The title of this Wes Craven was a free gift to any critic looking for a wry tagline. In truth it's not atrocious but seriously over-reaches itself. It's exhausting at nearly two hours long and its sudden swerves in direction seem the product of an incoherent script rather than a bold imagination. Jonathan ( Peter Berg ) is a jock with vivid dreams about a serial killer Horace Pinker ( Mitch Pileggi) and a rare talent for making people believe the absolutely preposterous. He is instrumental in bringing Pinker to justice but the latter cheats his execution by jumping into the electrical supply ( very similar to the premise of House III : The Horror Show ) then occupying various bodies - though retaining his limp and inability to shoot straight - in his pursuit of Jonathan and those he cares about. There's no underlying logic to any of the action which relies on violence rather than shock, all the way to a berserk climax overloaded with special effects.
Camille Cooper ( as Alison )
Sex : No
Death : Stabbed to death by Pinker
This was Camille's second film after a string of TV appearances. After a few more films, she quit acting in 1995 and entered politics as a lobbyist. She was instrumental in George W Bush's Protect Our Children Act of 2008 and now works as a champion of rape and incest survivors.
Lindsay Parker ( as Amanda )
Sex : n/a
Death : Uncertain if she survives her exorcism
Lindsay was the daughter of UFO drummer Andy Parker and already had four films behind her at 10 years old. She continued acting into adulthood but with little impact and disappears after 2006.
Dendrie Taylor ( as Young Mother )
Sex : No
Death : Dies after brief posseession by Pinker
Dendrie was a bit part actress from the mid eighties onwards but eventually progressed to more substantial TV roles in The Bold And The Beautiful and True Blood . She is still active.
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