Fear No Evil, the 1981 directorial debut of Frank LaLoggia (who would also helm Lady in White and Mother), is all about Andrew Williams, a high school student who turns out to be Lucifer. That sounds simple. But this movie is anything but.First off, nearly every other student in this film is a complete miscreant. Andrew (Stefan Arngrim, Barry from Land of the Lost) is a weird kid that gets good grades and is well-liked. But again, you know, he's the Antichrist.Let's go back to the beginning. Father Thomas arrives at a destroyed cathedral to fight Lucifer (producer Charles M. LaLoggia discovered the Boldt Castle in Alexandria Bay, NY and told his director cousin that this would be an ideal location for a horror movie), whose defeat only puts him into the body of baby Andrew. His parents constantly battle over his origins and the fact that even his baptism didn't go right. Yeah, the water all turned to blood. You know how that happens.But that's all well and good, because on his 18th birthday, Andrew's powers create an accident that paralyzes his mother and leaves his father a drunken mess.If someone can make the Antichrist's life hell, it's Tony Indavino and Mark Landers. Tony is near relentless in his abuse of Andrew, where he calls the young man gay and they have what I can only refer to as a kiss fight.Another shocking moment, as full frontal male nudity is still verboten today and this scene is full of it. It makes the shower abuse in A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2 seem tame by comparison. During his second attempt to kiss Andrew and repeat this action, he suddenly grows breasts!Read more at bandsaboutmovies.com/2017/10/09/fear-no-evil-1981

Wow, this is an absolute mess of a film. I have over 1,000 DVD's in my collection and I count this one as one of the very worst. You certainly get the idea that the director (who was a first timer) bit off far more than he could chew when he tackled this project. The plot is extremely incoherent, the acting is terrible and the special effects look like they came out of Xanadu. It is honestly hard for me to say anything good about this movie, I cannot think of anything redeeming about it. I guess some of the movie's punk-rock soundtrack (which features the Sex Pistols and Ramones among others) is interesting but is completely wasted in this film. Avoid this one if you can.

It was obviously made to capitalize on the success of "the omen" : the "hero",a two-bit Damien, epitomizes wooden acting.When he tries to be scary,it's worse.Apart from "the omen" ,the movie borrows from other horror movies ,including "the night of the living dead" and" Rosemary's baby" (the scene where the girl sees her scratched back in the mirror)."Fear no evil" is preachier than any other "religious" horror movie.The unbearable Margaret keeps on quoting the bible all the time.Besides ,they play a mystery on the beach as they did in the cathedrals in the Middle-Ages.The last third has little connection with what happened in high school .Take "the omen" (1976) instead.

That's pretty much how I describe this movie. I mean, for those who've seen it, who couldn't help but think of Fast Times during the high school scenes and also think of Phoebe Cates coming out of a pool during one of the scenes with 80s music playing? (Although that would've been an improvement over the nudity they had in this flick) Well, lemme give you the pros and cons of thisPros -First of all, great frickin' soundtrack! Two of the greatest punk songs ever written (Anarchy in the UK and Blitzkrieg Bop, yowza) and other 80s tunes. Now THIS is the part I miss most about 80s movies. -One female boob shot. Eh, better than nothing, right? -Nothing that will keep me awake at night, but it had a few creepy bits (I'm somehow convinced now that John Carpenter took the creepy silhouetted figure from Prince of Darkness from this flick. Ah, I still love that movie anyways) -As in every other 80s horror, great cheesy bits. I mean, death by dodgeball? Frickin' A! (Matt Stone and Trey Parker might have based a Kenny death on this movie) And the male boobs bit? That is up there with GARBAGE DAY from Silent Night Deadly Night 2 and HOW DID IT GET BURNED? from Wicker Man. Good stuff! - The Passion Play scene frickin' owned! -Zombies. Nuff saidCons -Too, too, too much male nudity. I mean, WTF? If anything that shower scene should have been completely cut from the movie. UNNECESSARY! -Is it just me or is Lucifer a pansy in this movie? What was up with his voice at the end? Ooooooooo, scary! If he is seriously like that, than we have nothing to fear at all, folks. -The ending. Where do I begin with the ending? Well, the special effects are crap! Why would Lucifer blow up in a 60's trippy effect? And not to mention the ending is the kind of ending I hate: The "That's IT?" type. I mean, what's gonna happen to the other characters? Did the dad go to jail for shooting the mom or kill himself as well? And "Gabrielle's" parents are probably still wondering what the hell happened to her. Would an archangel continue having a normal life after fulfilling their duty of slaying Lucifer or what?Overall, it's not a bad flick. I mean, 80s horror films are known for having their flaws and this is no exception. I know many people are against this idea since these types of flicks are being planned just about every day now, but I think it should be remade. Could be interesting if they got the right person to do it. But alas, if I find it in a store and it's very cheap (well, no if about the latter I would imagine) I suppose I could pick it up and watch it for some kicks and laughs