Race with the Devil
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
Why it matters
A road-trip horror that traps Americana in the crosshairs of 1970s Satanic panic, blending gritty grindhouse thrills with folk terror unease.
- Peter Fonda and Warren Oates embody rugged, everyman heroes pushed to their breaking point amid escalating dread.
- Practical effects and location shooting deliver a grimy, sun-bleached atmosphere that contrasts the dark occult menace.
- Captures the era’s fascination—and paranoia—around rural Satanism, predating the ’70s occult craze explosion.
- For fans of slow-building suspense that explodes into frantic, chaotic escapes and cult horror staples.
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
14
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
14
Supernatural
40
Creature
0
Disturbing
17
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
0
Survival
66
