Demon of Paradise

87 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Demon of Paradise is a 1987 horror film shot in the Philippines and directed by Cirio H. Santiago.

Plot

The film is set in Hawaii and features fire-twirling women who participate in rituals to appease the awakened monster. The hunters become the prey when illegal dynamite fishing prematurely ends the hibernation of a mythological beast known as Akua which lives in the lake. The owner of the local resort, whose patrons have become the prey of the monster, and a woman herpetologist join forces with the sheriff to save the tourists from succumbing to the fury of the beast.

Cast

• Kathryn Witt as Annie
• William Steis as Keefer
• Laura Banks as Cahill
• Frederick Bailey as Ike
• Leslie Scarborough as Gabby
• Henry Strzalkowski as Shelton
• Nick Nicholson as Langley
• Liza Baumann as Luisa
• David Light as Snake

Release

The film was released on VHS by Warner Home Video in the 1990s.^{[citation needed]} It was later released on DVD and Blu-ray by Shout! Factory in 2011 as a double feature alongside the similar Up From the Depths.^[1]

Reception

Paul Ryan from Digital Retribution, who had previously given the film's predecessor Up from the Depths a negative review, gave this film a more positive review stating, "Better made and directed than its predecessor, Demon of Paradise is, while entirely unmemorable, at least easier to sit through."^[2]

References

External links

• Demon of Paradise at IMDb
• Demon of Paradise at AllMovie