Při vědeckém experimentování na zvířatech objeví doktor Henry Jekyll látku, jejíž aplikace v organismu odkrývá obrácenou stranu duše. Látka je naneštěstí návyková a Jekyll ji vyzkouší také na sobě. Tak se rodí ze zakřiknutého domáckého vědce Jekylla světácký lev salónů a také ale vrah - Mr. Hyde. Oblíbený filmařský námět podle novely Roberta Louise Stevensona natočil Terence Fisher (PES BASKERVILSKÝ, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA) v produkci studia Hammer Films.
A study on a small Pentecostal congregation in Scrabble Creek, West Virginia. Explores the individual experiences of Pentecostal Christians at the Scrabble Creek Holiness Church, in Scrabble Creek, West Virginia. The documentary includes faith healing, snake handling, speaking in tongues, preaching, gospels and singing. Pentecostal Christians may also be described as "Charismatic." Pentecostals include Protestant Christians who believe that the "manifestations of the Holy Spirit" are alive, available, and experienced by modern day Christians.
They call it religion. It's been branded a cult. The lethal handling of serpents. In the name of God. Immolation, speaking in tongues, ecstasy, self injury and the dangerous snakes. The bible belt of the very South. Backyard churches. In West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. Appalachia.
In southern West Virginia, Pastor Mack Wolford leads one of the few remaining snake handling churches in the United States. His family is deeply tied to the faith. Mack was a child when he lost his father to a rattlesnake bite during a church service. This 15 minute documentary takes an atmospheric storytelling approach to illustrate the faith, beauty and sacrifice of Pastor Wolford's beliefs. The preacher is fully aware of the dangers of handling venomous snakes. He and his family are willing to stake their lives on their faith.