Dark Asylum

Although its characters often place themselves in needless jeopardy, this made-for-cable nuthouse flick squeezes out enough frissons to compensate. A serial killer nicknamed "The Trasher" (Larry Drake) terrorizes the city but never leaves a corpse behind. The cops finally figure out that the madman's lair lies in the city's sewer system, which provides is both his dumping ground and his escape route. The police apprehend The Trasher and place him temporarily in Crestmore, a maximum-security asylum that will soon close its doors forever. Meanwhile, psychiatrist Maggie Belham (Paulina Porizkova) is planning to spend a quiet evening with her mother and daughter, until s...