Wasn't too bad, but wasn't too good.

kill__machine

There is quite a fan base for Stephen Geoffreys, the then young star of 976-EVIL. The fact that he has avoided films for the past 6 or 7 years is a disappointment.

976-EVIL is not as bad as some people think. I found it in a video store the other day and upon watching it, there are far worse horror flicks out there. Robert Englund does a reasonable job in directing this film, and the cast approach their characters in the typical way horror film characters are approached. The acting isn't great, the plot could use touch-ups, other than that it's not too bad.

Stephen Geoffreys plays Hoax, the typical high school loner who gets picked on. His cousin Spike is 'cool'. When Hoax finds a piece of paper which has the "Horror"scope number 976 EVIL on it, he calls it up and is transformed into a revenge seeking demon.

It surely isn't worthy of making a sequel to it, however it did spawn a sequel, which I haven't had a chance to see yet, however I understand that Spike returns in the second movie.

score 7/10

kill__machine 17 November 1999

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