As 80's horror flicks go Cameron's Closet is much better than most. The acting is decent, the effects are quite good and the death scenes are well shot. What more can you ask for? The monster is quite cheesy and you don't get to see much of him, but it somehow works. There's a few nice death scenes which are actually more gory than a lot of 80's horror flicks. I do think things started to slip a bit towards the end, and the ending itself wasn't too amazing. Cameron's Closet is by no means an essential watch for horror fans, but if you come across a cheap copy you can't go wrong. It's decent entertainment for one night.

~Spoiler~ Cameron's Closet is a fine slice of 80's horror. It stars Scott Curtis as a young boy with telekinetic powers who accidentally summons an ancient demon who dwells in his closet. The film (written by Gary Brandner of The Howling fame) has some truly inspired moments and even some decent scares. Many of the death scenes are quite memorable. The closet decapitation, Bob flying through the window, and the maniacal ceiling fan are my favorite bits. Carlo Rambaldi (E.T., Dune) is handling the effects and they are well done for the most part. The only area of the film that is lacking is the ending. It was very weak and the film suffers for it. The demon just doesn't do too much after he finally comes out of the closet (pun intended). Also, I felt the explanation as to how this kid conjured the demon was a little vague. Surely they could have elaborated a bit more. Cotter Smith is quite good here and so is the kid as far as child actors go.

Hmm... so Cameron is a psychic kid who accidentally brings a ferocious demon up from hell into his closet... Sounds like it might have potential. It did, but did it utilize that potential? No. Though this movie is tad creepy, it had some real major lows to it. Examples: the stomach growling noises coming from the closet, the almost 80's music video special effects (no wonder the thing died at the end, I think I would too if someone shot bad special effects at me through their finger tips). So, you should only preview this movie to see if you really like it first, but I don't recommend buying right away, especially without a preview.

Cameron is a psychic boy. He somehow brings a demon to life byusing his powers on a statue. The demon then hides in the boy's closet. The demon is vanquished in a hail of bad FX. This movie deserves to be MST3K'd oh so very badly.