Summary
On his 17th birthday, a boy named Michael has a surprise party thrown by his friends, where a session with a Ouija board accidentally unleashes a demon named Virgil, who possesses one of them to go on a killing spree. Michael, now plagued by violent nightmares and premonitions, sets out to try and stop the killings.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 36GoodWatch 43
IMDb4.8
Audience score24%
Running time
1 h 30 min
A typical length for horror movies, −5 min on the typical 95
typical 9590Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1989
March 2, 1989
37 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Mexico
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 11 more27 people
- JMJon Michael BischofMichael
- Gabriela HasselAlexandra
- Helena RojoMrs. Smith
- Jorge LukeLt. Velazco
- Juan Ignacio ArandaTony
- Eduardo NoriegaFred
- Roberto PalazuelosJohn
- Edna BolkanTeacher
- Raúl AraizaRobert
Mindie McCullumCristy
Evangelina ElizondoReception Nurse
Cecilia TijerinaDebbie
Mario Iván MartínezPeter
Humberto ElizondoTV Reporter- JHJosé HerreraJose
- GBGeorge BelangerDoctor
- JSJose SambranoPriest
- LWLisa WhitheyLisa
- NVNelson VelázquezWeiter
- MLMartin Luis QuintanaGuard 1
- LRLeo RojoGuard 2
- NTNora TorreroNurse 1
- MFMarcela FigueroaNurse 2
- RERosalinda EspañaNurse 3
Directing · 2
- Rubén Galindo Jr. Director, Writer
- Jorge Bustos First Assistant Director
Production · 5
- Rodolfo Galindo Executive Producer
- Raúl Galindo Producer
- Bruce Glenn Producer
- Javier Segura Producer's Assistant
- Gilberto Arcos Producer's Assistant
Camera · 2
- Miguel Araña Director of Photography
- Daniel López Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Carlos Savage Editor
Sound · 2
- Jon Michael Bischof Original Music Composer
- Pedro Plascencia Original Music Composer
Other crew · 1
- Screaming Mad George Special Effects
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