If it would have committed to being something... anything, Evils of the Night would be way better. Instead it sorta wades around the waters of being a slasher movie, sci fi horror, and backwoods horror but really doesn't jump into any. The movie plays out but it's stuck in the mud which caused me to feel unfilled. It's too bad cause some of the characters were appealing. Everyone in the movie is quite nice looking and nobody ever gets unlikable. Tina Louise from Gilligan's Islan also somehow got mixed up with this. I guess she preferred doing something like this than ever playing Ginger again. You do you Tina, but I guarantee she never talked about it again. Aldo Ray, John Carradine, and Julie Newmar also pop up in important roles. I got to admit I didn't recognize Tony O' Dell from Chopping Mall as Billy (the guy in the beginning in the woods and the hospital) but I guess that's because he was a John Terlesky in this one. Karrie Emmerson his Chopping Mall Co star I did recognize. She had a final girl quality but again couldn't quite stick the landing. One thing I also liked was the effect of the spaceship. It's not ET or Close Ecounters of the Third Kind but it's pretty realistic, especially when it's landing and taking off. I'm guessing that was a miniature model? It looked good. You can do some good things with a modest budget. The lasers from the tacky rings on the other hand...
Evils of the Night isn't really worth watching unless you're an 80s completist or like to buy everything Vinegar Syndrome puts out. It's far from the worst 80s horror movie but it doesn't come together. Check out The Immortalizer or Without Warning instead.
Evils of the Night isn't really worth watching unless you're an 80s completist or like to buy everything Vinegar Syndrome puts out. It's far from the worst 80s horror movie but it doesn't come together. Check out The Immortalizer or Without Warning instead.