With a slightly better script, a slightly better cast and a slightly better director (Brian Trenchard-Smith),'Night of the Demons 2' is an improvement on the lamentable original; but only slightly.

As in the first movie, a bunch of teens visit a possessed house on Halloween and become victims of the nasty spirit that dwells within. A plucky nun and a boy with a knowledge of demonology, armed with holy-water filled super-soakers and balloons, set out to destroy the evil. Also, like the first film, the action takes a good 45 minutes to get going.

Steve Johnson, who provided the gore effects in the first film, also does the make-up FX for this one, and he does a pretty good job; particularly impressive moments include a woman's tits transforming into demon hands and a wonderful snake creature with a huge lashing tail.

And whilst we're on the subject of impressive moments, let's not forget that the film has more than its fair share of hot babes who shed their clothes at every available opportunity. If you're a red-blooded male, and find yourself tiring of the so-so horror content, then the ample charms of Cristi Harris, Christine Taylor and Zoe Trilling should put a smile on your face.

Snarky Shirley Finnerty (a nicely bitchy performance by luscious brunette Zoe Trilling) and her friends from St. Rita's High School decide to have a Halloween party at the infamous Hull House. The kids find out that stories pertaining to the place being haunted are anything but silly or far-fetched. The malevolent spirit of Angela (slinky Amelia Kinkade) is still alive and ready to wreak some major league nasty havoc. Ably directed by seasoned Australian exploitation movie expert Brian Trenchard-Smith, with a suitably crude script by Joe Augustyn, plentiful gratuitous female nudity, a thrashin' rock soundtrack, polished cinematography by David Lewis, a wild pull-out-the-stops last third, an amusingly campy sense of goofy humor, and a spooky score by Jim Manzie, this pictures makes for a pleasingly trashy tongue-in-cheek hoot. Moreover, the cast are all solid, with especially praiseworthy work from Jennifer Rhodes as the stern, but spunky Sister Gloria, Cristi Harris as the sweet, adorable Bibi, Merle Kennedy as Angela's timid sister Mouse, Bobby Jacoby as the nerdy Perry, Johnny Moran as the libidinous Johnny, Christine Taylor as yummy blonde Terri, Rod McCary as the uptight, skeptical Father Bob, and Darin Heames as the raucous Z-boy. In addition, Steve Johnson's excellent make-up f/x really deliver the grotesque goods; grisly highlights include a slimy snake-like creature horribly violating a lovely young lass, a guy having his neck snapped, a juicy decapitation, a possessed dude's head melting after its drenched with holy water, and one fellow's severed noggin being used as a basketball. Plus the giant Angela humanoid snake monster which pops up at the end is genuinely gnarly. Sure, this flick definitely ain't no work of subtle and sophisticated art, but it's still perfectly entertaining nonsense just the same.

'Night of the Demons 2' is the unimaginatively-titled sequel to 'Night of the Demons,' but at least when a film gives you such a big clue as to what it's going to be about, you should know what you're getting. And, unsurprisingly, here you get one night (and some demons).

However, I was a little disappointed at the lack of demons. There's only really one main one and, granted she can possess people to help swell her ranks, but I was expecting hordes of the nasties. Perhaps I was thinking it would be more in line with the Italian horror classic B-movies 'Demons' and its own unimaginatively-titled sequel 'Demons 2.' Despite also having demons in it, 'Night of the Demons 2' was its own movie.

You have the typical mix of obnoxious, over-s*xed teenagers, all of which attend a religious school run by nuns and priests. They hear an urban legend of a haunted house and decide to go and investigate on Halloween. Naturally, rumours are true and they end up unleashing one nasty old demon-woman among their numbers.

It doesn't sound like anything too memorable, but it does have its traits which make it stand out. For a start there are a few nice touches which go against the horror genre's conventions (no spoilers here – you'll have to watch it to find out!). Plus it's surprisingly quite a slow burner. You'll either see it as a plus or a minus at how the plot progresses, but it takes quite a while before the heads (literally) start to roll.

Then there's the plot itself. Normally slasher/horror films are set in one location, however this one seems to bounce its location back and forth between various sets. Again, this can be seen as a positive or a negative. Some may find it refreshing that the story defies the norm, others may find it a bit disjointed and think that it doesn't really have any direction.

There's gore and bits that stand out, but what saves it from being totally forgettable amongst the infinite ranks of similar movies is one character: the nun. Far from being one of God's more passive servants, she kicks demon butt at every given opportunity and, as a result, single-handedly saves the movie from oblivion.

If you like tongue-in-cheek horror with the occasional moment of story brilliance and a nun who wouldn't look out of place wielding an Uzi, then sit down and watch this. As long as you're in a forgiving mood you'll find enjoyment here.