A bullied unpopular high school student named Hoax finds an ad for 976-EVIL, a number that provides daily 'horrorscopes'. But when he calls the number he gains demonic powers, which he uses to seek vengeance against those who bullied him.
Language
English
Release Date
December 9, 1988
Revenue
$2,955,917
Cast
Stephen Geoffreys
Hoax
Patrick O'Bryan
Spike
Sandy Dennis
Aunt Lucy
Jim Metzler
Marty
Maria Rubell
Angela
Lezlie Deane
Suzie
Robert Picardo
Mark Dark
J.J. Cohen
Marcus
Paul Willson
Mr. Michaels
Greg Collins
Mr. Selby
Darren E. Burrows
Jeff
J.J. Johnston
Virgil
Wendy J. Cooke
Gang Girl
Tom McFadden
Minister
Mindy Seeger
Victim
Gunther Jenson
Airhead
Jim Thiebaud
Rags
John Slade
John Doe
Joanna Keyes
Suzie's Mother
Demetre Phillips
Sergeant Bell
Don Bajema
Deputy
Larry Turk
Operator
Cynthia Szigeti
Operator
Christopher Metas
Cashier
Roxanne Rogers
Waitress
Bert Hinchman
Coroner
Ed Corbett
Santa Claus
Nay K. Dorsey
Paramedic
Jim Landis
Paramedic
Show Full Crew
Directing
Robert Englund
Director
Lisa M. Hansen
Second Unit Director
Jeff Shiffman
Second Second Assistant Director
Richard Oswald
Second Assistant Director
Robert B. Graham
First Assistant Director
Helen Pinkston
Script Supervisor
Writing
Production
Diane Weiss
Production Secretary
Lisa M. Hansen
Producer
Paul Hertzberg
Executive Producer
Robert Earl Craft
Location Manager
John V. Stuckmeyer
Production Accountant
Barbara Claman
Casting
Rick Blumenthal
Production Manager
Grant Clark Alexander
Assistant Accountant
Todd Grove
Assistant Accountant
Maureen A. Arata
Casting Assistant
Margaret McSharry
Casting
Robert Pelham
Assistant Accountant
Dan Harrary
Publicist
Art
Lyndell Wolff
Construction Coordinator
David Brian Miller
Production Design
David Brian Miller
Art Direction
Nancy Booth
Set Decoration
Robert Greenfield
Leadman
Fernando N. Altschul
Assistant Art Director
Lauren A. Hartigan
Art Department Coordinator
Clair Bear Gaul
Set Dresser
Michael L. Clark
Construction Coordinator
Paul Byers
Property Master
Chris Buchinsky
Storyboard Artist
Mitch Turnbull
Set Dresser
Michael Warga
Lead Set Dresser
Jim Landis
Assistant Property Master
Jerry Casillas
Construction Foreman
Sound
Greg P. Russell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeffrey J. Haboush
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Thomas Chase
Original Music Composer
John Post
Supervising Sound Editor
John Post
Foley Artist
Donlee Jorgensen
Sound Editor
Ross Taylor
Foley Artist
Warren Kleiman
ADR Mixer
Gregory Cheever
Sound Recordist
Paul Heslin
Sound Editor
Paul Heslin
ADR Supervisor
Sheridan Wolf Eldridge
Sound Designer
Jill Schachne
Foley Artist
Victor Iorillo
Sound Editor
Arnold A. Anderson
Boom Operator
Jeff Charbonneau
Music Editor
Beau Franklin
Sound Mixer
Ken Burton
Sound Recordist
Kennard Ramsey
Orchestrator
Ara Ashjian
Sound Recordist
Steve Rucker
Original Music Composer
Carolyn Robinson
Music Coordinator
Stuart Chasmar
Sound Editor
Jackson Scwartz
Foley Mixer
Crew
Spiro Razatos
Stunts
Kenny Bates
Stunts
John Stewart
Stunt Coordinator
Lynn Salvatori
Stunts
James M. Navarra
Special Effects Technician
Jack West
Stunts
Bruce Fahr
Craft Service
Suzie Bond
Craft Service
Victor Anderson
Transportation Coordinator
Rebecca Menzel
Scenic Artist
Henry Jefferson
Transportation Captain
Editing
Camera
Greg Gardiner
Second Unit Director of Photography
Paul Elliott
Director of Photography
Todd E. Brown
Second Assistant Camera
David Herbert Pearlberg
Best Boy Grip
Tony Nakonechnyt
Best Boy Grip
Trevor Vetkos
Grip
Chris Buchinsky
Still Photographer
Damian Costa
Grip
Scott Whited
Key Grip
Ademir Silva
First Assistant Camera
Bradley Hattonj
Key Grip
Bryan Robertson
Best Boy Grip
Theodore Eachus
Grip
Dave Salamone
Grip
Costume & Make-Up
Kevin Yagher
Makeup Effects Designer
Elizabeth Gower-Gruzinski
Costume Design
Susan Reiner
Makeup Supervisor
Susan Reiner
Hair Supervisor
Meta Jardine
Wardrobe Assistant
Melanie Verkins
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Julie James
Wardrobe Assistant
Lighting