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Children of the Night
Children of the Night
Directed by	Tony Randel
Written by	Nicolas Falacci; William Hopkins; Tony Randel; Christopher Webster;
Produced by	Norman Jacobs; Steven Jacobs; Howard Nash; Damon Santostefano; Christopher Webster;
Starring	Karen Black; Ami Dolenz; Peter DeLuise; Garrett Morris;
Cinematography	Richard Michalak
Edited by	Rick Roberts
Music by	Daniel Licht
Production; company	Fangoria Films
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	1991 (Toronto);
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Children of the Night is a 1991 American comedy horror film directed by Tony Randel, and starring Karen Black, Peter DeLuise, and Ami Dolenz. Its plot follows a young woman and a local schoolteacher who attempt to rid their small community of vampires that have been inadvertently unleashed.

Plot

Before going away to college, two childhood friends, Cindy Thompson and Lucy Barrett, decide to symbolically cleanse themselves of the "dirt" of their small town by swimming laps in a flooded, abandoned church crypt. Lucy drops her crucifix, which drifts down onto the submerged remains of an ancient vampire, Czakyr. Czakyr awakes and kills Cindy.

Mark Gardner (Peter DeLuise), a school teacher from a nearby town, gets directed to Allburg by an old friend of his, Father Frank Aldin (Evan Mackenzie). Once there he tries to help Lucy, as she has now become the target of a town-turned-vampires, due to her "virgin blood". Lucy, Mark, and a drunken preacher make camp in an abandoned building outside of town and make plans to fight the vampire army. Utilizing the preacher's "cross mobile" they battle Allburg's entire vampire populace, ultimately taking on the evil Czakyr. Once Czakyr has been killed, the town's folk return to normal, with some complaining of "splinters in their chests".

Cast

Karen Black as Karen Thompson
Evan MacKenzie as Father Frank Aldin
Peter DeLuise as Mark Gardner
Ami Dolenz as Lucy Barrett
Maya McLaughlin as Cindy Thompson
David Sawyer as Czakyr
Garrett Morris as Matty
Shirley Spiegler Jacobs as Grandma
Josette DiCarlo as Officer Gates
Lloyd J. Kalicki as Billy

Release and reception

Children of the Night had its world premiere at the 1991 Toronto International Film Festival as part of their Midnight Madness program.^[2]^[3] Jay Scott (The Globe and Mail) referred to the film as a standout of the program, referring to the film as "a truly disgusting vampire film - imagine Karen Black in latex makeup, moaning through her rubber fangs".^[2]

References

^ Willis, Donald C. (1997). Horror and Science Fiction Films IV. Scarecrow Press. p. 81. ISBN 0810830558.
^ ^a ^b Scott, Jay (September 6, 1991). "Sweet 16 and Ready to Roll". The Globe and Mail. p. C1. ISSN 0319-0714.
^ Salem, Rob (August 15, 1991). "Midnight Madness Strikes Festival Again". Toronto Star. p. B3.