The read
Audiences rate it 36 points higher than critics do. Most of the 569 1980s horror movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
A bullied unpopular high school student named Hoax finds an ad for 976-EVIL, a number that provides daily 'horrorscopes'. But when he calls the number he gains demonic powers, which he uses to seek vengeance against those who bullied him.
Ratings
IMDb5.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes15%
Audiences rate it 36 points higher than critics do.
156 audience votes
Key crew
- Brian HelgelandWriter
- Robert EnglundDirector
- Steve RuckerOriginal Music Composer
- Thomas ChaseOriginal Music Composer
- Rhet TophamWriter
Cast
- Stephen GeoffreysHoax
- Patrick O'BryanSpike
- Sandy DennisAunt Lucy
- Jim MetzlerMarty
- Maria RubellAngela
- Lezlie DeaneSuzie
- Robert PicardoMark Dark
- J.J. CohenMarcus
- Paul WillsonMr. Michaels
- Greg CollinsMr. Selby
- Darren E. BurrowsJeff
- J.J. JohnstonVirgil
Stills
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Themes
satanismhoroscopekillersuper power