Happy Hell Night

I say shit damn but this be one bloody awful piece of work. I huess you know you're in trouble when the director's only big credit prior to this was a one epsiode stint on MR. ROGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD and though he would follow HAPPY HELL NIGHT with the equally bad BRAINSCAN it is with great pleasure there has been no more work from director Brian Owens and let's hope there won't be! Sad thing is, he had Darren McGavin towards the end of his career and a young Jorja Fox at the beginning of hers. Granted it is an uncredited role for her but she does have a nice death scene even if the special effects are horrid. Also of note is the early work of Sam Rockwell who went on to a very illustrious future and we will see him in the upcoming screen version of CHUCK PALAHNIUK's CHOKE. There is one interesting scene where a marble Jesus comes to life on the cross and it was executed so well it sticks out like a sore spear and the scenes in which we see Charles Cragin (who I'm not sure was in make-up!) as Malius are good for a few cheap pops. All in all, best to leave this little number in the delete bin where it belongs.