Demon of Paradise

Not to be confused with Demons in Paradise.

Demon of Paradise is a 1987 horror film shot in the Philippines and directed by Cirio H. Santiago.

Demon of Paradise
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Cirio H. Santiago
Written by	Frederick Bailey C.J. Santiago
Produced by	Cirio H. Santiago Rodman Flender Leonard Hermes Matt Leipzig
Starring	Kathryn Witt William Steis Laura Banks Nick Nicholson
Cinematography	Ricardo Remias
Edited by	Gervacio Santos
Music by	Ding Achacoso
Production company	New Horizons Pictures
Distributed by	Concorde-New Horizons Shout Factory (DVD)
Release date	April 28, 1987 (1987-04-28)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

The film is set in Hawaii and features fire-twirling women who participate in rituals to appease the awakened monster. The hunters become the prey when illegal dynamite fishing prematurely ends the hibernation of a mythological beast known as Akua which lives in the lake. The owner of the local resort, whose patrons have become the prey of the monster, and a woman herpetologist join forces with the sheriff to save the tourists from succumbing to the fury of the beast.

Cast

• Kathryn Witt as Annie
• William Steis as Keefer
• Laura Banks as Cahill
• Frederick Bailey as Ike
• Leslie Scarborough as Gabby
• Henry Strzalkowski as Shelton
• Nick Nicholson as Langley
• Liza Baumann as Luisa
• David Light as Snake

Release

The film was released on VHS by Warner Home Video in the 1990s.^{[citation needed]} It was later released on DVD and Blu-ray by Shout! Factory in 2011 as a double feature alongside the similar Up From the Depths.^[1]

Reception

Paul Ryan from Digital Retribution, who had previously given the film's predecessor Up from the Depths a negative review, gave this film a more positive review stating, "Better made and directed than its predecessor, Demon of Paradise is, while entirely unmemorable, at least easier to sit through."^[2]