quridley While more than a little inspired by Return of the Living Dead and The Evil Dead, NOTD is a very well-made, fun and clever 80s movie. Director Kevin S. Tenney gives the somewhat predictable action a post-modernist twist; succeeding in spoofing tropes and breaking expectations. Think the same style of Alred Hitchcock, Brian DePalma or Quentin Tarantino, but given to teenage slasher movies: a zippy humorous script, offensive humor, racial and gender subtext, vulgar sexual references, a paced and well-structured story and lots of camera tricks. Its style over substance popcorn filmmaking that is more about showing something than saying anything. A very fun time.

morrison-dylan-fan Getting asked by a US-based friend if there were any guests at a Horror film fest that he was to attend that I would a signed photo from,I noticed that along with Brad Dourf,legendary "scream queen" Linnea Quigley was to attend the event.With another friend being a collector of signed film stars photos,I decided to sort out a signed photo of Quigley for him.Despite having heard of her for years,I have not got round to seeing any Quigley Horrors! With the photo being a still of the famous "lipstick" scene ,I felt that it was time that I finally spent a night out with the demons.The plot:Planning to attend their high-school Halloween dance,a gang suddenly receive an invitation to attend a party being held at a disused funeral home,which legend has it is built on Indian burial ground.Enetering the building,the gang find nothing but disused coffins in the building.Opening their cans of beer & partying,one member of the gang decides that it would be fun to hold a séance.Finding a large mirror,the group begin to take part in the séance,which will lead to them discovering the "fun" hidden within the walls of the funeral parlour.View on the film:Entering the movie bent over a shopping aisle, (which the camera stays focused on for a good while) Linnea Quigley gives a delicious performance as high-school rebel Suzanne,with Quigley giving Suzanne perfect shots of flirty sass,and a lip-curling grin,as Suzanne reveals her demon bite.Backed by a creepy score from his brother Dennis Michael Tenney,director Kevin Tenney and cinematographer David Lewis splash every penny of the titles low budget across the screen,with Tenney and Lewis using rapid,well- handled floating shots to show the closed-in corners of the funeral parlour,and also create a tense atmosphere of a deadly evil being in the air.Spreading eye-gauging's and mucus-spewing demons across the movie,Tenney and Lewis show an excellent amount of focus in using a long lens,which allows for the superbly designed demons to slowly creep up on the viewer.Whilst Tenney and Lewis do well in attempting to give the film a fast-pace feel,the screenplay by Joe Augustyn sadly slows their sprint down,due to Augustyn spending far too long on releasing the simple set-up,which leads to the demons flames burning out before they have had a chance to really burn.

lone-wolf-007 Night of the Demons is a classic case of a cheesy gory 80s horror movie that may seem slightly dated but still maintains its entertainment factor. A bunch of teens decided to party at Hull House, a funeral home that happens to be the sight of several evil things throughout the years. Kick in a séance and before you know it a demon is summoned and starts possessing and turning the others into demons. Simple premise but it works. The effects are good, there is plenty of TnA and the opening theme that plays over the credits is awesome. They just don't make them like this anymore. Get your invite and attend this party. Its a fun and entertaining movie as long as you don't take it too seriously.

gwnightscream This 1988 horror film stars Cathy Podewell, Amelia Kinkade, Linnea Quigley, Alvin Alexis, Allison Barron, Lance Fenton, Bill Gallo, Hal Havins, Philip Tanzini and Jill Terashita. This takes place on Halloween night where teenage girl, Jill (Podewell) and her friends, Roger (Alexis), Helen (Barron), Jay (Fenton), Sal (Gallo), Stooge (Havins), Max (Tanzini) and Frannie (Terashita) have a private party at an abandoned mortuary, "Hull House." Kinkade plays Angela and Quigley (Return of the Living Dead) plays Suzanne who throw the party for them. Soon, they summon a demonic spirit which possesses them one by one. This isn't a bad 80's horror flick that sort of pays tribute to "The Evil Dead" & "The Legend of Hell House" with an eerie score and good make-up effects. If you enjoy 80's horror, I recommend this.