Incubus is a black and white horror film originally released in 1965 and later restored in 2001. Incubus was directed by Leslie Stevens, creator of The Outer Limits, and stars a pre-Star Trek William Shatner. Its striking black and white cinematography was by Conrad Hall, who later went on to win two Academy Awards for his work on the films Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and American Beauty. DVD cover showing horror characters as depicted by Universal Studios. ... See also: 1964 in film 1965 1966 in film 1960s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films North America Mary Poppins The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews Goldfinger My Fair Lady Whats New Pussycat Shenandoah The Sandpiper Father Goose Academy Awards Best Picture: The Sound... 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Leslie A. Stevens III (February 3, 1924—April 24, 1998) was the creator of The Outer Limits television series and director of the cult horror film Incubus, starring William Shatner. ... Opening titles — 1960s The Outer Limits was an American science fiction anthology television series. ... The Enterprise boldly going where no man had gone before. ... William Shatner as Captain Kirk William Shatner (born in Montreal, Quebec, March 22, 1931) is an actor, writer and musical performer. ... A film reel unwinding Although literally it means writing the movement, the term cinematography is generally understood as the art and process of recording visual images for the cinema (with a camera) and later developing those images in a laboratory. ... Conrad L. Hall (June 21, 1926 - January 4, 2003) was a top-billed Hollywood cinematographer. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 Western film which tells the story of two lighthearted outlaws who seem more inclined to trade quips than shots. ... American Beauty is a 1999 drama film that explores themes of love, freedom, family, and the American Dream. ...

The story is about a succubus who falls in love with a deeply religious soldier (Shatner) she intended to seduce. Outraged by this, her sister summons their leader, a devilish incubus (Milos Milos), who rapes the soldier's sister and attempts to kill him. A bracket carved as a winged succubus on the outside of an English inn, suggesting that a brothel could have been found inside. ... In Western medieval legend, an incubus (plural incubi; from Latin incubare, to lie upon) is a demon in male form supposed to lie upon sleepers, especially on women in order to have sexual intercourse with them. ...

The film was performed entirely in the constructed language Esperanto. This was done to create an eerie, other-worldly feeling, and the director has prohibited dubbing into other languages. The film was lost for many years, the original print of the film burned in a fire and all copies reported lost, destroyed, or worn away. A copy of the film was found in France where it played, with French subtitles, in a small movie house. The Sci-Fi Channel funded the restoration from the found print and released a DVD in 2001 that included subtitles in English and French. Because the source print contained subtitles in French, the English subtitles are placed over black bars that partially obscure some portions of the frame. Most English speakers have given the film good ratings and reviews, likening it to the work of Ingmar Bergman, while Esperanto speakers are generally disappointed by the actors' dreadful pronunciation - in particular, Shatner's dialogue was delivered with a very noticeable French accent. An artificial or constructed language (known colloquially as a conlang among aficionados), is a language whose phonology, grammar and vocabulary are specifically devised by an individual or small group, rather than having naturally evolved as part of a culture as with natural languages. ... Esperanto flag Esperanto is the most widely spoken constructed international language. ... In filmmaking, dubbing refers to the recording of voices for a movie. ... There are two television channels named Sci-Fi: a British satellite television channel; see Sci Fi channel (United Kingdom) a United States television channel; see Sci Fi channel (United States) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... // DVD is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for storing data, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... Production of teletext subtitles A subtitle can refer to one of two things: textual versions of a film or television programs dialogue that appear onscreen, or an explanatory or alternate title, in addition to the main title of a work. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman   listen? (pronounced in Swedish, but usually in American English, IPA in Unicode notation) (born July 14, 1918) is a Swedish stage and film director who is one of the key film auteurs in the second-half of the twentieth century. ...

Incubus was the second feature-length Esperanto film ever made - the first, Angoroj (Esperanto for "Agonies") appeared in 1964, one year before Incubus. Main article: Esperanto There are two feature films known to have been shot exclusively in the constructed language Esperanto. ... Angoroj (1964; Esperanto for Agonies) was the first feature film to be produced entirely in Esperanto. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Many members of the cast met rather gruesome fates after the film wrapped. Actor Milos killed his girlfriend and himself in 1966. Actress Ann Atmar, who plays Shatner's sister, committed suicide mere weeks after the film wrapped. The daughter of actress Eloise Hardt was kidnapped and murdered. These grim events have given rise to a popular rumor that Incubus was a cursed production, possibly due to its demonic subject matter. See also: Cult film 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David, 1787 Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of wilfully ending ones own life; it is sometimes a noun for one who has committed or attempted the act. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... A cult film is a movie that attracts a small but devoted group of obsessive fans or one that has remained popular over successive years amongst a small group of followers. ...

External links

• http://www.incubusthefilm.com/
• Incubus at the Internet Movie Database
• Leslie Stevens' Incubus
• Curse of the "Incubus", By Cara Jepsen