For the sake of convenience and, of course, to reach wider audiences, this modest made-for-TV horror flick got released as a second sequel to the hugely popular "Demons"-franchise. Apart from the fact that Lamberto Bava directed them all, there aren't any similarity between "the Ogre" and the previous two "Demons" films. "Demons" (as well as its dull sequel) is a gross and outrageous splatter flick, whereas "The Ogre" is an attempt at an atmospheric spook-tale.
The amount of bloodshed and hideous make-up effects in this film is very limited (also because it's a TV-production), and bad-boy Bava even attempts to insert some style & subtlety. The plot isn't very convincing and contains a few holes, but still the premise is interesting enough to hold your attention for a good 90 minutes. We're introduced to a female horror writer who keeps having the same nightmare ever since she was a little girl. 22 years later, she and her family are spending a vacation in an ancient Italian mansion and this setting strangely resembles the one in her dream; - especially the ominous cellar. Events identical to the ones in her nightmare start to come true and it seems like there really is a monster living in the cellar.
This creature is an "Ogre", but he has nothing in common with Shrek! The film offers a little bit of suspense, but could have used a lot more action! There are too many overlong and pointless scenes in which the heroine just walks though the mansion, but even though the ominous music gets louder, nothing happens! The acting is fair, and Virginia Bryant definitely is a fine looking lady (there's a bath-sequence to confirm this statement).