Fear No Evil (1981)

The age-old conflict continues. Lucifer is reborn on Earth. When he comes of age he'll take his throne. Luckily for us, a trio of angels are also incarnate, tasked with preventing the demon from bringing an end to the world.
FNE begins with a scene that most similar films would place at the end. It's an early sign that Dir. Frank LaLoggia is attempting to do something different with the genre in his début feature. However, with such a limited budget to play around with there's only so much that can be achieved, and while the end result is certainly ambitious it's also very uneven.
While checking on Wiki for the cast list I wasn't surprised to find that FNE had no page, but Frank LaLoggia has none either. Surely he deserves one!?

2½ cross lights out of 5

Lady in White (1988)

A writer reminisces about his childhood in Willowpoint Falls, an average 1960s American small town. Like the tag line says, he once witnessed a murder on All Hallows Eve, but the victim had already been dead for ten years.
To enjoy Lady in White you'll need to enjoy 1980s supernatural films in general, because the story moves slowly. But Autumn can be a languid season and life was slower back then, so it's not too much of a problem. Plus, there are enough trace amounts of a Ray Bradbury and Stephen King influence in the fabric of the narrative to keep me entertained during the slower times.
In a way it's the story of a girl searching for her mother; it just happens to be told from the perspective of a young boy who played a role in her journey.

3 cliffside struggles out of 5