mauro Casadei
    Key Cast
    "Vincent Axe"
    The Curse of Kutu, The Demon of the wood, the end of the nightmare
  • Alessandro Corzani
    Key Cast
    "Eric "
    The Curse Of Kutu, The End of the Nightmare, The Codex Of Evil, THe Desecrated Soul
  • Graziella Polonari
    Key Cast
    "Sabhara / Mary /"
    Join The Evil, The Horror in The Wood,The Demon Of The Wood, The Codex of Evil
  • Davide Bella
    Key Cast
    "Prof. Pedro Caranza / Bruce / Charlie"
    Join The Evil, The Horror in The Wood,The Curse Of Kutu, The Demon Of The Wood, The End of Nightmare
  • Giulia Lombardi
    Key Cast
    "Sandy"
    The Curse Of Kutu
  • Produzione LongBlackVeil
    Production
    Join The Evil, Horror in The Wood, Uno Dopo L'Altro Morirete tutti!, Il demone del Bosco, La fine dell'Incubo, La Maledizione di Kutu, Memorie di uno Zombie, Paura di un Libro, L'uomo che non sopravvisse al virus, Sunset Moon, Darkblood
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Television, Web / New Media, Other
  • Genres:
    horror, splatter, thriller
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 8 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 9, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Black Magic 6k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Reggio Emilia
    Italy
    October 19, 2024
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Distribution Information
  • LBV Productions (Long Black Veil Produzioni)
    Distributor
    Country: Italy
    Rights: All Rights, Internet, Video on Demand, Pay Per View, Theatrical, Video / Disc, Free TV
Director Biography - Davide Santandrea

Davide Santandrea, born in 1966, originally from Ravenna and now adopted by Meldola, is a multifaceted artist. He divides his time among various passions he's had since childhood. One of these is filmmaking, where he's a dedicated director of horror, thriller, and science fiction films. He also specializes in building animatronic characters and special effects, skills he learned in his youth as a student of the famous maestro Carlo Rambaldi, the creator of animatronic characters for films like E.T., King Kong, Alien, and many others. Lastly, Davide is also a writer of horror and science fiction books, which he often adapts into screenplays for his films. Among his recent written works are the first two novels from the vampire saga "SUNSET MOON," titled Sunset Moon and Darkblood, which are available in bookstores and on Amazon. Davide hopes to eventually turn these stories into films.

Since 2013, filmmaking has been his primary focus, first as a writer, screenwriter, and actor, and then as a director starting in 2017. He acted in a film titled Tramonto di Sangue and in the two TV series Ombra del Diario and Thirst, both broadcast on the CW18 channel in the U.S.

His passion for cinema began in his youth, when at the age of 15, he filmed short movies with his cousins and friends using an old Super 8 home movie camera. "They were youthful experiments," Davide says, blushing, "but even back then, you could see my first attempts at making movies." Since 2018, in addition to acting, he's directed the film Tramonto di Sangue and the two TV series aired in the U.S. In 2018, he was also the writer and director of the TV program Oltre L'Ignoto, broadcast on the 7Gold channel. In 2020, he directed the film Horror in The Wood. Since 2020, he has directed eight films in the Join The Evil saga (Uno dopo l'altro morirete!, La Maledizione di Kutu, Il Demone del bosco, La fine dell'Incubo, Join The Evil, I codici del Male, L'anima profanata, and L'ascesa del male).

In 2021, he also filmed other horror and sci-fi short films like Paura di un libro, Memorie di uno Zombie, Io sono un Real Vampire, L'uomo che non sopravvisse al virus, and Join The Dead. He has numerous screenplays in the works, some inspired by his dreams and nightmares, and others adapted from his published books, all set to be turned into upcoming films and short films.

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Director Statement

Secondo film della Saga cinematografica Join The Evil , dove per la prima volta appare il personaggio Vicent Ascia, figlio del professore archeologo Pedro Caranza, un boscaiolo che si trova ad affrontare nella saga cinematografica i demoni richiamati dalla letture delle tavolette sumere di kutu scoperte dal padre archeologo.