

Night of the Demon
An evil mutation embarks on a wave of brutal butchery.
An anthropology professor and his students attempt to track down a Bigfoot responsible for a rash of violent murders, only to uncover something even more sinister.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $70K
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- chess
- ritual
- bigfoot
- video nasty
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR4 Feb 1980
United KingdomGB
- PhysicalVHS1 Jun 1982
- Theatrical182 Oct 1982
JapanJP
- Theatrical20 Jul 1988
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Night of the Demon was released on 4 February 1980.
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2- W6/10
Wiccaburr
10/5/2020
This movie is pretty crazy with the story and the effects are decent. A bit hard to believe this was considered a "video nasty" during its release but I guess some of the death are brutal there. Definitely worth seeing this Bigfoot creature go murderous and then some in this film.
- W6/10
Wuchak
12/8/2025
**_Gory flick originally intended to be called “The Revenge of Bigfoot”_** Mostly shot in 1979, this indie only cost $70,000 at the time and borrows the set-up of “Shriek of the Mutilated” from seven years prior, which involves a professor taking several students out to the remote woods to find a particularly dangerous Sasquatch. The second half is altogether different, however, with elements reminiscent of severa…
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