Night Terrors

film #15 of hooptober part v: a new beginning tobe hooper was a hell of a filmmaker whose contributions to genre storytelling were undeniable. but like all horror directors, there are some serious swings and misses in his filmography. night terrors fits squarely in that category. the film's ambitions are laudable, as it tries to fit the marquis de sade and concepts of destiny, legacy, faith, and sexuality into its ninety-three minute running time. but the ideas don't manage to come together into rom globus and daniel matmor written words. the dialogue hackneyed at best and, more often than... read more

don't judge a vhs by its cover. this is the case.it looks like a cheesy italian arab-gothic-erotic exploitation but actually directed by tobe hooper and starring freddy englund. read more