"Brotherhood of Satan" Director Dies at 79

Bernard "Bernie" McEveety, who directed film and television shows for more than 40 years, died Feb. 2 in Encino, Calif., of natural causes. He was 79.

McEveety's film credits include the 1971 horror cult film "The Brotherhood of Satan", in which a town full of senior citizens train their children to worship the Dark Prince. He also directed other films like "Napoleon and Samantha" with Jodie Foster and "One Little Indian" with James Garner, as well as more than 250 television episodes including TV series like "In the Heat of the Night," "The A-Team," "Trapper John, M.D.," "The Rockford Files," "Hawaii Five-0," "The Waltons," "Gunsmoke," "Bonanza," "The Big Valley" and "Combat," plus miniseries "How the West Was Won."

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Marion; three daughters, a son, nine grandchildren and a brother.

Source: Variety