So I
already covered Night of the Demons for this marathon (linked here) and thought that I’d might as
well take a look at the first sequel too. I can’t believe it took them six
years to make another Night of the Demons movie. Was it worth the wait?
Another batch
of students decide to visit Hull House for a Halloween party. The ringleader is
bad girl named Shirley and she manages to trick another girl named Melissa to
come with them. Melissa is Angela’s sister, which of course is bad news. The
kids arrive and party some before Angela starts to mess with them. Before the
scares go too far and before they know anyone has died the kids take off. Wait
a minute a horror movie where the kids get freaked out and leave… finally!
Sadly,
they take something with them that allows Angela to follow them. This means she
shows up on campus and the killings kick into full gear! What is her plan you
might ask? She wants and gets Melissa to return to Hull House so that they can
do some ritual. Her friends, the priest, and nun head off in pursuit. I forgot
to mention it is a Catholic school for troubled kids which is why they have a
priest and nun on campus. Father Bob thinks it is all nonsense, Sister Gloria
knows what is up and is ready to throw down with some demons. Much mayhem and
gore happen before things are resolved and the credits roll.
This is
how you do a sequel. They have the character of Angela, played again by Amelia
Kinkade, to connect this to the first movie. But instead of just rehashing the
same plot as the first one they throw some twists in. For example, the entire
movie doesn’t take place at the house which allows for a nice break in the middle
of the action. The introduction of Sister Gloria was also a cool add as it
allows them to expand the universe and have a new character that can go toe to
toe with the Demons. They also develop the Angela character from just the
monster to a monster that wants to kill her sister… Okay still a monster but it
was different!
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| Angela is back for more fun! |
What
didn’t change from the first movie was the gore. There are a respectable seven
kills and most of them are stacked up at towards the end. There are a couple of
missionaries who stop by Hull House in the first scene. They are killed
offscreen which is disappointing. That said we do get some lipstick fun, a head
gets lopped off, a good stabbing, and the nerd who has all the answers meets
his end as well. Toss in some fun melting demons and a weird basketball game
for even more fun. The creature designs are decent with the demons looking cool
including a fun bit with one that loses their head. We also get a very nifty
final showdown when Angela goes all snake monster on them. While not as crazy
and gory as the original all in all, I have no complaints.
This is a
pretty good sequel that I have always enjoyed. Good characters, a memorable
villain, decent pacing, and more than a few very funny lines makes Night of the
Demons 2 worth a look. I have a beat-up old DVD that appears to be a VHS rip
that I really need to upgrade before next October. Consider this a
recommendation.
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