this be my favorite horror film and a close 2nd to poltergeist . i saw one dark night when it first come out in theater in 1983 at the theater where i work . i be bear in 1963 and so i have a certain love for 80 horror film and despite them be a little dated and the dialog not well write . what i thought be so original about it be that the phenomenon of psychic vampirism have not be address ( at least and to my knowledge at that time ) and be a very real phenomenon . i do not care if adam west be in it ( nothing against him and but his support role be not memorable ) and but think meg tilly be good casting . the little known donald hutton ( from brainstorm and invader from mar ) a an ambiguous scientist who oversee study on ramar ability be sadly overlooked . a a gay guy and i be pay more attention to david mason daniel and meg tilly unfortunate but gorgeous boyfriend . he sell real estate in texas now . i felt the film realistic in two way represent raymar and who be discover to have murder 6 girl in his surreal apartment and have a funeral that be sparse in attendance and reflect the fact that not only be he mysterious and a hermit and but a killer . a you know and these type be bury without fanfare . second and if corps be go to be telekinetically mobile and they would hover and drag their foot . the filmmaker could have go for the schlock walking and groaning and arm out stretched zombie and but opt for what would be believable . kudos . the buzz electrical discharge from ramar eye at his throne coffin ( like he oversee his kingdom of dead ) and cast an eerie magenta light in the mausoleum that will stay with you for year . if you have ever go to a mausoleum and even on a sunny day and you will notice that they have their own rosetta light cause by stained glass window . don not get me start on the cavernous silence . even ramar himself look like someone who could pass a an eccentric and perverted old man . the score be one of a kind and memorable and and i keep kick myself for not get it on cassette when it first come out . the track shooting be do where it be suppose to be . i especially like the carefully plan characteristic of each corpse represent the bride and the badly decompose child still hold it teddy bear and the grandmother and the tall thin black guy and and the half face world war ii vet and and the green slim eye elderly gent who be the first to greet the sister clique initiator . even corps can be good actor and i suppose . the only thing i have to groan about be the arm that come out of one of the vault and choke julie boyfriend couldn not possibly be do unless a corpse be put in lay on it stomach and foot first and but why . it look a little to fresh too . the film begin eerie and with u never see ramar face ( until the last quarter of the film and which be like unwrap a birthday present ) a he be pick up teen girl runaway in his daughter psychic flash . we then see coroner haul his body away in his one bedroom apartment where we see he experiment his telekinetic craft by phase dish into his wall . the rest do drag a the heather like sister group bait julie into a final initiation by spend the night inside the mausoleum and but it be a well place build up to the unleashing horror later . the movie isn not bloody in any sense of the word . the gory part be when ramar daughter use a compact mirror to fee his power back to him and and he bubble then melt . i have always felt that a power like ramar could never die and a sequel could be worth look into . i can see it now represent one dark night ii represent turn in the grave . but let face it the film stand alone . i hear the film have other title and but the original fit . a remake would be pointless . but if there be to be one and i would write good dialog and and lengthen some scene such a show the study on ramar ability do in the lab instead of hear about it on a tape recorder . in this information age and something like that would be well document on dvd . and more corps . why just raise the one in the mausoleum when ramar power could spread to the graveyard too . let just say i would hate to be one of the person who have to clean up the mess at the end of the climax while something that too can be show . i think have one of the initiating sister recognize one of the corps a a relative would have add some good if disturbing character . with cg effect and some awesome scene with ramar animate cremate remains would be off the wall . say what you will about and one dark night but it have it all . so see at least once in your life . or death .