Arriving at a strange European college, a student finds that a series of bizarre incidents around the school is the cause of a summoned demon that is trying to open the gates of Hell to unleash Armageddon on mankind requires his services to complete the ritual and tries to stop it.
While this one may not be one of the best entries out there, there's some decent stuff here. One of the better facets here is the film's rather nice setup offering a lot of details that are brought together here. With the overall discovery of the demonic incantations being applied by the staff and students at the facility, the connection with the family backstory involving his missing sister and the fateful accident with his parents, and the interconnected tales within everything here, it all serves well enough here to generate a highly enjoyable setup that has a lot to like. Making the least likely person the head of the whole apocalyptic plan was a bit of a stretch to believe thinking about afterward, but it keeps the viewer hooked into thinking anything can happen as there's a lot of mystery wrung out of this that captivates what little attention that could have been given, and the storyline is pretty clever. The other effect aspect of this one is the rather effective atmosphere that comes about due to the fine apocalyptic setup. The overall mixture of sorcery and black magic, especially with the rituals being prepared here for the final ceremony, combines with the location being a great setting for some Gothic atmosphere. This comes about with its darkened hallways, eerie cemetery, and expansive rooms within to make for some decent moments at times when this one really gets its solid plot going as there's some general creepiness on display here. That's all given an emphatic boost with the graphic demon attacks involving the being viciously ripping people's hearts out that delivers some solid low-budget blood splatter for gore to help overcome the lack of other real effects here. With a fine Gothic-tinged finale also coming into play here, the film does manage to have some generally appealing factors going for it. That said, there's still plenty to dislike here. The main stumbling block is from the exceptionally short running time that barely gives this one an hour-long running time, with a rather inane amount of time spent on flashbacks that aren't that exciting or thrilling and never seem capable of giving the film any energy as it meanders on from one scene to the next. There is also no suspense whatsoever involving a rather unimposing supernatural killer that doesn't evoke fear at all. There were plenty of opportunities to provide some cheap thrills and instead relies on having some supposedly scary demon with glowing eyes popping up sometimes to kill people for a sacrificial ritual to give off scares. He never did, and his power simply sticking his hand inside your body and pulling out your heart in one piece was entirely laughable. When added to this one's low-budget gloss, comes up rather lacking in the end.
Rated R: Violence and Language.
While this one may not be one of the best entries out there, there's some decent stuff here. One of the better facets here is the film's rather nice setup offering a lot of details that are brought together here. With the overall discovery of the demonic incantations being applied by the staff and students at the facility, the connection with the family backstory involving his missing sister and the fateful accident with his parents, and the interconnected tales within everything here, it all serves well enough here to generate a highly enjoyable setup that has a lot to like. Making the least likely person the head of the whole apocalyptic plan was a bit of a stretch to believe thinking about afterward, but it keeps the viewer hooked into thinking anything can happen as there's a lot of mystery wrung out of this that captivates what little attention that could have been given, and the storyline is pretty clever. The other effect aspect of this one is the rather effective atmosphere that comes about due to the fine apocalyptic setup. The overall mixture of sorcery and black magic, especially with the rituals being prepared here for the final ceremony, combines with the location being a great setting for some Gothic atmosphere. This comes about with its darkened hallways, eerie cemetery, and expansive rooms within to make for some decent moments at times when this one really gets its solid plot going as there's some general creepiness on display here. That's all given an emphatic boost with the graphic demon attacks involving the being viciously ripping people's hearts out that delivers some solid low-budget blood splatter for gore to help overcome the lack of other real effects here. With a fine Gothic-tinged finale also coming into play here, the film does manage to have some generally appealing factors going for it. That said, there's still plenty to dislike here. The main stumbling block is from the exceptionally short running time that barely gives this one an hour-long running time, with a rather inane amount of time spent on flashbacks that aren't that exciting or thrilling and never seem capable of giving the film any energy as it meanders on from one scene to the next. There is also no suspense whatsoever involving a rather unimposing supernatural killer that doesn't evoke fear at all. There were plenty of opportunities to provide some cheap thrills and instead relies on having some supposedly scary demon with glowing eyes popping up sometimes to kill people for a sacrificial ritual to give off scares. He never did, and his power simply sticking his hand inside your body and pulling out your heart in one piece was entirely laughable. When added to this one's low-budget gloss, comes up rather lacking in the end.
Rated R: Violence and Language.