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As far as the horror genre goes, in my opinion, the Italians are truly the masters of the craft. Japanese horror would be nowhere without the influence of greats like Mario Bava and Dario Argento. These guys are responsible for some of the most shocking and controversial horror films ever, long before "The Ring" and "Audition" thought about scaring people. Lamberto Bava, son of Mario Bava, is also included on this list for his exceptionally scary and enormously fun horror film, "Demons", released in 1985.
Set inside a West Berlin movie theatre, "Demons" centers around a group of people trapped inside this movie theatre doing battle blood thirsty demons on the warpath. As they watch the film unfold on the screen, the film starts to take over the souls of the people watching. "Demons" takes the idea of the traditional horror film and really adds some creative sparks. It also turns the holy of holies...the movie theatre...into a nightmare, using every part of the movie theatre as a killing ground for the creatures. There is also the added twist of having the movie on the screen running at the same time as the movie we are watching, and it is nice to see how Bava intersects the two and keeps us guessing at the same time. The name Bava is just synonymous with horror.
All of that said, "Demons" is definitely a film for the 1980's. It features the same kind of blood and gore techniques that "The Evil Dead" made so popular when it was released. The budget is a bit larger than that of "Evil Dead", but the same ideas behind the gore are present. I remember watching this film when I was younger and being absolutely traumatized by what I was seeing. The same could be said for "The Evil Dead". However, I think "Demons" has held up far better over the years than "Evil Dead". I can watch "Demons" today and still be scared during certain sequences. "Evil Dead" has lost its ability to affectively scare me.
To truly appreciate horror, you have to discover the Italian masters, and I would include Lamberto Bava in that group alongside his father and Dario Argento. "Demons" is actually one of the finest from that sub-genre. It has more modern day horror than Argento's earlier work, and it has more entertainment value than Argento's newer work, and it takes what Mario Bava did and just amps it up a few notches. This is a film Mario Bava probably would have made when he got further along in his career, if it had not been taboo to do something like this back when he was in his prime. This might have been his film after "Black Sunday" -- who knows? "Demons" is one of the best horror films ever made; a truly frightening and entertaining, blood soaked experience. 10/10
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