He was only in his twenties when he concocted the plot that sees a gay couple, John and Jim (Jeff Fuller and Steve Spahn), whose anniversary is turned upside down thanks to a cursed medallion (John’s anniversary gift to Jim) purchased at a Christopher Street antique shop. Released in 1975, Sex Demon is much more envelope pushing than a mere porn spoof of a popular film.
The scares, violence, and angst are very much tied to the rough sex acts that are wrought under one character’s demonic possession. This is to say anybody looking for an ironic viewing to laugh at may find themselves feeling queasy at a few choice moments. While any person with limits regarding a certain hardcore sex act that involves a clenched fist should tread lightly. While there were other gay adult films from this period like Peter de Rome’s extremely unsettling The Destroying Angel and Michael Zen’s eerie gallery of the bizarre Falconhead that intersected art, horror, and all-male pornography, the low-budget jagged, grime of Cricket’s Sex Demon adds a sense of texture and spirit that feels more unsafe than those films.īut if you want a pretty ambitious vintage porn film that delivers more than cum shots and cheap thrills in the dark, dirty heart of 1970s New York, this film is for you. The allure of the fact that this film was found (although not completely rescued with part of the opening credits missing) adds a kind of mystique to it. Almost like finding a demonic amulet in a Christopher Street antique shop. The depraved and disturbed individuals who are responsible for unleashing this film to the public include Evan Purchell, whose tireless work in queer archiving has included recovering several believed to be lost gay adult films and producing a podcast, Instagram page, and collage film-all titled Ask Any Buddy-should be commended.