Due to their possession of an ancient mystic book, four friends are attacked by a demon while on a picnic and find themselves pitched into a world of evil that overlaps their own. The film was originally made in 1967 by Dennis Muren as The Equinox: Journey into the Supernatural. Jack Woods was hired to shoot additional footage and expand on Muren's work.
Due to their possession of an ancient mystic book, four friends are attacked by a demon while on a picnic and find themselves pitched into a world of evil that overlaps their own. The film was originally made in 1967 by Dennis Muren as The Equinox: Journey into the Supernatural. Jack Woods was hired to shoot additional footage and expand on Muren's work.
Equinox's central subject matter revolves around supernatural horror and the dangers of forbidden knowledge, which are inherently apolitical themes in the mainstream US context, offering no clear ideological stance or solution.
The movie features a predominantly white cast with no visible racial or ethnic diversity, consistent with traditional casting norms of its era. The narrative focuses on supernatural horror and does not present any critical portrayal of traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes.
Equinox is a horror film from 1970, centered on college students encountering a demonic book and supernatural entities in the woods. The narrative does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, therefore there is no portrayal to evaluate within the scope of this framework.
The film features female characters, Susan and Vicki, who primarily serve as victims or are possessed by supernatural entities. They do not engage in or win close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. The action scenes involving combat are mostly between male characters and monsters.
Equinox (1970) is an original film and not an adaptation or reboot of pre-existing material. All characters were created for this film, thus there are no instances of characters established as one gender in prior canon being portrayed as a different gender.
Equinox (1970) is an original film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established character races, nor does it feature historical figures. Therefore, there is no prior canon or historical record against which to assess a race swap.
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