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| Sal Romero | |
| Aliases: | Captain Dingleberry [1] Flaming Asshole of Transylvania [2] |
| Continuity: | Night of the Demons |
| Notability: | Supporting character |
| Type: | Partier |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Demon |
| Location: | Mathisville, California |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Born: | December 6th, 1970 |
| Died: | October 31st, 1988 |
| First: | Night of the Demons |
| Actor: | William Gallo |
Sal Romero is a fictional teenage partier and a supporting character featured in the Night of the Demons film series. He appeared in the original Night of the Demons movie where he was played by actor William Gallo.
Biography[]
Sal likes to play pranks.
Sal Romero hailed from a town called Mathisville and was born on December 6th, 1970. As a teenager, he went on a date with Judy Cassidy. Apparently, the date was not particularly successful as there never was a second date, despite Sal's best attempts. Despite this, rumors began circulating that Judy and he had sex. Whether this actually happened or not remains unclear.
On Halloween night in 1988, Sal was walking down the street on his way to visit Judy when he encountered an old man carrying a grocery bag. Feeling prankish, he rushed up on the old man and startled him by dangling a fake rat in front of his face. The old man expressed his bitterness and Sal went on his way. He arrived at Judy's house unannounced and encountered her younger brother, Billy. Sal spooked Billy with a Halloween mask then asked him to get his sister. Billy told him that Judy had a date with Jay Jansen and that they were going to a party. Sal bribed Billy with a dollar to tell him where the party was being held. Billy told him that the party was at an abandoned funeral home called Hull House.
Sal decided to crash the party and actually arrived ahead of the other guests. Armed with a six-pack of Coors beer, he hid inside of a coffin and waited until the partiers entered the room before leaping out to scare them.
Sal sees something startling.
Nobody was particularly happy to see Sal as his personality proved to be quite abrasive. The host of the party, Angela Franklin, decided to hold a candle-lit séance in front of a floor length mirror. The intent of the séance was to see the past lives of whoever's reflection was cast. Sal and the other didn't take the subject seriously, despite Angela's commands to "concentrate!" The séance did not go exactly as planned however, and what resulted was the release of several disembodied demonic spirits that began to take possession of various members of the group.
As the party wore on, the possessing spirits began to exert their influence over their hosts. Sal and another teen named Stooge were in a room when a possessed Angela began dancing to Bauhaus. Sal was turned off by this and left the room. Moments later, Angela killed Stooge, whose body was then promptly possessed by a demon.
Sal and Rodger.
Sal returned to the room shortly thereafter to find Angela "warming her hands" by the fire; which is to say, she was literally placing her hands in the fireplace until they burst into flame. Assuming a demonic visage, Angela pursued Sal as well as other members of the group.
Angela thrust Sal threw a window, but Sal took hold of her, bringing her along with him. The two fell off the balcony and Sal was impaled on a piece of pipe sticking up out of the ground. A tombstone with his birth and death dates materialized behind him. Sal's body was animated by an invading demonic presence and he joined the horde in chasing after the last two human survivors, Judy and a boy named Rodger. Before the demons were able to vanquish them, the sun began to rise, and the sunlight exorcised the demonic spirits from their hosts. Sal's body collapsed to the ground.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Sal Romero was created by director Kevin Tenney and writer Joe Augustyn.
- Actor Billy Gallo was credited as William Gallo in Night of the Demons.
- Sal's birthdate and surname are revealed on his tombstone following his death.
- Sal's last name is the same as that of famed film director George Romero. Whether this similarity was an intentional nod to George Romero or not is unclear.
- Sal Romero has no direct counterpart in the 2009 remake of Night of the Demons. However, that film does feature an uninvited party guest from the wrong side of the tracks named Colin, who was played by actor Edward Furlong.