This film has an alright premise to it; unfortunately, I think someone pitched the idea and they started making the thing and realized they had no script! The film has its moments, but what it does not have is well thought out characters other than the killer, logistical problems that make you wonder why this thing was not simply one night rather multiple day and nights, confusing powers and pointless padding. Seriously, instead of having that seance and those police scenes, I don't know, maybe you could have fleshed out the teens a bit?
The story, an aging horror star is reduced to commercials and seems like a sympathetic killer; however, that is dashed within mere moments of the opening as he kills the director of a commercial he is working on. He then kills another before he dies. Meanwhile, teens who apparently really liked the guy and who seem to be all about horror decide to get the guy's body and throw a party in his honor where they said they will take him back in the mourning. Apparently not, as nothing happens the first night and the body is found missing and Conrad's widow gets a medium to talk to the dead star and they are able to revive him setting him to kill the teens. A few good deaths and some pretty lousy ones ensue. Once again, why have the whole revive him thing, he should have just risen and taken out the kids in a single night.
The guy playing Conrad is over the top in presenting the character; however, that is fine, that is how he should be portraying the character. The cast of teens, meanwhile, are so bland and interchangeable that two of the guys could have been played by one actor!
So, mildly amusing and it is not all bad, just not very good. I watched another horror film where there were way fewer deaths and was a slow burn, but it kept me intrigued...this one had me checking the run time to see if I was close to the end. I mean there is a scene where a guy is at the house and then he is in the tomb, how? And speaking of the crypt, not sure that you could build one with death traps in it during the 80's...
The story, an aging horror star is reduced to commercials and seems like a sympathetic killer; however, that is dashed within mere moments of the opening as he kills the director of a commercial he is working on. He then kills another before he dies. Meanwhile, teens who apparently really liked the guy and who seem to be all about horror decide to get the guy's body and throw a party in his honor where they said they will take him back in the mourning. Apparently not, as nothing happens the first night and the body is found missing and Conrad's widow gets a medium to talk to the dead star and they are able to revive him setting him to kill the teens. A few good deaths and some pretty lousy ones ensue. Once again, why have the whole revive him thing, he should have just risen and taken out the kids in a single night.
The guy playing Conrad is over the top in presenting the character; however, that is fine, that is how he should be portraying the character. The cast of teens, meanwhile, are so bland and interchangeable that two of the guys could have been played by one actor!
So, mildly amusing and it is not all bad, just not very good. I watched another horror film where there were way fewer deaths and was a slow burn, but it kept me intrigued...this one had me checking the run time to see if I was close to the end. I mean there is a scene where a guy is at the house and then he is in the tomb, how? And speaking of the crypt, not sure that you could build one with death traps in it during the 80's...