Sunday, April 13, 2008

Scared Stiff (1987)

Psychiatrist David buys an old plantation that used to be owned by an abusive slave owner, George Masterson. The moves his girlfriend Kate a singer who makes music videos, and her son into the home. Kate starts having visions of the former owner and David finds a trunk in the attic which contains the body of a woman and little boy.

As Kate's supernatural experiences increase, David becomes cruel and uncaring, appearing to be possessed by the spirit of Masterson. But are Kate's experiences real or imagined? The question arises due to Kate and David having met when Kate was a patient in the psycho ward. David insists that her mental illness has returned, while Kate becomes frustrated when David will not believe that there is a threat to their safety.

The end of the movie is incredibly lame with Masterson turning into the strange creature pictured on the cover without any explanation.

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