Robert Carradine

Vanessa Angel

Jake Thomas

Taylor Dooley

Phill Lewis

Matthew Lawrence

Alan Rachins

Nikki Griffin

Joss Saltzman

Jonny Vincent

Marcelle Larice

Jamal Duff

Bob Thomas

Musetta Vander

Leslie Allen

Lorenzo Doumani

Patrick M. Griffith

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Horror

Monster Night

***"Monster Night" delivers...***  

...if you're in the mood for a "spooktacular" Goosebumps-like horror film that's fun & silly and not scary at all. It's like Scooby-Doo but without the dog or “Casper” (1995), but without the goofy ghosts and blockbuster budget. 

Released to video in 2006, the story has to do with a family who moves to a castle-like home in a new town, which turns out to be haunted and somehow linked to the creepy local school. When the parents (Robert Carradine and Vanessa Angel) go out for the evening the three kids have a Halloween party and the younger brother goes missing. To find him, the two older siblings team-up with the top jock of the school and his girlfriend; misadventures ensue.

The requirements of a film like this are obvious: A good assortment of youthful protagonists, from kids to late-teens? Check. An equally good cast of adults? Check. A quasi-horror ambiance? Check. A fun, silly spirit? Check. Corny, but amusing humor? Check. A simple story with a sense of adventure? Check. An assortment of good-lookin' women, young and older? Check. An energetic and rockin' soundtrack? Check. A runtime that doesn't overstay its welcome (like the Pirates of the Caribbean films)? Check.

Nuff said.

GRADE: B-

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