This unremarkable horror flick from low-budget king Fred Olen Ray is less concerned with chills than lubricious thrills.
Successful author Howard Hansen (Ted Prior) is stymied in writing his first horror novel; for inspiration, he buys a thing-in-a-jar from a mysterious shop in LA's Chinatown owned by Mr. Wong (Joe Kuroda). The thing, he's informed, is left over from "some old carnival or circus sideshow"; its
crazed former owner went on a killing spree. Coming under its spell, Howard starts cranking out the pages, but his wife Peg (Sandahl Bergman) becomes alarmed at his newfound violent lovemaking technique. Howard's agent, Murray (Frank Sivero), who's been ...
Released:
1994
Rated:
NR
Length:
87 mins