Demons 1985

Directed by: Lamberto bava
Running time: 88mins

Ah the memories this was the first horror film I watched at about age 8 that actually scared me so much I couldn't watch it all. This is after watching many ft13th and nightmare films and finding them funny. Only at age 12 did I once again find it in a video shop and force my mother to rent it for me, I did finish it and then learn of a sequel which I watched a week later.

So the films premise well we get a girl called Cheryl disembarking from and underground train and suddenly the whole underground becomes deserted in a matter of seconds. She then freaks out as she's followed by a guy with parts of a silver mask embedded in his face. He eventually catches up with her and gives her two tickets to an 'exclusive' cinema showing. She then meets up with her friend and the arrange to go the cinema showing.

At the cinema they are chatted up by some guys Ken and George who kind of force themselves in a friendly way onto the girls. Some loud louts come into the cinema next and mess around with a mask that is hanging from a motorcycle handle. The woman cuts her face on something inside, disgruntled she replaces the mask and all the viewers enter cinema screen. The films a horror Much to the chagrin of some viewers.

The film says of a time when demons will rule the earth and mirroring the early woman someone cuts their face on an Identical mask. Rosemary, that's her name, she starts to feel sick and runs off to the toilet. The cut begins to bubble and spew forth mass amounts of puss, she screams trying to stem the flow then she convulses and begins her transformation into a demon. Nails elongating into sharp claws teeth replaced by malformed but sharp fangs and the ability to infect with a mere scratch.

Little me at this point thought fuck this for a laugh turned it off and had nightmares about being scratched for many years to come lol. Older me appreciates the efforts of the special effects team make up etc. So her friend goes to check on her gets her neck slashed in the process and proceeds to die behind the movie screen mirroring the film. She falls through the screen her nails/claws ripping through as she transforms before everyone's eyes. They all try to escape and find they are barred inside the movie house. ( though later some thugs open a way inside releasing demons into the streets).
One by one they are transformed into demons until only Cheryl and George is left. A helicopter crashes through the roof of the cinema and George gets Cheryl on the motorcycle with a ninja sword and cuts a swathe through the demons to where a rope dangles from the new hole.

Now here's one of my ONLY qualms with the film as George is riding around decapitating demons one viciously claws his arm, no other movie site or even the makers themselves comment on this, was it a mistake? Who knows. Well they get out and realise the whole city is being over run by demons. They are then attacked by the mask guy demonized and kill him. This is pretty much never the end which you know I try not to spoil here unless I have to.
All in all a pretty decent schlock fest if you like zombie stuff this is close to it think more 28 days later type though. I'd recommend it for a horror night  most definitely with a strong 3 stars as my rating.