What is 976-EVIL like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 976-EVIL as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Yes. Ember rates the violence in 976-EVIL as graphic.

Which films are like 976-EVIL?

Films with a similar feel include Carrie, The Gate, and The Craft.

Where can I watch 976-EVIL?

In United States, 976-EVIL is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.

976-EVIL

Name: 976-EVIL
Genre: Horror
Released: 1988-12-09
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 5.300000190734863
Cast: Stephen Geoffreys, Patrick O'Bryan, Sandy Dennis, Jim Metzler, Maria Rubell

198892 min★ 5.3

Horror

A bullied high-school outsider taps a sinister horoscope hotline and transforms his humiliation into supernatural revenge.

Ember's analysis

Pacing: Brisk
Intensity: Strong
Complexity: Easy to follow
Violence: Graphic

eerie
grim
campy
late night horror viewing
1980s horror marathon

What critics said

Critics broadly found the film a weak supernatural horror effort whose promising premise gives way to unsatisfying murders and mediocre effects.

What sets it apart

May contain story progression spoilers

Hoax is bullied at school and uses the 976-EVIL service's powers to strike back at his tormentors.
The telephone number's daily horrorscopes directly connects a mundane technology to demonic power.
Hoax's unpopular status and humiliation drive his transformation and retaliation.
The small-town setting and horoscope-driven satanic premise place supernatural violence within familiar American surroundings.

Films like 976-EVIL, and why

Carrie
supernatural teen horror centered on bullying, revenge, and corrupting powers
The Gate
1980s occult horror with adolescent characters, satanic menace, and darkly playful genre energy
The Craft
supernatural horror about an ordinary person gaining dangerous powers and turning toward violence

Movie Details

Director: Robert Englund
Release Date: 1988-12-09
Runtime: 92 min
Rating: 5.3 / 10 (156)

Cast

Stephen Geoffreys
Patrick O'Bryan
Sandy Dennis
Jim Metzler
Maria Rubell
Lezlie Deane
Robert Picardo
J.J. Cohen
Paul Willson
Greg Collins

Where to watch in United States

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.

Common questions

What is 976-EVIL about?: A bullied high-school outsider taps a sinister horoscope hotline and transforms his humiliation into supernatural revenge.
What is 976-EVIL like to watch?: Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 976-EVIL as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
Is 976-EVIL violent?: Yes. Ember rates the violence in 976-EVIL as graphic.
What did critics think of 976-EVIL?: Critics broadly found the film a weak supernatural horror effort whose promising premise gives way to unsatisfying murders and mediocre effects.
Which films are like 976-EVIL?: Films with a similar feel include Carrie, The Gate, and The Craft.
How long is 976-EVIL?: 976-EVIL runs 92 minutes.
Where can I watch 976-EVIL?: In United States, 976-EVIL is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.

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