| Lost Prophet | |
| Director: | Michael de Avila |
| Producer: | Michael de Avila |
| Screenplay: | Michael de Avila Shannon Goldman Drew Morone Lawrence O'Neil |
| Starring: | James Burton Zandra Huston Drew Morone James Tucker |
| Music: | Michael De Avila |
| Cinematography: | Michael De Avila |
| Editing: | Michael De Avila |
| Studio: | Rockville Pictures Inc. |
| Distributor: | JFiveOne Films |
| Runtime: | 75 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Lost Prophet (alternately titled: The Lost Prophet) is a 1992 American experimental horror film directed by Michael de Avila and starring James Burton, Zandra Huston, Drew Morone and James Tucker.
An unstable man named Jim (James Burton) spends the summer in an empty mansion. There he meets a mystical woman (Zandra Huston), a real estate agent, and a man called Mick Prophet (Drew Morone). Over the course of time, a series of strange and disturbing events occur as punks, serial killers and witches cross his path
Lost Prophet was produced, edited, and directed by Michael de Avila, who co-wrote it with production designer and later filmmaker Lawrence O'Neil. Filming took place in Lake George, New York.
Upon its release, Lost Prophet received limited reviews from mainstream critics, with the few reviews that exist being mixed to positive.Stephen Holden of The New York Times commended the film for its atmosphere, and cinematography, further praising the film for "evoking childhood memories of feeling alone in a strange old house where unnameable dangers lurk in every shadow and behind every creaking door."[1]
While commending the film for its use of imagery, Lawrence Cohn of Variety criticized it for lacking a sufficient narrative or explanation to sustain any interest, also criticizing the performances as "unimpressive".[2]