NIGHT OF THE DEMONS was a fun 80’s horror spook-fest with a healthy helping of laughs. It also features 80’s hottie/scream queen Linnea Quigley. Well, if it’s horror and it’s from the past and it has some sort of popular following, then it must be remade, right? Correct. I apologize. However, if we must be force fed another remake/imagining, at least the new version’s writer, Adam Gierasch, is aiming to make it grotesquely grand (as shown in Mr. Ammon’s last article on the DEMONS remake here.)
And now for further proof that this remake is definitely a “go”, B-D has just scored the loooooong casting breakdown list as well as the official synopsis for the flick (both are below). Apparently some possible SPOILERS abound below, so read at your own risk. NIGHT OF THE DEMONS is looking to start shooting late this summer in Louisiana. Stay tuned for updates as we hear ’em. Till then, here’s the synopsis:
MADDIE CURTIS & her friends, LILY and SUZANNE, go to a wild Halloween party thrown by party producer ANGELA FELD at the infamous Broussard mansion outside of New Orleans. Maddie & Lily both run into their respective ex-boyfriends COLIN and DEX, who is there with his friend JASON. After the cops break up the party, Colin & Angela make a grisly discovery. Soon all seven are trapped in the house, slated to become victims of an ancient demon called Septem. As Angela, Dex, Lily and Suzanne fall prey, it’s up to Maddie, Colin and Jason to solve the mystery of Broussard House and make it through the night, if they can…
Now, here’s that long casting breakdown. I’m only going to list the LEADS. For the full list, click here.
[MADDIE CURTIS] Early to mid-20s, attractive, edgy, with a wry sense of humor, Maddie is secure enough in herself to choose a scary costume over a “man-gettin'” one for the party she attends at the infamous Broussard Mansion. Maddie has recently overcome a bad breakup with bad boy/reluctant drug dealer Colin, who shows up at the party. As the Halloween night party descends into demonic chaos and Maddie’s friends are picked off, she must team up with Colin to solve the mystery of Broussard House. Maddie’s goal is to make it through the night, but it may be harder than she thought….LEAD (4)
[ANGELA FELD] She’s charismatic and theatrical, dressed in black goth trappings, Angela is a professional producer of raves and parties who realizes her lifelong dream of throwing the ultimate party at the infamous Broussard mansion. A mesmerizing m.c. who whips party goers into a frenzy with her creepy welcome speech, Angela is furious when the cops show up–apparently, not a first for her. With the cops gone, Angela helps Colin search for his missing stash in the basement, and there discovers, to her surprise and delight, skeletons and a mummified corpse. After scraping her hand against the teeth of the corpse, Angela finds herself becoming woozy and gradually turns into a demon, complete with tail, horns and a ravenous hunger for mayhem. The first of the group to turn, Angela becomes the leader of the demon pack and loses none of her theatricality as she pursues her prey…LEAD (3)
[COLIN LEVY] Early to mid-20s, he’s a schemer always looking for an edge and never quite finding it, Colin’s ill-thought-out solution to his high debts has resulted in him becoming a reluctant (and somewhat ineffective) drug dealer. After being put on notice by underworld figure Nigel, Colin goes to the Halloween party determined to sell his stash and get the money he needs to pay off his debts. He’s uncomfortable to run into his ex-girlfriend Maddie but soon has more pressing worries when the police bust the party. Colin hides the drugs — but when he retrieves them, he inadvertently sets the stage for demons to emerge. At first Colin can focus only on his own need to get out of there, but soon he realizes that he must team up with Maddie and Jason to make it until morning, if he can…LEAD (7)
[JASON ROGERS] Mid 20s, laidback, kind of sweet, Jason’s a paintball aficionado who, along with his friend Dex, spends Halloween night on a rooftop smoking pot, eating candy and shooting the neighborhood bully with a paintball gun. After buying some E fro Colin at the Broussard mansion party, Jason winds up locked in the mansion with Maddie, Dex, Angela, Lily, Suzanne and Colin after the cops close it down. Freaked out by a bizarre encounter with Lily, Jason knows early on that something’s seriously wrong with their friends. Soon he’s fighting demons and trying to unravel the mystery of Broussard House with Colin and Maddie. Jason survives an injury but doesn’t fare so well when the demons resort to trickery…LEAD (8)
[LILY THOMPSON] 25, bohemian, beautiful, Lily is friends with Maddie and Suzanne, with whom she goes to the Halloween party at the Broussard mansion. Lily professes surprise when she runs into her ex-boyfriend Dex, though her actions before the party suggest otherwise. Dex and Lily quickly make up, but their alone time is interrupted when the police arrive. Once they discover that they’re locked in the mansion for the night, Lily and Dex resume what they started. Unaware that Dex is not himself, Lily soon changes as well — and in demon form, she freaks Jason out…LEAD (4)
[SUZANNE REED] A young hipster who’s friends with Lily and Maddie, Suzanne takes Maddie and Lily to the Broussard mansion for a night of drinking and fun. Having known Angela, the producer, since high school, Suzanne is the only one who knows the backstory of the “evil” Broussard mansion. Quickly settling in for some heavy drinking once she arrives, Suzanne winds up gyrating drunkenly in one of the swinging go-go cages. After the cops break up the party and the remaining group finds the skeletons in the basement, Suzanne, unaware that Angela has become a demon, tries unsuccessfully to deflect Angela’s advances–and winds up gruesomely turned into a demon herself…LEAD (5)
[DEX TRILBY] Mid 20s, lovably scruffy, Dex spends his pre-party time watching trick or treaters from a rooftop with Jason. A bit awkward when he finds his ex-girlfriend Lily at the party, he seems interested in at least talking with her. However, Dex winds up locked in the mansion with the others after the cops break up the party and the remaining group discovers the skeletons in the basement. Taken aback and disoriented when Angela gives him a major kiss during a game of spin the bottle, Dex begins to turn into a demon–and takes Lily along with him…LEAD (8)
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