Review of The Midnight Hour

A mostly dumb but sometimes fun teenage horror/comedy T.V. movie features a plethora of creatures comprising of vampires, werewolves and graveyard ghouls who crash a high school dance during Halloween night. It seems that unsuspecting teens performed a ritual that caused the dead to rise, and at the stroke of midnight they will reign terror over the earth forever. (or something like that.) This sometimes feels like a throwback to the 1960s lifestyle with rag-top convertibles, cheerleaders and school spirit, but then it also looks like a 1980s rehash of 'Michael Jackson's Thriller' with retro-80s music blended with monster movie clichés and a cheesy Halloween themed dance sequence. Fans of traditional monster movies will appreciate it for its nostalgic value, but anyone else should stay clear, especially gore fans. It definitively falls short on supplying blood or any substantial surprises..