A moral lesson on why you should never ever ever accept free movie tickets from a fella dressed as a bootleg Phantom of the Opera.

So, what happens when a group of people including a duo of college class skipping ladies, a pair of yuppie yuppies, a young first love couple, a wise old blindman and his nymphomaniac companion, a gang of Class of 84 reject punks, and a mackdaddy pimp and his two ho's all get trapped in a movie theatre possessed by demons? Total fuckin' chaotic chaos, of course. What makes it even better? When they go from movie watchers, to demon green gooze ooze possessed. God bless, the Italians!

Lamberto Bava in the director's chair. Dario Argento…

#15 of 31 - CINEMONSTER'S HOOPTOBER 4.0 Film Challenge

I had to chuckle at myself when the only thing I couldn't buy into in this Over-The-Top splatterfest directed by Lamberto Bava was the helicopter coming into the theater through the roof! I had no problem with people turning into demons as a result of an infection! No siree bob that didn't cause me to waiver one iota! I never flinched an inch when gratuitous gore no longer applied for it doesn't even begin to describe the unfathomable amounts of blood letting, flesh ripping carnage that was unfolding upon my screen! But throw in a helicopter crashing into the theater and I'm suffering from a terminal case of "panties in a…

"The movie's to blame for all this!"

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A nightmare simulation, operating without error. Each choice and narrative happenstance allows for a propulsion of hopelessness. These stock characters push their way through countless obstacles. But the demons keep coming. There are no exits. The movie never stops. Any light at the end of the tunnels should be feared. No Hay Banda. Lamberto Bava has never made a better horror flick than this one - maybe because he grew up around his father (Mario Bava): genius viewed rather than experienced. As such, the silver screen is adored and trusted, and it's all too real - perfect in its gooey, neon glow, all tatted and coked up, oblivious to the past and…

Hoop-Tober, Film 9 of 31:

This was some of the most fun I've had with a horror movie in a while. It's almost as if Bava was instructed to direct as 80s of a movie as possible, and proceeded to do exactly that; it's films like these that force me to use "80s" as an adjective, ahah. Seriously though, for what it is, Demons is perfect. The score/soundtrack, the special effects, the meta aspect of film (e.g. the movie theater)... I mean, this movie seemed like it was designed specifically for horror buffs of the time - it's awesome to see a director take his audience into consideration that much during the crafting of his film. There are also moments…

Scavenger Hunt 38/Film 18/A Film filmed on 35mm

DEMONS has to be one of the most unique, fun and excellent horror films of all time. It has a story that seems so ridiculously simple that you can’t believe it has not been done before, it has effects I absolutely adore and it is thrilling from the first minute until the last.

In a perfect world Lamberto Bava and Dario Argento would work on every single project together as the chemistry these two wonderful craftsman possess is otherworldly. If you are even remotely interested in horror, DEMONS will put a smile on your face. It caters for most, if not all, horror needs. The plot is wonderful, from the opening scenes…

Receiving tickets to a movie premiere, a group of friends arrives at the theater where they find out that it's for a horror film, but as the movie continues several participants turn into demons inspired by those in the film and try to find a way to completely take the demons out.

This is one of the best Italian horror films around. One of the best features here is the fact that it uses one of the oldest tricks in the genre, trapping a bunch of people in an isolated location with a terrifying threat and knocking them off one-by-one. This is made all the better by the ingenuity used to make such a part workable as well as allowing…