Demons (Dèmoni)

252-poster
release date May 30 1986
studio Anchor Bay
director Lamberto Bava
writer Lamberto Bava
starring Urbano Barberini, Natasha Hovey, Karl Zinny
tagline They will make cemeteries their cathedrals and the cities will be your tombs.
trailer 1 Trailer #1

Synopsis

Several people are invited to join the opening of a new movie theatre. As the horror film shown to the guests gets more and more violent, the people start to transform one by one into bloodthirsty demons. The remaining guests begin the desperate battle for their lives.

Official Review

Every horror movie lover has their own gateway director into the world of Italian horror cinema: Argento, Fulci, the recently passed Bruno Mattei, Umberto Lenzi, Sergio Martino, Michele Soavi, every horror fan can name their mother’s milk. I, for one, suckled on the teat of Lamberto Bava. I cut my teeth on MACABRE and then, understandably, weaned myself towards solids through repeated viewings of A BLADE IN THE DARK. DEEP RED (1975) and SUSPIRIA (1977) finally propelled me into a realm of understanding and sudden awareness: yes… yes!, the Italians truly knew what horror was all about. …Read More

Images, Posters and Photos

Official Score: 5 / 5