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.
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.