Night of the Demons

Gimly

2019-08-25

60%

Hell yes _Night of the Demons_. Shoulda made fifty of these bloody things. The opening credits is always a highlight. So much stupid 80s schlocky fun to be had in this franchise, and never more so than in this, the original. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

"Night of the Demons" is a less than prestigious production and it seems to take much of its inspiration from films such as "The Evil Dead" (1981) with a small group of young people becoming trapped in a less than hospitable abandoned house where unspeakable evil dwells. There are admittedly some impressive make-up effects, but overall there is a listless quality to the whole proceedings and the mediocre shocks and scares just do not provide the sort of exciting pay-off they are obviously designed to produce. The lengthy chase sequences through the many dusty and shadowy hallways of Hull house are hampered by a strangely pedestrian pace and any genuine excitement is noticeably absent in this routine genre film which is much too easy to forget.

Sierbahnn

2026-05-05

60%

As far as 80's horror movies goes this is far from the worst, but it does look like what it is - a mid-budget single-location 80s horror movie. The effects are not bad, certainly, the casting isn't bad either, the directing is a bit over the top at times, but this is a fun little movie, and I am happy I stumbled across it.