Review of The Demon

The Demon (1981)
3/10
What the hell is going on?
23 January 2006
Warning: Spoilers
I bought this movie as part of a package deal, and I must say it reduces the value of the package immeasurably.

The "demon" is described by the wasted Cameron Mitchell as "less than a man and more than a man", which is a neat trick but is never explained. But then neither are the "demon's" motives, choice of victims, or identity.

The entire ending relies on the conceit that the to-be victim can't figure out how to get out of her OWN HOUSE. She tries to leave through one door and ends up holding the doorknob (and when the demon had time to play handyman isn't explained because that knob had to have been in place when she got home. And at one point, the woman runs into the kitchen and doesn't grab a knife or any other potential weapon...are people really this stupid? The camera work is hackneyed, scenes are shot so dark you can't see the action, and the plot evidently died with the first victim. But by all means, get this movie and see it for yourself. Why should I suffer alone?
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