Movies Like Night of the Demons (1988)

Night of the Demons is a 1988 comedy, horror film from Kevin Tenney with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Night of the Demons 2 and Night of the Demons III.

Comedy Horror

Night of the Demons 2

1994

Angela, the hostess from hell, summons her army of teen demons when teenagers from St. Rita's High School decide to party at the haunted Hull House on Halloween.

6.2

MagicScore

Night of the Demons III

1997

When a group of rambunctious teens take refuge in Hull House to escape the law, they soon realize their grave error upon meeting Angela.

5.3

MagicScore

Night of the Demons

2009

Angela is throwing a decadent Halloween party at New Orleans' infamous Broussard Mansion. But after the police break up the festivities, Maddie and a few friends stay behind. Trapped inside the locked mansion gates, the remaining guests uncover a horrifying secret and soon fall victim to seven vicious, blood-thirsty demons.

5.0

MagicScore

Jennifer's Body

2009

Jennifer, a gorgeous, seductive cheerleader takes evil to a whole new level after she's possessed by a sinister demon. Now it's up to her best friend to stop Jennifer's reign of terror before it's too late.

6.0

MagicScore

Under Wraps

1997

A comedy-adventure in which three twelve-year-olds have a close encounter with a 3,000-year-old mummy. Marshall, Gilbert and Amy accidentally set the mummy free, but if they don't get him back to his resting place by midnight on Halloween, he'll turn into dust and lose his only chance of being reunited with his long-lost love.

5.4

MagicScore

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

1966

Join the Peanuts gang for a timeless adventure as Charlie Brown preps for a party, Snoopy sets his sights on the Red Baron, and Linus patiently awaits a pumpkin patch miracle.

7.5

MagicScore

Halloween Ends

2022

Four years after the events of Halloween in 2018, Laurie has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can’t control, once and for all.

6.1

MagicScore

Trick

2019

A detective tries to track down a masked killer who reappears every Halloween to wreak bloody havoc.

5.8

MagicScore

The Return of Dracula

1958

After a vampire leaves his native Balkans, he murders a Czech artist, assumes his identity, and moves in with the dead man's American cousins.

5.5

MagicScore

#10

Raised by Wolves

2014

When a group of friends come across an abandoned house in the barren desert, what follows is a terrifying tale of evil possession causing the friends to slowly turn against each other.

6.1

MagicScore

#11

Halloween Night

2006

A horribly burned man escapes from a mental institution and terrorizes teenagers at a party.

3.8

MagicScore

#12

House of Purgatory

2016

Four teenagers go looking for a legendary haunted house that gives you money back for every floor you can complete. Once finding it, they realize the house is much more terrifying than a normal Halloween attraction - the house knows each of their secrets and one by one uses them against the teens.

3.6

MagicScore

#13

Hell House LLC

2015

Five years after an unexplained malfunction causes the death of 15 tour-goers and staff on the opening night of a Halloween haunted house tour, a documentary crew travels back to the scene of the tragedy to find out what really happened.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

1995

Six years after being presumed dead in a fire, and just as the town prepares to finally celebrate Halloween again, Michael Myers returns to Haddonfield to continue his reign of terror.

5.2

MagicScore

#15

The Conjuring

2013

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

7.5

MagicScore

#16

Beetlejuice

1988

A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.

7.4

MagicScore

#17

The Convent

2000

A group of college students break into an abandoned convent and become possessed by demonic spirits.

5.4

MagicScore

#18

Late Night with the Devil

2024

A live broadcast of a late-night talk show in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.

7.1

MagicScore

#19

The Taking of Deborah Logan

2014

What starts as a poignant medical documentary about Deborah Logan's descent into Alzheimer's disease and her daughter's struggles as caregiver degenerates into a maddening portrayal of dementia at its most frightening, as hair-raising events begin to plague the family and crew and an unspeakable malevolence threatens to tear the very fabric of sanity from them all.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

The Exorcist III

1990

On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified.

6.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Night of the Demons?

The top films similar to Night of the Demons by MovieMagicScore are Night of the Demons 2 (6.2), Night of the Demons III (5.3), Night of the Demons (5.0). Each shares comedy/horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Night of the Demons worth watching?

Night of the Demons holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 374 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Night of the Demons?

Night of the Demons (1988) is a comedy, horror film directed by Kevin Tenney, starring Cathy Podewell, Alvin Alexis, Amelia Kinkade.

Where can I find more recommendations like Night of the Demons?

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About movies like Night of the Demons

This ranked list pairs Night of the Demons (1988), a comedy and horror film from Kevin Tenney, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Cathy Podewell take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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