satan/dog movie?

[Susan]

Ok couldn't get more obscure I guess. This movie is probably 70's but I saw it so long ago I can't remember much, but whenever I see a doberman it reminds me of it. All I can really remember are dobermans, and I don't know if it was two or more. But it wasn't those cheesy "doberman gang" movies or magnum PI, this one had a darker undertone, perhaps something to do with satan. Like they were the devils dogs or something and were trying to kill someone in some scene.

And I do not remember if the dogs were the focal point of the movie or just a part of it. maybe there's some painting..but that may be my imagination. Ring a bell for anyone? I just happened to see a doberman today and it never fails to rekindle some faint memory of a movie i saw years ago.

[JohnL]

If I'm not mistaken, you're describing Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell . As I recall there was a painting that the wife and possibly kids painted in an upper room/the attic.

[Cullen]

This might be a miss, but check out Dracula's Dog.  Zoltan, the title character, looks a bit like a doberman

It might also be Monster Dog which, according to this review has attacking dogs as well as the painting in the house you seem to remember.
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Post Edited (10-08-03 02:50)

[The Burgomaster]

I have ZOLTAN: HOUND OF DRACULA (aka DRACULA'S DOG) on DVD. I only watched it once so far (several months ago). It may be the movie you are thinking of . . . but I'm not sure if there was a painting in it. I'll have to watch it again.

[Susan]

Maybe I'm mixing up the "painting" thing with another dog movie, which is all possible. There aren't really that many movies with dobermans being associated with evil or satan. I saw on imd "they only kill their masters" but i couldn't get a good sense of what kind of movie this was.

Maybe i'm dreaming. I keep getting the scene of a woman in my head and it's daytime at a house.  Perhaps the dogs could read minds or nobody knew they were evil or protecting something evil. I do remember it was a 70's feel, and it's probably been that long since I saw it as a kid which is probably why I can't remember much. I appreciate the suggestions, I think to be positive i'd have to find a really good review of those films that might respark something in my memory.

Was dracula actually IN that movie? seems like the vampire would be more memorable than the dogs...

[yaddo42]

"They Only KIll Their Masters" is more of a seedy murder mystery involving a doberman belonging to the victim, So it's probably not the satan/evil dog movie you're looking for.

[dropo]

ASYLUM OF SATAN?