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Night of the Demons

Play trailer Poster for Night of the Demons R Released Oct 14, 1988 1h 27m Holiday Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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Wild teenage girls (Mimi Kinkade, Linnea Quigley) hold a Halloween seance in an old funeral parlor to scare their friends.
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Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast Practical effects reign supreme in Kevin S. Tenney's slight but fun Halloween bash. Rated: 3/5 Oct 28, 2024 Full Review Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast Not a lot of character or plot, but Night of the Demons is a really fun time with some stylish direction and great FX. Perfect for Halloween and both Angela and Suzanne are icons. Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 24, 2024 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy This is too silly to generate any semblance of unsettling atmosphere, but the monster makeup is effective. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 28, 2023 Full Review Kevin Carr Fat Guys at the Movies Classic 80s slasher styles work in this possession film, playing off the sex, drugs, and rock & roll scares of its era. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 20, 2023 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid It's willfully preposterous, featuring a band of characters that would never, ever actually be friends in real life, and heading out into the night to do something so dumb that it's inconceivable. Rated: 3/4 Sep 16, 2023 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins The order of the victims is mostly unpredictable and the third act is largely unrelenting in its terrors. Rated: 3/10 Sep 6, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Landon J I think this was a disappointing take on the demon/zombie survival with lackluster scares and some really goofy situations. I think I'd skip this honestly if you're looking for more than a time waster. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/31/24 Full Review Melissa L If you like '80s horror movies, you should check this one out. I grew up in the '80s, and I don't know how I missed seeing this one. Definitely recommend it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Audience Member I was in the mood for 80s horror last night and love watching 80s horror . I find myself laughing at the bad humor alot in this movie. Oh because having a party on Halloween at a funeral parlor is a fantastic idea. The makeup was really good. 5.3/10 it was ok for the makeup and bad humor. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/18/24 Full Review Audience Member This is a fun cheesy B-movie after 35 years It's not meant to be high art maybe that's why it made a decent profit but ultimately got negative reviews when it first came out Kevin S. Tenney delivers one of the rare horror films centered around Halloween On the scariest night of the year a bunch of teenagers are dressed up ready to paint the town red; Mimi Kinkade/Angela and her friend Linnea Quigley/Suzanne are hosting a Halloween party at the abandoned Hull House It's said to be haunted and seems like the perfect place to have fun But they unknowingly awaken the spirits of the possessed residence...evil beings that have never existed in human form...demons One by one each of them are killed and taken over by the demonic entities leaving only Judy and Roger to escape the horrors The characters are 80s cliches as you'd expect and some of the acting is stiff but there's fantastic gore and makeup effects for those patient enough to get to the good stuff And that rocking soundtrack matches the tone The synthesizer score by Michael Dennis Tenney adds to the spookiness too Some nice camerawork that resembles Sam Raimi Plus there's no hint of racism as typical horror movies go Thanks to home video sales the movie found a much bigger audience Campy, cheesy, with a side of comedy and punk rock gothic ness and this actually gave me a nightmare for a while I guess that proves the movie is doing its job, after all it later spawned 2 sequels even a remake Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/16/23 Full Review Serge C Loved the 80's vibe, coffin sex & that final scene but the story & demons look just didn't do it for me
🍿1/2 Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/15/23 Full Review GPhonse257 This is my most favorite horror movie of all time. It's one of those horror movies that's comedic (not over the top cheesy with the comedy), while still being scary as f*ck. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Wild teenage girls (Mimi Kinkade, Linnea Quigley) hold a Halloween seance in an old funeral parlor to scare their friends.
Director
Kevin Tenney
Producer
Joe Augustyn
Screenwriter
Joe Augustyn
Production Co
Meridian Productions, Republic, Paragon Arts International
Rating
R
Genre
Holiday, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 14, 1988, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 8, 2017
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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