Depressed loner artist George Miller (a fine and credible performance by late, great character actor Dennis Lipscomb in a rare lead role) attempts to commit suicide by jumping off a building only to survive said suicide attempt. However, George''s body is now possessed by the vengeful spirit of a murdered hoodlum who starts gruesomely bumping off the folks responsible for his untimely death.
Director/co-writer Guy Magar relates the familiar, but still absorbing and effective story at a steady pace, ground the fantastic premise in a believable workaday reality, presents a neat array of colorful secondary characters, makes nice use of various seedy urban locations, stages the kill scenes with grisly aplomb, and delivers a few strong moments of super brutal and gory violence. Moreover, Magar brings a fierce driving urgency to the narrative that gives this picture an extra invigorating kick along with plenty of hair-raising tension.
The excellent acting from a sturdy cast rates as another substantial asset: Leslie Wing as concerned therapist Jennifer Curtis, Suzanne Snyder as sweet hooker Angel, Jeff Pomerantz as meddlesome jerk Dr. Alan Falconer, George Murdock as the no-nonsense Dr. John Talbot, Hoyt Axton as hard-nosed homicide detective Lt. Ashley, and Pamela Dunlap as noisy drunk Sally Benson. Both Alan Howarth's moody synth score and the slick cinematography by Gary Thieltges are up to par. A real sleeper.
Director/co-writer Guy Magar relates the familiar, but still absorbing and effective story at a steady pace, ground the fantastic premise in a believable workaday reality, presents a neat array of colorful secondary characters, makes nice use of various seedy urban locations, stages the kill scenes with grisly aplomb, and delivers a few strong moments of super brutal and gory violence. Moreover, Magar brings a fierce driving urgency to the narrative that gives this picture an extra invigorating kick along with plenty of hair-raising tension.
The excellent acting from a sturdy cast rates as another substantial asset: Leslie Wing as concerned therapist Jennifer Curtis, Suzanne Snyder as sweet hooker Angel, Jeff Pomerantz as meddlesome jerk Dr. Alan Falconer, George Murdock as the no-nonsense Dr. John Talbot, Hoyt Axton as hard-nosed homicide detective Lt. Ashley, and Pamela Dunlap as noisy drunk Sally Benson. Both Alan Howarth's moody synth score and the slick cinematography by Gary Thieltges are up to par. A real sleeper.