Demons [Demoni (1985)] - Newspaper Ad

San Francisco Examiner - September 5, 1986

When I went to see Demons at the St. Francis Theatre little did I know just what a seminal moment it would be for my still developing geekiness. But it was...

Sitting next to me was a college buddy of mine who was destined to age into being my oldest and bestest friend. At the time we had been friends for, maybe, a year, at most. Seeing that Demons opened 39 years ago means that, at time of writing, we have now been friends for about 40 years. 40 years!?!

In 1987 my friend and I penned an over-the-top piece of comedic fan self-service that had us traveling to the set of Demons in order to save Dario Argento and Lamberto Bava from the vile clutches of the nefarious Umberto Lenzi and his henchman Montag.

My friend has shown this piece to various individuals over the years. The best reaction to it had to have been from the late, great Chas. Balun, who asked, in horrified shock, "What the hell do you guys have against Umberto Lenzi?"

I must admit that my memory of our penning that puerile piece of sophomoric silliness is far more vivid to me than the work itself, as I did not retain (or lost) my copy. So it goes.