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Robert Ginty, Lucinda Dooling, John Sanderford, Viola Kates Stimpson, Robert Glaudini ... see more see more... , Billy Scudder

"B"-movie legend Charles Band cranked out this deadly-dull black magic flick through his then-fledgling Empire Pictures company in 1980, though the film never saw widespread American distribution unti... read more read more...l its video release five years later. The main character is an ageless glassmaker (Robert Ginty) who, thanks to a feud with the evil sorcerer Delgado (Robert Glaudini) in the 19th century, is not only doomed to live forever but regularly transforms into a barely-seen, werewolf-like monster. A century later (the 1950s, for no apparent reason), Ginty meets a woman at his mountain cabin whom he believes to be the reincarnation of his dead wife (Lucinda Dooling), who was the chief catalyst for the feud in the first place. The climactic battle (sort of) between the rival wizards involves low-budget demons called up by Glaudini from a gateway to hell. Despite a decent employment of attractive woodland locations and occasional bouts of cheap but creative effects, this is a rather tedious exercise, bogged down by slow pacing, shoddy lighting and bland performances by the entire cast. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 26 min.

Directed by: Charles Band

Release Date: March 1, 1986

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  • ajv2688
    October 12, 2011
    ajv2688
    I'm surprised that no one else has written anything about this movie yet. It's really not that bad, it's not great either, though, it could use more work, but it's not bad. The story is about a woman who is traveling, and keeps having visions of a past life. She and her boyfri... read moreend meet up with these old people who recognize her from that past life. The troubling thing is that those people are really weird, from some sort of magical dimension, and they want to take her back there with them. Or something like that. The story could be a little more clear. The special effects were cool, though, and the actors weren't that bad.

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