Night of the Demons

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

A group of teens plan a Halloween party at an abandoned funeral parlor in this well-crafted horror film. The home is rumored to be haunted after the owner slaughtered his family and killed himself years before. The teens plan on scaring their classmates, unaware that demons from hell are released for a night of terror for bad behavior. One by one, the teens fall victim to the evil that dwells within the parlor. The audience is left guessing who, if anyone, will be alive the following morning. This fright feature is rife with references to other teen slasher flicks. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Features:
  • Widescreen presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs
  • Audio commentary with director Kevin Tenney, executive producer Walter Josten, and producer Jeff Geoffray
  • "My Demon Nights": An all-new 14-minute interview with actress Linnea Quigley
  • Promo reel
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Video trailer
  • TV spots

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Lance Fenton - Jay
       Cathy Podewell - Judy
       Alvin Alexis - Roger
       Hal Havins - Stooge
       Amelia Kinkade - Angela
       Linnea Quigley - Suzanne
       Jill Terashita - Fran
       Allison Barron - Helen
       William Gallo - Sal
       Donnie Jeffcoat - Billy
       Clark Jarret - Clerk #2

• Director:

  Kevin S. Tenney

• Producer:

  Joe Augustyn, Jeff Geoffray, Walter Josten

• Screenwriter:

  Joe Augustyn

• Cinematographer:

  Dennis C. Lewiston, David Lewis

• Composer (Music Score):

  Dennis Michael Tenney

• Editor:

  Daniel Duncan

• Art Director:

  Ken Aichele

• Associate Producer:

  Patricia Bando Josten, Michael Josten

• Executive Producer:

  Walter Josten

• Set Designer:

  Sally Nicolav

• Costume Designer:

  Donna Reynolds

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Bo Harwood

• Makeup:

  Steve Johnson

• First Assistant Director:

  Kelly Schroeder

• Supervisor/Manager:

  Jeff Geoffray

• Stunts:

  John Stewart

• Makeup Special Effects:

  Steve Johnson

• Stunts Coordinator:

  John Stewart

REVIEW:

• This well-crafted but hollow horror entry manages to deliver the requisite amount of gruesome shocks and little else. There's a solid little chiller waiting to get out in Night of the Demons, but it is consistently held back by a slapdash script from producer Joe Augustyn: despite a workable premise and an interesting origin for its haunted house, the script is burdened with thin, obnoxious characterizations, too much self-consciously clever dialogue, and a weak sense of structure (particularly in the second half). Thus, the resulting film is inescapably mediocre but hardcore horror fans will find it watchable for two reasons. The first is Kevin Tenney's direction: he makes the best of the weak script by couching it strong production values, shooting it in an atmospheric fashion and managing to pull off the occasional impressive sequence along the way. The other reason is some strong, creepy makeup-effects work by Steve Johnson, including a memorably bizarre trick involving lipstick (it's tough to describe; you just have to see it). All in all, Night of the Demons is a lightweight example of shock-horror fare that will probably turn off a general audience but has enough gruesome flair for the hardcore genre enthusiasts. ~ Donald Guarisco, Rovi