Children of the Night (1991 film)

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

Children of the Night is a 1991 horror film directed by Tony Randel.

Plot

The film begins with two childhood friends, Cindy Thompson and Lucy Barrett (Ami Dolenz), going away to college. As a town ritual, they must rid themselves of the "dirt" of their small town and cleanse themselves by swimming laps in an abandoned church crypt. Both girls strip down to their underwear, jump into the water. Cindy begins to tease Lucy about the dead corpses that are supposedly under the water. Lucy drops her crucifix, which drifts down to land on the remains of an ancient vampire, Czakyr,awakening him. This vampire, Czakyr, who was living off of the children he took with him upon killing himself awakes and takes the life of Cindy right in front of Lucy. Mark Gardner (Peter DeLuise), a school teacher from a nearby town, gets directed to Allburg by an old friend of his, Father Frank Aldin (played by Evan Mackenzie). Once there he tries to help Lucy, as she has now become the target of a town-turned-vampire, due to her "virgin blood". So Lucy, Mark, and an druken 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".

Main cast

• Karen Black as Karen Thompson
• Peter DeLuise as Mark Gardner
• Ami Dolenz as Lucy Barrett
• David Sawyer as Czakyr
• Garrett Morris as Matty

References

• Jackson, Anna, Karen Coats, and Roderick McGillis. The Gothic in Children's Literature: Haunting the Borders. New York: Routledge. 2008. Print.
• Kendrick, Charmette. "Horror in Children's Literature from the Nineteenth Century." The Goblins Will Get You! Volume 1. 2009:19-23.Academic Search Complete. Web. 15 February 2011.
• Wilkens, Katharina. "Mary and the Demons: Marian Devotion and Ritual Healing in Tanzania." Journal of Religion in Africa 39.2009: 295-318.Religion and Philosophy Collection.Web. 15 February 2011.
• "Review-Children of the Night." Fearscene. XOOPS, 6/15/2005. Web. 15 February 2011.

External links

• Children of the Night at the Internet Movie Database
• Children of the Night at AllRovi