This titles was introduced by Vinegar Syndrome for black Friday and sold out in a matter of days. It's always good to hear that films like this are still popular.
Gorgeous Bresee plays Susan a young woman whose family is cursed by a 300 year old demon, and now that demon is starting to take possession of Susan.
Susan and her husband Oliver (Marjoe Gortner) live in an estate and all seems normal at first. The couple go dancing at a club and a man makes moves on Susan. Her eyes turn green and he is killed when his car starts on fire and he is killed in an explosion. From then on thngs get really weird.
The possessed Susan kills the gardener after seducing him for sex. She then kills her Aunt Cora (Laura Hippe) by levitating her in mid air and tearing her apart. Oilver and their maid, Elsie (LaWanda Page) begin to see changes in Susan. One morning Elsie sees a strange green light and mist coming from Susan's room and in a very comical scene decides to leave and utters one of the most classic lines in horror movie history..."no more greavin'...I'm leavin'".
The demon also kills a green house delivery man and a man at a crowded mall. These effects are very well done by John Carl Buechler and crew, but the highlight is when Oliver is killed by his wife who has changed into a demon and has his chest torn out by her now cannibalistic breasts!!! Once seen it's never forgotten.
Norman Burton is Dr. Simon Andrews, a psychiatrist and good friend of the family, that tries to help Susan. Yes, there are a LOT of plot holes and many unanswered questions, but hey, this is a highly entertaining film and it never really seems to matter much.
Easily one of my favorite 80's horror films. The presentation from VS is beautiful and better than I have ever seen this gem before. The extras on the disc include an interview with Buechler about his effects, the original movie trailer and various TV spots plus a great promo stills gallery. I wish they had been able to get Bresee for an interview. The woman is a goddess.
I was working in the film business at this time and Bobbie is one of the nicest people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. They don't make actresses like her anymore.
If you like 80's horror and gore films, this is for you. A huge thanks to VS for getting this out and it didn't arrive by the cut off date for my Top 70 of 2018, but it's a top release for 2019 no doubt. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
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