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Night of the Demons [VHS]

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2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

Night of the Demons is a fun little film to watch during October. Set on Halloween night with teenage punks deciding to hold a seance at the abandoned funeral home on the outskirts of town, it's high quality cheese all the way. With some above average dialogue("eat a bowl of...") and a real sense of creepiness there isn't much not to like. The opening titles alone are worth viewing for the cool animation. Some interesting gore and a very memorable scene involving lipstick put this high on the list. If you like to watch Horror for laughs this film is for you.

"They're pure evil, they're demons!"

In the land of forgettable B movies spawned in the 80's, we sometimes find castoffs that have been unkindly disregarded and, by many, forgotten. Night of the Demons is one such film, mixed into the lot because of its budget restraints and somewhat predictable approaches to horror (people in "possessed home" being slaughtered by spirits, demons, etc.) Still, this movie did possess one thing that most of these showing lacked. It had atmosphere that was simply eerie and a playground (Hull House) worth of a classic demonic killing field.
For anyone who doesn't know about the film (without spoiling anything), its Halloween night and some teens decide that they want to spice up their lives a bit. So, they decide to party at Hull House, built upon the scene of brutal slayings predating colonization of the area. Soon, the teens discover that its not all fun and games when dealing with a possessed house, and have to struggle to leave with their lives.
Personally, I find this to be one of the more appealing products from this time, and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a little comedy, some decent special effects that play off the horrific setting, and loads of characters ripe for the plucking.

Underated B Horror

This is a pretty funny and surprisingly solid B Horror Film. The story is by the numbers, and the acting by now seems a bit dated, but when the fun starts in the house, the film takes a creepy turn.

A group of kids hang out at the abandoned Hull House on Halloween night. Hull House is a house possessed, so the demons that inhabit it are pure evil. They kids have their party until someone decides to play around and summon the demons. And one by one they begin getting posessed by a demonic forces.

It's up to Judy to out live, and out last her demonic attackers.
Amelia Kinkade plays Angela. Watch for her creepy dance sequence. It's pretty memorable and what happens right after elevates Amelia's character, Angela from B Movie character to a horror powerhouse like Freddy and Jason. But unfortunately the 2 sequels that followed are inferior and wound up botching her character. Linnea Quigley does something very interesting with a tube of lipstick. And the gore effects are pretty cool.

It's a solid film that is finally getting the DVD release it deserves. If you are a horror fan you'll be happy to own this little known film. It brings back memories of the golden days, when horror had it's own full fledged section in video stores with hundreds of titles to choose from.

NIGHT OF THE DEMONS is one of the best horror films to come out of the '80's. The story is about an outcast girl named Angela who has a interest in witchcraft and the supernatural. On Halloween Night, she invites some of the local high school kids to an abandoned funeral home for a Halloween Party, and it turns out that the funeral home is actually haunted by evil demons. Soon, one by one, the teenagers become possessed and turn into hideous monsters, and it's up to the remaining few who haven't become possessed to survive the night. This movie has it all; violence, special effects, nudity, sex, and good looking women. It's what a horror movie is all about!

Raimi-inspired camera tricks and special effects raise this little horror movie above the average teens-being-picked-off-one-by-one flick. Each character has what proves to be a fatal flaw that the demon uses to its advantage. The 'common evil' theme is even carried out into the end with a little grace note. This movie kept me awake the rest of the night. A word of advice, however: don't get the sequels, they don't stand up to this movie.

Night of the Demons could easily fall into the category of forgettable, cheesy, 80's horror films, but it manages to deliver on most accounts despite it's flaws. Taking a well worn plot, a group of teenagers have a Halloween party in a supposedly haunted house and awaken the demons lurking within, Night of the Demons ends up being a pretty fun ride. One by one the teens end up becoming possessed by the evil spirits until it's down to a handful of survivors who survive the night, and there's gorey mayhem in between to boot. 80's scream queen Linnea Quigley (Return of the Living Dead) is here in quite a memorable role, including the memorable use and hiding of her lipstick. For a low budget horror film, Night of the Demons still manages to pack in a good amount of nicely done gore effects, which are reason enough alone to check out this hidden little gem. Since the DVD is from Anchor Bay, you can expect a decent amount of extras to be found, including commentary by director Kevin Tenney (Witchboard), trailers, and an interview with Quigley about her work on the film and career frequently getting naked in horror films. All in all, though it may be cheesy, Night of the Demons still manages to pack enough goods for some horror fun, and don't forget to eat your apple pie.

Night Of The Demons is a lot like other demon movies in some ways but it still has its own special touch and originality truly a must see for any horror fan, i bought the vhs tape years ago and just about wore it out, now we all need to band together and start nagging anchor bay to release the other two movies in the series!!!! hehe:) on dvd providing they own the rights to 2 and 3 as well, also there was some concern over wether this was a toned down r version or the unrated version with all the goodies well amazon rated it as r but it is the unrated version i got my copies from amazon yesterday and the first thing i did was flipped the case over to see and it was indeed the unrated version so for those of you concerned over getting some cheesy toned down version do not fret your getting the best version available with all the perks!!

Don't be fooled by what Amazon says here about this being rated R. I checked the Anchor Bay website and the ONLY DVD they're releasing of this movie (and on 8/24/04) is the UNRATED and completely UNCENSORED version. I couldn't be happier because my unrated VHS is really getting worn out, and it wasn't in the greatest of shape to begin with considering I found it at a hole-in-the-wall video store previously viewed. This DVD has lots of nice extras, too, with interviews and such. As usual, Anchor Bay comes through for us again! Also, keep in mind that they're releasing Witchboard (Unrated and Uncut) on the same day :)

A group of teens take their halloween party to an old, haunted mansion. Some of them get possessed and all hell breaks loose. Very fun horror film has lots of good gore, T&A (Cathy Podewell is quite the sexy chick), and a fast pace to boot. Not as scary or as well-made as The Evil Dead, but a freaky rollercoaster ride, nonetheless.

Man, im so glad i remembered to do a search for this movie, i already have a sub standard midnite movies release of this film on DVD but the picture transfer is really disappointing as this is a class horror movie from the 80's, fit birds, stupid guys, and some good special fx make this film a cut above the other films of this type. go buy it on anchor bay, i doubt you'll be disappointed.However stay away from part 2, it is absolutely terrible, whilst part 3 tries to be like the original, but doesnt come close.