23. Demons dir. by Lamberto Bava (1985)
Lamberto Bava (son of Mario Bava and protégé to Dario Argento) directs this oddly meta tale of film come to life.
Two young women are given free tickets to the premiere of a new horror film. Together with a theatre full of strangers, the women are subjected to an hour and a half of very real horror, as the story happening on the screen begins to bleed into the real world. Plenty of great kills, impressive creature effects, and hilariously bad ADR’d dialogue make this a treat to watch.
I haven’t seen Demons 2 yet, but if it follows the storyline of the first, I’m looking at a pretty great post-apocalyptic demon story. Watch it with friends.
