HorrorMusic

Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare

- When you raise Hell...the Devil must be paid - in full!

At an old farmhouse, a family mysteriously dissapears at the hands of evil. Years later, hair metal band The Tritons comes to the farmhouse, whose barn now features a 24-track recording studio. Lead singer John Triton gets the band to perform their first night in the farmhouse after dinner, and weird little beasties suddenly appear, and strange things start to happen. Band members (and their tag along girlfriends) begin to act strangely and vanish one by one. Soon, only John Triton remains, and he holds a secret. Finally, the evil shows itself and a battle between heaven and hell ensues....

Release Date : 1987-07-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company :

Production Country : Canada

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : John Triton

Original Name : Jon Mikl Thor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lou Anne

Original Name : Jillian Peri

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roger Eburt

Original Name : Frank Dietz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Randy

Original Name : Teresa Simpson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Phil

Original Name : Adam Fried

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dee Dee

Original Name : Denise Dicandia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Little Boy

Original Name : Jesse D'Angelo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Seductress

Original Name : Rusty Hamilton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mother (as Clara Pater)

Original Name : Cindy Cirile

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stig

Original Name : Jim Cirile

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cindy Connelly

Original Name : Carrie Schiffler

Gender : Female

Character Name : Groupie (as Layra Daans)

Original Name : Lara Daans

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mary Eburt

Original Name : Liane Abel Dietz

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-12-15

_**More like a rock ‘n’ roll nightmare for the viewer**_ The band The Tritons take their girlfriends for a getaway to a farmhouse outside Toronto to bond and practice/compose music in the barn that has been made into a studio. Jon Mikl Thor heads the no-name cast as the David Lee Roth-like singer. “Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare” (1987), also known as “The Edge of Hell,” mixes cabin-in-the-woods horror with 80’s rock/metal. It was a personal project of Jon Mikl Thor from the cheesy band Thor and only cost $53,000 so don’t expect the proficiency of “Trick or Treat” (1986). It’s not even in the same ballpark. There’s just way too much dull filler wherein certain scenes are extended for no reason, like the tedious shots of the van driving on a lonesome Canadian road near the beginning. The script, by Jon Mikl Thor, needed improved to flesh out the characters and details of the story. It’s just too thin and slapdash to be compelling. Thankfully, there is some entertainment value if you’re in the mood for cartoonish horror in the mold of the first two “Evil Dead” flicks crossed with 80’s rock/metal. For instance, the songs are actually catchy in a Motley Crue meets Dokken, Ozzy and Alice Cooper vein, such as “We Live to Rock” and “Energy.” Meanwhile Denise Dicandia as Dee Dee, the keyboard player, stands out on the female front, but it’s clear the filmmakers didn’t know how to shoot women (not tawkin’ about nudity or sleaze, as there’s a little bit o’ that). When I found out it only cost $53,000 I had more compassion. If they had double that amount this would’ve been a decent micro-budget flick. Jon Mikl Thor is a go-getter and you have to respect his determination to make things happen regardless of the limited resources. This is excellently chronicled in the documentary “I Am Thor” (2015), which I highly recommend as it’s all-around entertaining, amusing and even inspiring. The movie runs 1 hour, 23 minutes, and was shot in Markham, Ontario, Canada, which is just northeast of Toronto. GRADE: C-/D+