The original Night of the Demons has turned into this cult classic that now has a small following. I never really got it. I found the film overly stupid and silly with cheap sets and a lackluster plot. Aside from some good make up effects by Steve Johnson, the film didn't have much going for it aside for some T&A. Well, the sequel is a step up from the original...barely.
The film takes place at a Catholic school for troubled teens. It's Halloween and the students are having a Halloween party at the school. When some of the more adventurous and naughty kids decide to instead go to the house that Angela killed all her friends at...well, you know the drill.
The only returning character is Angela and it was nice to see Amelia Kinkade return in the role. Steve Johnson also returns to give us some more gruesome make up effects. One change that I was thankful for was that the amount of one-liners is at a minimal here. Sure, there are an overabundance of lame jokes but those awful one-liners are at least absent. Also, the acting is a bit better and it was funny to see Ben Stiller's wife Christine Taylor in an early role.
However, like the first film, it takes awhile for anything to happen. The film plays more like a special Halloween episode of Saved By the Bell than a straight up horror film. And even though I said the acting is better in this film than the original, that isn't saying much. Thankfully we have plenty of boobs, butts and bush to keep us horny male viewers from falling asleep.
Night of the Demons 2 is what it is. It's not awful but it isn't very good. Consider me an outcast; I am not a fan of this series.
Man of a Thousand Faces
The great Lon Chaney from London After Midnight
