This is the Necronomiconis 101 for dummies, the search for the huge book of evil to figure out what to do when the birth of twins indicates that a portal has been opened which could result in some major evil. The film takes forever to get going, showing the viewer some really eerie visuals including the supposed rape of the young woman we see at the opening. Then the film editor takes us around to supposed locations where related occurrences took place, slowing down the narrative to a painfully noisy pacing. The cast (with the exception of former child star Dean Stockwell as a doctor of spiritual studies) is filled with bland nobodies, a few made up to look like mentally challenged demons, and they are silly, not frightening.
Overloaded with cheesy effects and some really bad CGI, this is just another example of how cable TV became the graveyard where rotten films go and bad acting and writing is welcome. It makes H. P. Lovecraft's short story seem much ado about nothing even though it is considered a masterpiece of horrific prophecy, a tedious and boring film with a few gross moments and a few dangerous sequences, and waiting for anything to happen is like waiting for the day of the rapture. By the time anything vital occurs to make sense of the writer's intentions, the viewer will either be ready for bed or an exorcism. As for me, I felt the need for a shower to wipe out the filth I just spent 90 minutes watching.
Overloaded with cheesy effects and some really bad CGI, this is just another example of how cable TV became the graveyard where rotten films go and bad acting and writing is welcome. It makes H. P. Lovecraft's short story seem much ado about nothing even though it is considered a masterpiece of horrific prophecy, a tedious and boring film with a few gross moments and a few dangerous sequences, and waiting for anything to happen is like waiting for the day of the rapture. By the time anything vital occurs to make sense of the writer's intentions, the viewer will either be ready for bed or an exorcism. As for me, I felt the need for a shower to wipe out the filth I just spent 90 minutes watching.