Dreamaniac (1986)
4/10
"She *beep*s men and she kills them. Not always in that order."
28 March 2017
There's scarcely a story to write about here. But here goes: Adam (Thomas Bern) is a heavy metal musician and part time Satanist who conjures into being a lethal succubus (Sylvia Summers). She then proceeds to run amok at a party being thrown by Adams' girlfriend Pat (porn star Ashlyn Gere) and her sister.

It's a David DeCoteau movie, and savvy B movie watchers know to expect certain things from the DeCoteau oeuvre. It's really cheap, really crude, and really cheesy. The acting from the mostly no name cast is pretty insipid. Very attractive ladies and studly guys in various states of undress will serve to keep some interest for viewers. But, overall, this is a slog to get through. Some of DeCoteaus' stuff is at least so bad it's good, but this is often just plain bad. Even though it's only 83 minutes long, it drags like you wouldn't believe. Some people might be amused by the almost constant rock score.

Once bodies start dropping, this naturally becomes a little more tolerable. One good thing is that the final act features some entertainingly excessive gore. There aren't very many highlights, but there's one moment where a girl vomits on a couple in bed, and another where a dude drinks straight out of a punch bowl.

You have to be pretty patient to stick with this one.

Four out of 10.
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