Cult of the Cobra (1955) dir. Francis D. Lyon, Universal-International Pictures
One of the lesser offerings in the Universal cannon, even if it did play alongside Revenge of the Creature.
In the closing days of World War II, a group of GIs are bored. While strolling around the local market, they see a snake charmer, Daru (Leonard Strong). One of them, Paul (Richard Long), is rather interested in a local cult of snake worshippers called the Lamians. Daru is startled, but for a price he'll lead them to where the cult meets.
That night, Daru keeps his word and the GIs bare witness to a sight never seen by outsiders. Things would have been, if drunken jackass Nick (James Dobson) hadn't decided to take a photo. Doing so triggers a series of mishaps that ends with the cult's temple burning down and the lead priest (Edward Platt) swearing that they will all die. Daru is the first to bite it. The rest of the GIs manage to escape, but Nick gets separated. When they find him, he's dying in the middle of the road, a strange woman looming over him.
They thankfully get Nick to the hospital in time. He's right as rain in a bit, but that night something creeps into his hospital room. He's dead by daytime. The rest of the group are pretty shaken but they get discharged without issue and head back to the States.
Tom (Marshall Thompson) resettles back into civilian life pretty well. He even hits off with his new neighbor, Lisa (Faith Domergue).
All the while the rest of the GIs are being picked off one by one. Paul is now thoroughly convinced of the curse, but can he convince Tom? And why does Paul's fiancé Julia (Kathleen Hughes) get some a creepy vibe from Lisa?
Not the worst thing ever, but it is kind of hard to argue with the cult in this case. Other than that, a pretty standard by the numbers curse film.
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