Night of the Demons (1988 film)

Night of the Demons
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kevin S. Tenney
Written by	Joe Augustyn
Produced by	Joe Augustyn
Starring	Cathy Podewell Amelia Kinkade Linnea Quigley Hal Havins William Gallo Alvin Alexis
Cinematography	David Lewis
Edited by	Daniel Duncan
Music by	Dennis Michael Tenney
Production companies	Paragon Arts International[1] Halloween Partners Ltd.[1][2] Meridian Pictures[2]
Distributed by	International Film Marketing
Release date	September 9, 1988 (1988-09-09) (Detroit)[1]
Running time	89 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$3.1 million (US)[3]

Night of the Demons is a 1988 American supernatural horror film directed by Kevin S. Tenney, written and produced by Joe Augustyn, and starring Amelia Kinkade, Cathy Podewell, Linnea Quigley, Hal Havins, and Alvin Alexis. The plot follows a group of high school students who throw a party inside an isolated funeral parlor on Halloween night. While attempting a séance, they accidentally release a demon locked in the crematorium that begins to possess them one by one.

Filmed in Los Angeles in 1987, Night of the Demons premiered in Detroit in September 1988, grossing $3.1 million at the box office. Though it received a mixed critical response, the film would later become a cult classic in the years since its release.^[4] It spawned a film series, as well as a 2009 remake of the same name.