Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- oppressive
- lurid
- grim
- late night horror marathon
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an unsuccessful and sluggish slasher, despite its attempt to exploit religious horror and Catholic abuse scandals.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Father Jonas is a murderous priest released from secret church custody, while the plot invokes Catholic abuse scandals.
Jonas targets young couples engaged in sexual activity, including the opening lovers and the four students seeking privacy.
The former seminary and chapel compound has become a secluded vacation home while retaining its sinister institutional past.
The antagonist is a priest associated with stigmata, immolation, chapel confinement, and religious murder rituals.
Films like Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil, and why
The Church
shares religiously themed slasher horror, isolated setting, and murderous fanatic antagonist
The Burning
shares secluded youth-targeted slasher structure, sexual morality themes, and graphic killer attacks
The Exorcist III
shares Catholic horror imagery, institutional abuse subtext, and supernatural-tinged dread
Movie Details
- Director
- Clay Borris
- Release Date
- 1992-02-14
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 4.7 / 10 (85)
Cast
- Nicole De Boer
- J. H. Wyman
- Joy Tanner
- Alle Ghadban
- Kenneth McGregor
- Brock Simpson
- James Carver
- Krista Bulmer
- Phil Morrison
- Fab Filippo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil about?
- A murderous, possibly supernatural priest turns a secluded prom-night getaway into a Catholic-themed slasher ordeal.
- What is Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil as graphic.
- What did critics think of Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an unsuccessful and sluggish slasher, despite its attempt to exploit religious horror and Catholic abuse scandals.
- Which films are like Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil?
- Films with a similar feel include The Church, The Burning, and The Exorcist III.
- How long is Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil?
- Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil?
- In United States, Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
