Night of the Demons (1988)

Director:

Kevin Tenney

Writer:

Joe Augustyn (writer)

Release Date:

9 September 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Angela is having a party, Jason and Freddy are too scared to come. But You'll have a hell of a time.

Plot:

On the night of Halloween, 10 teens decide to go to a party at an abandoned funeral parlor. "Hull House"...

Plot Keywords:

Teen | Party | Demon | Funeral Parlor | Halloween

Cast

Alvin Alexis	...	Rodger
Allison Barron	...	Helen
Lance Fenton	...	Jay Jansen
Billy Gallo	...	Sal Romero
Hal Havins	...	Stooge
Cathy Podewell	...	Judy Cassidy
Linnea Quigley	...	Suzanne
Philip Tanzini	...	Max
Jill Terashita	...	Frannie
Harold Ayer	...	Old Man
Marie Denn	...	Old Man's Wife
Karen Ericson	...	Mrs. Cassidy (Judy's Mother)
Amelia Kinkade	...	Angela Franklin (as Mimi Kinkade)
Don Jeffcoat	...	Billy Cassidy
James W. Quinn	...	Clerk #1 / Demon Voices

Also Known As:

Halloween Party

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Australia:R | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

South Central Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Meridian Productions

Trivia:

Linnea Quigley had to come in and practice eye-gouging.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the convenience store, the repeated sounds from the arcade machine are actually from the Atari 2600 home version of Pac-Man.

Quotes:

Angela: Blessed be the sinners, for the day of atonement is at hand.
Sal: Say what?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Gorgon Video Magazine (1989) (V)

Soundtrack:

Victims of the Press

Surprisingly fun AUTHENTICALLY SCARY horror movie

This movie took me by surprise. The opening credit sequence features nicely done animation. After that, we're plunged into a semi-cheesy production, betraying its low budget. The characters, typical American teens, are introduced slowly, with more personal detail than is usually found in movies like this. By the time the shlitz hits the fan, we know each one of the characters, and either like or hate them according to their distinct personalities. It's a slow uphill set-up, kind of like the ride up a slope of a really tall roller coaster. Thankfully, once the action kicks in, it's full blown old school HORROR! Steve Johnson's make-up effects are awesome. Equal in quality to much bigger budgeted films. And the scares are jolting. Kevin Tenney delivers his best movie ever, with heart-stopping surprises and creepy suspenseful set-ups. The tongue-in-cheek, sometimes cheesy, humor marks this film as pure 80s horror, as opposed to the sullen tone of earlier genre fare like "Night of the Living Dead" or "Hills Have Eyes." But for true horror fans, this one is worth checking out. Play it as the first entry on a double bill with the 1999 remake of "House on the Haunted Hill." The set-up and character dynamics are so similar that you really have to wonder what film they were actually remaking?