Dead of Night Reviews

Also named "Dead of Night" and "Night Walk"; this 1974 movie directed by Bob Clark starring Richard Backus as Andy Brooks, a Vietnam veteran who comes home with a devastating secret.. He's Dead! Killed during battle overseas, his body is kept in motion through the thoughts and prayers of his mother telling him not to die; only this is not the same young man shipped off to war his mother used to know and love. Andy stays in his room and avoids contact with almost everyone, yet ventures out in the night to commit horrid acts of murder. As bodies begin to stack up and evidence points more and more at the Brooks residence, Andy's father begins to question him and his nightly activities. Instead of kicking down doors and taking no prisoners, police officers talk to Andy's father and let him know his son has been seen at a murder scene and his actions and attitude in general seems to fit him into a homicidal stereotype. More of a suspense film and well made for it's time; I myself am a fan of the premises and was not disappointed therefore with the lack of gore and visual violence. The downward spiral and uncovering of several horrifying truths kept me sucked into this film; and this is for fans more of "Halloween" then "Friday the 13th".