Firstly, you should know that I'm not a Star Trek by any means, therefore my opinion is not biased when I say how amazing this film is. Yes, William Shatner is in it, and yes it is completely focused on the art of satanic worship.
The film's focus is on the Preston family, who have supposedly kept a satanic bible out of it's true owner's possession for quite some time. When Tom (Shatner) learns that his father has become the most recent victim of a satanic cult he seeks out vengeance and retribution for his family. Taking the bible to Corbis (Ernest Borgnine of The Dirty Dozen fame amongst a sizable catalogue of films)he loses possession and the battle of faith begins the two. God against Satan. Of course, there is the other part, Corbis is the leader of a power satanic cult working out of a dilapidated, abandoned church in the middle of the desert. Here, is where much of Tom Preston will fight for his and his family souls, but of course he must be weary of the devil's rain, which seems to be able to melt flesh on contact...
This film is incredibly fun. Firstly, the fact that it takes place in the desert is atypical of horror. I find it refreshing that the desert was the setting for the film, instead of a somewhere typical of horror, like an old house, a swamp, a city...you get the point. The old church is a nice touch too. It's design and scenes therein are somewhat Hammer-esque, more specifically Dracula AD 1972.
It's no secret that William Shatner is a bad actor but there's much more to this film than just him...Anton LaVey (Founder of the real life Church Of Satan) makes an appearance as one of the Satanic followers. Filled with black mass marchers, satanic stained glass, and plenty of face melting, The Devil's Rain is quite the gem and shouldn't be missed.
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