People who dial 976-EVIL receive supernatural powers and turn into satanic killers. When Spike dialed 976-EVIL, he knew it was an expensive toll call, but he didn't know that he'd have to pa... Read allPeople who dial 976-EVIL receive supernatural powers and turn into satanic killers. When Spike dialed 976-EVIL, he knew it was an expensive toll call, but he didn't know that he'd have to pay for it with his soul.People who dial 976-EVIL receive supernatural powers and turn into satanic killers. When Spike dialed 976-EVIL, he knew it was an expensive toll call, but he didn't know that he'd have to pay for it with his soul.
Patrick O'Bryan
- Spike
- (as Pat O'Bryan)
María Rubell
- Angela
- (as Maria Rubell)
Darren E. Burrows
- Jeff
- (as Darren Burrows)
Gunther Jenson
- Airhead
- (as Gunther Jensen)
John Currie Slade
- John Doe
- (as Jon Slade)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRobert Englund met his wife, set decorator Nancy Booth, while making this film.
- GoofsWhen Spike is dialing from a phone booth outside the auto parts store, his is instructed to dial "666." He pushes three buttons, but the final tone is a different frequency than the first two. If he dialed three sixes, all three tones should have been the same.
- Alternate versionsVideo contains footage cut from theatrical version
- ConnectionsFeatured in Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
- SoundtracksI'm a Wild One
Written by Stephen C. Marston, Jill H. Roberts, Thomas Chase, and Steve Rucker
Featured review
End of an era
I guess I have a soft spot, a very small one, for this forgotten film, which was directed by horror icon Robert Englund. I think it's because it came out at the end of the 80's, which is the decade I saw the majority of my horror films, as I consider myself a horror buff. I've seen it listed as either 1988 or 1989, but I don't think I've seen many more horror films since then, as the 80's wrapped up my teen years. An interesting tidbit has star Stephen Geoffreys basically become a gay porn star not long after this film came out, no pun intended. You probably won't recognize anyone else, other than perhaps Sandy Dennis, and maybe Robert Picardo. I thought the premise of the film was fairly original; you call a "horrorscope" number, and you get to speak to the Devil. There's a catch though, if you don't do what "he" says, you get a strange sounding ring on a nearby pay phone(remember them?)and bad stuff may happen to you. Buyer beware! I'll get the bad out of the way; first off, I didn't like how Hoax decided to play a cruel, but deadly joke on Suzie, considering she was very nice to him, and even tried to protect him from bullies. Her death scene was pretty lame, as far as horror standards go. Also, the way the house turned into a foamy ice inside, and the fire effects under the house, were cheesy at best. I did like the creature's make-up for the most part, although the extra large hands and feet could've been done better. I also thought the fish falling from the sky was interesting, and I haven't seen anything like it before or after this film. Mark Dark was a very cool addition, but I wish there was more background on his character. To finish this review, I'll reiterate that this has some late 80's charm to me, and was probably one of the last horror films I saw, at least from what I can recall, as the 80's gave me some really cool horror film memories, and I'll proudly include this film as well.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,955,917
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $794,049
- Mar 26, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $2,955,917
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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