Night of the Demons

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

1988 1h 30m EN

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★6.2TMDB · 414

HorrorComedy

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When partygoers at a deserted funeral home decide to have a séance on Halloween night, they awaken something evil with a thirst for blood.

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

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Cast

Cathy Podewell
Judy
Alvin Alexis
Rodger
Amelia Kinkade
Angela
Linnea Quigley
Suzanne
Hal Havins
Stooge
Billy Gallo
Sal
Lance Fenton
Jay
Jill Terashita
Frannie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kevin Tenney
Writers: Joe Augustyn
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $1.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Night of the Demons Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kevin Tenney, shot by David Lewis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dennis Michael Tenney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Daniel Duncan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Cathy Podewell and Alvin Alexis and Amelia Kinkade carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Kevin Tenney directs. David Lewis behind the camera. Dennis Michael Tenney scores. Daniel Duncan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $1.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
338 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Night of the Demons Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Kevin Tenney, shot by David Lewis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Dennis Michael Tenney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Daniel Duncan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Cathy Podewell and Alvin Alexis and Amelia Kinkade carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Angela is having a party, Jason and Freddy are too scared to come... But you'll have a hell of a time.".
10IMDB entry: tt0093624 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: David Lewis
Original score: Dennis Michael Tenney
Editing: Daniel Duncan
Makeup / hair: Antoinette Ponzo
Sound: Rick Ash
Stunt coordinator: John Stewart
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,200,000
Box office: $3,109,904
Return: 259% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Night of the Demons (1988)

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Night of the Demons Collection

An American comedy-horror film franchise originating in 1988, spawning two sequels and a remake loosely based on the original in 2009.

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Gimly2019-08-25
★ 6/10
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.
kevin20192024-12-27
★ 5/10
"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.
Sierbahnn2026-05-05
★ 6/10
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.