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| Director: | Robert Englund | 
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| Writer: | Rhet Topham, Brian Helgeland | 
| Staring: | 
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 09, 1988 | 
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| Director: | Robert Englund | 
| Writer: | Rhet Topham, Brian Helgeland | 
| Genres: | Horror | 
| Keywords | satanism, horoscope, killer, super power | 
| Production Companies | CineTel Films, Horrorscope Productions | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $2,955,917 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Robert Englund | Director | 
| Spiro Razatos | Stunts | 
| Lisa M. Hansen | Second Unit Director | 
| Scott Whited | Key Grip | 
| Ziad Doueiri | Electrician | 
| Steve Rucker | Original Music Composer | 
| David Brian Miller | Production Design, Art Direction | 
| Barbara Claman | Casting | 
| Nancy Booth | Set Decoration | 
| Rhet Topham | Writer | 
| James M. Navarra | Special Effects Technician | 
| Margaret McSharry | Casting | 
| Stephen R. Myers | Editor | 
| Thomas Chase | Original Music Composer | 
| Paul Elliott | Director of Photography | 
| Robert B. Graham | First Assistant Director | 
| Ademir Silva | First Assistant Camera | 
| Stephen Crawford | Gaffer | 
| Kevin Yagher | Makeup Effects Designer | 
| Richard Oswald | Second Assistant Director | 
| Todd E. Brown | Second Assistant Camera | 
| Hassan Ahmed | Best Boy Electric | 
| Thom Souris | Electrician | 
| Bradley Hattonj | Key Grip | 
| Damian Costa | Grip | 
| Dave Salamone | Grip | 
| Fernando N. Altschul | Assistant Art Director | 
| Michael Warga | Lead Set Dresser | 
| Paul Byers | Property Master | 
| Lyndell Wolff | Construction Coordinator | 
| Susan Reiner | Hair Supervisor, Makeup Supervisor | 
| Elizabeth Gower-Gruzinski | Costume Design | 
| Diane Weiss | Production Secretary | 
| John V. Stuckmeyer | Production Accountant | 
| Todd Grove | Assistant Accountant | 
| John Stewart | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Maureen A. Arata | Casting Assistant | 
| Chris Buchinsky | Still Photographer, Storyboard Artist | 
| John Post | Foley Artist, Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Donlee Jorgensen | Sound Editor | 
| Kennard Ramsey | Orchestrator | 
| Carolyn Robinson | Music Coordinator | 
| Gregory Cheever | Sound Recordist | 
| Warren Kleiman | ADR Mixer | 
| Suzie Bond | Craft Service | 
| Rick Blumenthal | Production Manager | 
| Jeff Shiffman | Second Second Assistant Director | 
| Louis DiCesare | Gaffer | 
| Kenny Christiansen | Best Boy Electric | 
| Huston Beaumont | Electrician | 
| Bryan Robertson | Best Boy Grip | 
| Theodore Eachus | Grip | 
| Beau Franklin | Sound Mixer | 
| Lauren A. Hartigan | Art Department Coordinator | 
| Clair Bear Gaul | Set Dresser | 
| Jim Landis | Assistant Property Master | 
| Jerry Casillas | Construction Foreman | 
| Julie James | Wardrobe Assistant | 
| Robert Earl Craft | Location Manager | 
| Grant Clark Alexander | Assistant Accountant | 
| Victor Anderson | Transportation Coordinator | 
| Lynn Salvatori | Stunts | 
| Dan Harrary | Publicist | 
| Brenda Sowa | Assistant Editor | 
| Paul Heslin | ADR Supervisor, Sound Editor | 
| Victor Iorillo | Sound Editor | 
| Ross Taylor | Foley Artist | 
| Jeff Charbonneau | Music Editor | 
| Jeffrey J. Haboush | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Ken Burton | Sound Recordist | 
| Jackson Scwartz | Foley Mixer | 
| Kenny Bates | Stunts | 
| Tony Nakonechnyt | Best Boy Grip | 
| Trevor Vetkos | Grip | 
| Arnold A. Anderson | Boom Operator | 
| Rebecca Menzel | Scenic Artist | 
| Mitch Turnbull | Set Dresser | 
| Michael L. Clark | Construction Coordinator | 
| Robert Greenfield | Leadman | 
| Melanie Verkins | Makeup & Hair Assistant | 
| Meta Jardine | Wardrobe Assistant | 
| Helen Pinkston | Script Supervisor | 
| Robert Pelham | Assistant Accountant | 
| Henry Jefferson | Transportation Captain | 
| Jack West | Stunts | 
| Greg Gardiner | Second Unit Director of Photography | 
| Mark Redpath | Assistant Editor | 
| Stuart Chasmar | Sound Editor | 
| Jill Schachne | Foley Artist | 
| Sheridan Wolf Eldridge | Sound Designer | 
| Greg P. Russell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Ara Ashjian | Sound Recordist | 
| Bruce Fahr | Craft Service | 
| David Pearlberg | Best Boy Grip | 
| Brian Helgeland | Writer | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Lisa M. Hansen | Producer | 
| Paul Hertzberg | Executive Producer | 
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