OK, so we have the director for Hellraiser II, which my first viewing was great. Subsequent viewing, it was still good, but tons of plot issues, but not a great movie, however, professional. Then we have a cast of pro actors: Garrett Morris – SNL, Peter DeLuis (Dom's son), Ami Dolenz (Monkee's daughter), Karen Black. So, what went wrong. First, the script is utter garbage, it's all over the place, we have two towns, one is infected by Vampires, the other a house with Black and her daughter imprisoned by a freak Priest. Then we have the dialogue and the actors, true to form amateur acting here. All the actors involved should be on a campaign to eliminate this movie from any human eyes/ears. Morris is just plain sad here as a wino/vampire killer. DeLuis has no charisma and the nonsense that comes out of this man's mouth is just sad. Karen Black vampire makeup and acting is trash. Best acting came from Dolenz but that's not saying much.The cinematography is just aim and shoot. There's a couple of crane shots, one near the beginning and one at the very end, just simple aim and shoot. Nothing here. Editing is trash. Makeup is stupid.It looks like they were trying to make a comedy horror. The only comedy here is that the film itself is a joke. You may laugh a few times at the film. There are a few seconds of horror when the girls first jump into the water in the church. Only a few seconds.So, they had a budget to hire some "pro" actors, and burn a few cars and have some stunt met burning and flying through the air. How about spending some of it on something called a WRITER? Even with bad acting, the story/dialogue/plot could have saved this mess.The only people that should watch this are film and psychological students. Then read the reviews. Then try to understand how a film fails and not to repeat and find ways to succeed. Then try to understand our modern society and how we got here, where anyone can even enjoy such garbage. Am I being harsh? Yes! Because there are talented people that don't even get a chance because the world is polluted by this nonsense.Rating F, 1 star. Zero redeeming quality.

Nominated along with Child's Play 3 and others as the best horror film of 1991 by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, it was beaten by a recognized film of excellence, The Silence of the Lambs. To be in such company is an honor, and indicates this film is worth the time to view.Father frank (Evan MacKenzie) confesses his sins to Mark (Peter DeLuise), but his secret in his brother's house is far more interesting. He has Karen (Karen Black) and Cindy (Maya McLaughlin) locked i a room because they are vampires. he begs Mark to help him find the source.Mark, Lucy (Ami Dolenz), and Matty (Garrett Morris) end up together fighting the vampire infestation. There is a lot of good effects that make this adventure enjoyable. It's a campy flick, not the usual vampire horror, and it is very funny at times. You will enjoy it, I'm sure.

Watching practically unknown nineties horror films can be a bit hit and miss - and this one is undoubtedly a huge miss! All I realistically expected from this flick was a fun vampire movie, but all I got was rampant boredom. There's very little inventiveness in this film, and essential elements such as tension and suspense are also severely lacking. Director Tony Randel directed the first Hellraiser sequel a few years before this film, and that really got my hopes up as Hellraiser 2 was everything a sequel to the 1987 horror masterpiece should be; but he had much better material to work with then, and that is the principal reason why Children of the Night fails. The plot begins with the ever-present horror theme of some kids taking part in an old college ritual. It involves them swimming in some lake under a church, and they accidentally end up waking up a vampire. Pretty soon, their town is overrun by bloodsuckers and it's up to a bunch of dreary characters to save the day. Basically, all you need to know about this film is that the acting is terrible, the special effects are laughable and if you've seen more than a few vampire movies, you've seen all that this film has to offer already. Not even the presence of cult scream queen Karen Black can save it! Give it a miss.

Vampire movies are always going to be something, a yawner or a slap on the knees. This movie was a big slap on the knees kind of horror movie, yet, there's plenty of scare factor to go along with it. You got this sleepy town that soon gets a rude awakening when two teen girls encounter a wet tomb where a bloodsucker lies. One of the girls loses her cross swimming, and the cross awakens the vampire. Does crosses keep vampires at bay? For some reason, that one didn't. And the town gets a bite out of everyone, and there's a few people who would fight back: The town drunk, Matty(Garrett Morris), Mark Gardner(Peter DeLuise, "21 Jump St.") and the friend's victim. These friends would prove potent enough to take out the bloodsuckers one by one. Matty maybe loaded, but he's not out of his mind. And Cindy's friend Lucy(Ami Dolenz) wants to get back at the vampire leader. Well the results are good, and then everyone is wondering about having wood stakes in their chests, and the surgeon is like very clueless about what went on last night. And Matty ends up not being the town drunk at all. Too bad the town pervert wasn't spared. He should have never gotten in league of vampires in the first place. This movie was good, and it was fun all the way, I would have to say much about it, that it was different from the others I've seen before. 2.5 out of 5 stars!