Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare

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Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare
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Special Edition DVD cover
Directed by John Fasano
Screenplay by Jon Mikl Thor [1]
Produced byJon Mikl Thor [1]
StarringJon Mikl Thor
Jillian Peri
Teresa Simpson
Frank Dietz
Lara Daans
Deedee O'Malley (DiCandia)
CinematographyMark Mackay [1]
Edited byRobert Williams [1]
Music byJon Mikl Thor [1]
Distributed byShapiro Entertainment [1]
Running time
83 minutes
CountryCanada
Budget$52,000

Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (also known as The Edge of Hell) is a 1987 Canadian direct-to-video horror film directed by John Fasano, and stars heavy metal musician Jon Mikl Thor, Jillian Peri and Teresa Simpson. [2] [3]

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Plot

Hoping to record some new music, the band Triton travels to an isolated farmhouse in Ontario, Canada, unaware that it is inhabited by murderous demons. Along for the trip are some of the band members' significant others, John's girlfriend Randy, Roger's new wife Mary, and Stig's girlfriend Lou Anne. Although some are disappointed at the lack of a television and other distractions, the band quickly begins to record new songs. The demons are also busy, as they begin secretly murdering and possessing the group's souls one by one, until only John is left.

Frustrated with the lack of success with claiming John's soul, Beelzebub appears in front of John, who reveals himself to be none other than the archangel known as the Intercessor. He also reveals that none of the other people at the house existed, as they were only shadows meant to trick Beelzebub into appearing. The two begin a fight to the death, which the Intercessor wins. As the movie comes to a close, it shows a suburban home in a seemingly normal neighborhood as foreboding music begins to play, implying that home is also demon ridden.

Cast

Production

Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare was developed under the working titles of The Edge of Hell and The Arch Angel. [1] It was shot in Toronto. [1]

Release

The film was distributed in the United States by the Shapiro Entertainment Corporation. [1] The film was released on DVD by Synapse films. [4]

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was released to CD in 2006. Thom Jurek of AllMusic gave it a favorable review, writing that "if you are looking for one of the most outrageously bad exploitation/horror movie soundtracks, get your hands on this one pronto." [5]

TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)
"We Live to Rock" Jon Mikl Thor
Steve Price
Peppi Marchello
"Energy" Peppi Marchello Peppi Marchello
"Edge of Hell (Wildlife)"Steven Scott Jon Mikl Thor
Robert Connolly
"Danger"Steve Scott Jon Mikl Thor
Robert Connolly
"Live It Up"Rok Manonoff Jon Mikl Thor
Robert Connolly
"Steal Your Thunder"Steve Scott
David Aplin
Jon Mikl Thor
Robert Connolly
"The Challenge"Steve Scott Jon Mikl Thor
Robert Connolly
"Heads Will Turn"Elliot Solomon Jon Mikl Thor
Robert Connolly
"Touch Me Feel Me"Frank Boehm
Steve Scott
John Tonin
Jon Mikl Thor
Robert Connolly
"Maybe It's Love"Thomas DiCandiaShapiro Publishing

Reception

In the years following its release the movie has received positive reviews over its campy nature, which multiple reviewers feel gives unintentional entertainment. [6] Not Coming to a Theater Near You commented that the movie was "a cheap, incompetently rendered film, but it is not a deceptive one". [7] Antagony & Ecstasy shared similar opinions, writing: "The movie has absolutely everything you could possibly want from high-spirited trash: a menagerie of uniformly dodgy foam monsters, an especially dodgy foam Beelzebub in the climax, clumsy dialogue, bizarrely flat performances, an ending that straight-up makes no sense, fantastically misplaced ambition, and a scene where a blond with too much mascara and huge tits parades around in a shower." [8]

Sequel

In 2005 a sequel Intercessor: Another Rock 'N' Roll Nightmare featuring Jon Mikl Thor was made. [9] [10] [11] [12]

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