Night of The Demons 2 Review

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When I was a kid, “Night of the Demons” was one of my favorite horror movies. It had everything you could possibly want from a scary movie. It had sex, drugs, classic cartoonish characters, and crazy death sequences. With the sequel, we get a lot of the same, only done a bit more comedic and well, there’s just some more outlandish fun in this 1990s sequel. “Night of the Demons 2”, is not going to win awards, and it may not even be for everyone, but as a sequel it works on the same or at least similar premises from the first, and does so with gusto.

This movie is set 6 years after the past party ended. We get thrown into a catholic school and get to see a few people’s lives go through the boredom movement that is private education. Along the way you get introduced to a cast of characters that are stereotypical in horror. The cool guy, the sex obsessed guy, the shy virgin, and more. For fans of nudity, you’re going to get hit with a lot of breasts while this movie is setting up. It’s gratuitous to say the least. As you get through the casting, you realize that the story is going to go back to the Hull House.

One of the main characters brings about a demon through a book that he has, and while he’s a nerdy getting bullied here, he’s definitely an anti-hero. As the movie gets going, a bunch of kids that are punished and isolated to their bedrooms gang together to go and party off campus. It’s there that they are greeted by Angela, the demon, and she wants to kill her sister (the shy virgin) so that she can live again? When the priest and main nun realize that the kids are gone, they spring into action, alongside the demon summoning kid to take on Angela and her dangerous elements.

Overall, the premise is a bit convoluted, but it works here. The makeup effects are amazing at times. There is little to no computer graphics or animation here. There’s some stop motion, but it’s a lot of latex effects that really make this awesome. The holy water trope is all the same as you’d expect, and religion plays a role in defeating her, but the story gets overly comical over time.

This isn’t exactly the most compelling or scary of movies, but there’s enough cheap gags, nudity, and fight sequences to make this one a solid sequel. If you liked “976-Evil”, then you’re going to love the direction that this takes. I found it to be funny, and somewhat gruesome at times. I recommend checking this one out, and perhaps doing a marathon with the original, this one, and part 3 in one night! “Night of the Demons 2” is solid horror fare, and I recommend picking it up.

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Sinister Review

There are a lot of movies that come out with the same premise as others, and this one seemed to have a similar idea going for it, although, it tried to make something new out of the trend of found footage horror movies. It’s with that in mind that we start to realize that the genre is not going anywhere, and while I may not love it, it is here to stay, much like the idea of torturous films after the “Saw” series came and went. With that in mind, enjoy the review of Sinister.

I wanted to see this movie when it came out initially, but as always, I wasn’t able to go for a variety of reasons. I tend not to have any money, and since no one that reads this site helps me out financially, it just isn’t possible for me to get entertained and write at the same time. It’s one or the other, and neither one pays. It’s that sort of reality that drives this movie, as we meet our hero, a struggling writer that moves into the house where a whole family is killed on a quest to write the best true crime book that he can. As he starts to connect the pieces of what really happened in the home, a manifestation starts to appear.

Much like other found footage movies, this one relies heavily on the premise that there was something supernatural on the other side of the film that caused the problems. In the end we get to see this demon of sorts and well, it’s highly predictable and laughable the way it ended. I didn’t like the way it turned out as it was a long and tedious romp through boredom to get to the final answer and to really understand what was going on.

Premise and boredom aside, Sinister does bring to light some very unique elements into the horror genre. There is the found footage thing, but the acting, and the urgency of the characters involved made you think twice about simply throwing in the towel for other entertainment choices. I found myself not only caring for the main characters but also wanting them to survive without a scratch. You know that wasn’t going to happen, and when you get the reveal, you feel a bit uneasy.

Overall, Sinister is an ok horror movie. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone, unless they are diehard collectors. If you want to get it, it’s available on Blu Ray and other formats. Check it out, buy it on amazon and help a brotha out.

Casting Out Demons: Real Life Movie Inspirations

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The sacred, the profane, and the downright demonic have always made for blockbuster and controversial movie fare, and when it comes to it, you can never go wrong with a good ol' exorcism or spirit possession story. The mysterious spiritual rite, performed across several different religions but most associated with Catholicism, has thrilled and horrified movie goers for decades.

Not all of these movies are the brain-child of over-creative writers, but come from the accounts of real life exorcisms. Do the Hollywood films take creative license to fill the theater seats, or do they stay true to the real life tale?

The Exorcist (1973)




The Film: A classic by any other name, this film is about a pair of priests that attempt to exorcise a demon out of a head-rotating and green pea soup-spitting Linda Blair in the Georgetown suburb of Washington D.C. The grotesque imagery and some of the films scenes easily made it one of the scariest movies made at the time. Even by today's standards, it's still pretty creepy.




The Real Story: The man who wrote the novel of the same name, William Peter Blatty, said he was inspired by a newspaper article while studying at Georgetown University about an exorcism performed on a 13-year-old boy. Most of the details were muddled, likely to protect the boy and his family, but evidence points to boy's behavior not being as outrageous as Regan's in the film.

Audrey Rose (1977)




The Film: A classic by any other name, this film is about a pair of priests that attempt to exorcise a demon out of a head-rotating and green pea soup-spitting Linda Blair in the Georgetown suburb of Washington D.C. The grotesque imagery and some of the films scenes easily made it one of the scariest movies made at the time. Even by today's standards, it's still pretty creepy.




The Real Story: The man who wrote the novel of the same name, William Peter Blatty, said he was inspired by a newspaper article while studying at Georgetown University about an exorcism performed on a 13-year-old boy. Most of the details were muddled, likely to protect the boy and his family, but evidence points to boy's behavior not being as outrageous as Regan's in the film.

The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)




The Film: On trial for negligent homicide due to the death of a young woman, a parish priest recounts the events of an exorcism which reveal the horrifying tribulations the woman experienced via flashback.




The Real Story: Anneliese Michel was a 16-year-old German girl who began to display signs of demonic possession in 1968. For years she was plagued with bouts of paralysis, self-abuse, starvation, and demonic visions until 1975, when two priests performed the rites of exorcism on what was believed to be several demons over the course of ten months. During that time, Anneliese refused to eat, and she died of starvation in the July of 1976. Both her parents and the priests were found guilty of manslaughter and served six months in jail.

As with any story, there will always be an amount of embellishment, though more recently it would seem that Hollywood and film-goers are enjoying movies that have their roots in reality. As information becomes more wired and the ability to fact-check “true” stories increases, we will no doubt be seeing movies that keep factual accuracy in mind.

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