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Black Roses (1988)

Black Roses poster
Directed by
John Fasano
Genre
comedy horror
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
R
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 67 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A heavy metal band called Black Roses comes to a small town and plays a concert that turns their young fans into violent monsters. A teacher tries to stop the demonic possession and save the town's teenagers.

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What happens

Black Roses is a 1988 Canadian horror film directed by John Fasano and starring John Martin, Ken Swofford, Julie Adams, and Carla Ferrigno. The film's soundtrack features many bands of the era, including King Kobra, Tempest, Hallow's Eve and Lizzy Borden, among others. Most of the music for the band Black Roses was performed by the members of King Kobra (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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