Evils of the Night

Evils of the Night
Directed by	Mardi Rustam
Produced by	Mardi and Mohammed Rustam[1];
Written by	Mardi Rustam; Philip Dennis Connors[1];
Starring	Aldo Ray; Neville Brand; Tina Louise; John Carradine; Julie Newmar;
Music by	Robert O. Ragland
Cinematography	Don Stern
Edited by	Henri Charr
Distributed by	Aquarius Releasing
Release date	1985;
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Evils of the Night is a 1985 low-budget science fiction horror film[2] starring Aldo Ray, Neville Brand, Tina Louise, John Carradine, and Julie Newmar.[3][4] The film was directed, co-produced and co-written by Mardi Rustam.[1]

Plot

"Space vampires" Dr. Kozmar (Carradine) and his assistants, Dr. Zarma (Newmar) and Cora (Louise), recruit two sadistic garage mechanics (Ray and Brand)[1] to abduct teenagers living in a college town and bring them to a rural hospital. There, the aliens drain them of their blood, which they need to stay young,[5] and save their dying planet.[1]

Cast[1]

Neville Brand, in his last screen role
Aldo Ray
Julie Newmar
John Carradine
Tina Louise
Amber Lynn
Jerry Butler
Crystal Breeze
Dawn Wildsmith

Reviews

Reviews were generally negative. A reviewer at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote, Evils of the Night is an attempt to introduce an appalling new genre: The "Teen Sex Comedy-Slice 'N' Dice Thriller-Martians Have Landed Combo."[6] Roger Hurlburt at the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel wrote, "Simply stated, Evils of the Night is a deplorable motion picture."[7] Michael Weldon in his 1996 Psychotronic Video Guide described this as a good example of "inept filmmaking" and an opportunity to "see once-popular stars degraded."[1]

References

Weldon, Michael (1996). The Psychotronic Video Guide to Film. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 191. ISBN 9780312131494. OCLC 243847839 – via Google Books.
Mank, Gregory W. (2001). Hollywood cauldron: thirteen horror films from the genre's golden age. McFarland, ISBN 978-0-7864-1112-2, OCLC 47900763.
Joe Bob Briggs (May 19, 1985), p.259. "A season of sleaze: Checking out summer's long list of outdoor delights". Orlando Sentinel
Editorial staff (December 4, 1985), p.22. "Armed Mayhem". Orlando Sentinel
Martin, Mick; Porter, Marsha (2004). DVD & video guide 2004. Ballantine Books, ISBN 978-0-345-44994-8, OCLC 475300923
Staff report (June 17, 1986). "Evils of the Night is more silly than scary" Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hurlburt, Roger (June 9, 1987), p.43. "'Evils of the Night' just bloody awful". Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel

External links

Evils of the Night on IMDb

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[Weldon1996-1] Weldon, Michael (1996). The Psychotronic Video Guide to Film. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 191. ISBN 9780312131494. OCLC 243847839 – via Google Books.

[Mank2001-2] Mank, Gregory W. (2001). Hollywood cauldron: thirteen horror films from the genre's golden age. McFarland, ISBN 978-0-7864-1112-2, OCLC 47900763.

[briggs1985-3] Joe Bob Briggs (May 19, 1985), p.259. "A season of sleaze: Checking out summer's long list of outdoor delights". Orlando Sentinel

[editorial1985-4] Editorial staff (December 4, 1985), p.22. "Armed Mayhem". Orlando Sentinel

[martin2004-5] Martin, Mick; Porter, Marsha (2004). DVD & video guide 2004. Ballantine Books, ISBN 978-0-345-44994-8, OCLC 475300923

[ajc1986-6] Staff report (June 17, 1986). "Evils of the Night is more silly than scary" Atlanta Journal-Constitution

[hurlburt1987-7] Hurlburt, Roger (June 9, 1987), p.43. "'Evils of the Night' just bloody awful". Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel