31 Days of Horror 2026 Day 29 Hellmaster

TITLE-Hellmaster

SOURCE-Kings of Horror Youtube Channel

Ahh Kings of Horror  thanks to them  I got people to watch Vampeggedon. Hellmaster is one  I saw the  VHS in the  genre mags for sale. Sure I saw  it at a few video stores to rent and skipped it. Was looking for something to watch  remembered Kings of Horror and saw they added this in October this year. And it is the long THEM cut,about 5 minutes  longer than  the cut titled Hellmaster.

A prof at KIT has changed a pile of the students into demonic looking creatures. This prof is played by the late great John Saxon. Who does a lot with what little he was given  in the film. 

So we get these ghoulish creatures chasing students. And  who do the students have helping them? David Emge as  a  kind of odd monster hunter armed with a crossbow.

The makeup work on the creatures is nnice. Nothing super fancy but it stands out as at least a bit original looking.  The acting outside of Saxon and  Emgee is  ok at best and "Wow who owed who a favor" level.

Really what  makes this stand out from all the other DTV horror of the early 90s  is the  sound and light. There is always spooky ambient noise  in the background. Like  a constant howling wind. The lighting reminds me of the Italian  horror I would rent  in  the  80s.  Stuff like Demons.

Not sure this is worth  the 30 bucks or so I am sure VinSyn  wants for the blu ray.  Might track down  a DVD if it has one.

Hellmaster gets a C.