This June is “VHS Cover Art” month at Catching Up On Cinema!
Every week we'll be reviewing films with incredible cover art from the VHS era.
This week, Kyle and Trevor review Brian Trenchard-Smith's, Night of the Demons 2 (1994)!
A direct-to-video follow up to Kevin S. Tenney's, Night of the Demons (1988), the film is a raunchy and entertaining sequel to it's minor cult hit predecessor.
Like the original, Night of the Demons 2 is possessed of (heh) a host of clever and well engineered practical makeup effects and effects that largely serve to compensate for it's flimsy plotting and characterization.
While most of the fun and horror is confined to it's last act, the film is never truly boring, and very much seems to understand the expectations of its audience.
Juvenile and trashy, but undeniably fun, Night of the Demons 2 may not be able to match the production values of the original, however some of its effects and gags are implemented in more interesting ways than the first film, resulting in a rare direct-to-video sequel that matches and occasionally surpasses it's predecessor.
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