Shrieker (1998)

Clark, a young Mathematics major at University, thinks she's found the best deal for student housing: a group of squatters who live in an abandoned hospital secretly. The quirky residents ... See full summary »

Director:

David DeCoteau (as Victoria Sloan)

Writer:

Neal Marshall Stevens (as Benjamin Carr)

Stars:

Tanya Dempsey, Jamie Gannon, Parry Shen

Cast

Cast overview:
Tanya Dempsey	...	Clark
Jamie Gannon	...	Zak
Parry Shen	...	David (as Parry Allen)
Alison Cuffe	...	Tanya
Thomas R. Martin	...	Robert (as Roger Crowe)
Chris Boyd	...	Mike
Jenya Lano	...	Elaine
Jason-Shane Scott	...	Orderly #1
Brannon Gould	...	Orderly #2
Rick Buono	...	Shrieker

Storyline

Clark, a young Mathematics major at University, thinks she's found the best deal for student housing: a group of squatters who live in an abandoned hospital secretly. The quirky residents let her into their community provided she follow the rules, including not telling anyone about her living arrangements. All seems wonderful, until she discovers that the reason that the hospital was abandoned was a series of murders in the 1940's by a strange "shrieking killer" who was never captured - and the discovery that someone who's living in the hospital is using occult means to bring back the "Shrieker," a demonic force summoned and controlled by a human who knows the proper procedure. When strange occult circles are discovered, Clark finds herself the main suspect, because she is the newest resident.

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Plot Keywords:

hospital | death | monster | demon | college student | 

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Taglines:

If you Hear it... it's too Late

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shot in six days.

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Connections

References Curse of the Demon (1957)

User Reviews

Familiar Plot Device

While this wasn't a bad film from the straight-to-cable genre, did anybody notice the plot device concerning marking someone for death by passing the runes to that person? If anyone has ever seen Night of the Demon, this should have been obvious. Again, not bad, but do yourself a favor and watch the far-superior Night of the Demon.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 September 1999 (UK)

Also Known As:

Shriek

Box Office

Budget:

$300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Full Moon Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1