The strange and brutal deaths of Cory’s grandparents has haunted him for years. Determined to discover the truth, he has returned to the desolate region where they lived, along with a group of friends, to try and uncover the mystery. Ignoring warnings from the locals that the area is cursed, Cory and his friends soon realize that the legend is true, as the Demon Wind, possesses and destroys them, one by one, turning them into monsters from hell.
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Most direct to video horror movies from the 80's and late 90's knew the formula to follow. 1. Provide a ridiculous plot. 2. Give your characters ridiculous dialogue 3. Provide the audience with a ton of blood and gore (to the comical Evil Dead level). 4. Never take yourself serious. Demon Wind does all of this and more. I remember watching this movie on HBO or maybe Cinemax (they both rotated the same films periodically in the 90's) when I was younger. Even then - the movie made me laugh and appreciate how silly it was. This movie won't scare you, most likely. It will, however, make you laugh at how ridiculous the dialogue, acting, and production value (though I really appreciated the makeup effects) is.
Of all of the Evil Dead rip-offs I have seen, Demon Wind is perhaps the most blatant, its basic plot, setting, characters, sound effects and atmosphere all clearly fashioned after Sam Raimi's 1982 horror classic. Director Charles Philip Moore is no Raimi though, and the result is a haphazard mess packed with random, oddball WTF moments and cheap gore effects, albeit one that demands to be seen (by avid fans of trashy horror, at least) just to be believed.For starters, the group of twenty somethings that are attacked by ancient demons in a remote run down cottage includes a high-kickin' karate magician—you don't get many of them in horror films; then there's the human remains packing a supernatural charge, and the trio of superhuman, supernatural ghost girls who turn one victim into a doll (!?!); and let's not forget about the bird's egg that cracks open to reveal maggots, the mysterious fog that repeatedly prevents the group from escaping, the assorted mouldy, wisecracking zombies, the topless female demon, and the satanic altar comprising of a human skeleton and animal skull with whiplash tongue that chomps on a girl's head!
I must readily agree with most of the comments posted for this film. Incredibly lame, yet the camp appeal just can't be denied. My particular favorites are the gruesome twosome companions and the young female ghost crying out "you're mine!".One question though about the demon wind fog effect - when they saw it coming, what would have happened if they had run to the trees and held on to them for dear life? Would the demon wind had been defeated? Or would the trees also had been transplanted? It would have been interesting to see if this theory had worked. I guess we won't know unless we can enjoy a Demon Wind 2.
Fun low budgeter filled with a hot young cast, creepy atmosphere, some funny one-liners and zombies.You got to admit the first moments the group of friends arrives to the abandoned farm are pretty good, the ending is not as good as the rest of the movie, but nonetheless I love watching this movie.I might be wrong, but it seems the more graphic effects were edited out, especially when the two dudes with the guns go outside to kick some zombie butt and when the girl buries her long nails into her boyfriend's skull.Sadly the women don't have much to do, but scream, run and die. One of the male actors was horrible, I was happy he died almost immediately after arriving.