The Power (1984)
5/10
Weird
10 February 2024
Warning: Spoilers
The Power has a great poster, a wild ending and isn't that enough?

Directed and written by Stephen Carpenter (the creator of the TV series Grimm) and Jeffrey Obrow (The Dorm That Dripped Blood, The Kindred), this is all about an Aztec demon called Destacatyl who possesses people in the form of a doll.

There's a near-maniac professor - who is obsessed with the doll - who goes by the name of Wilson (Stan Weston) and he's given to dreams of killing off his students when they don't listen to his speeches on the Aztecs. As if this needed more, Julie (Lisa Erickson), Tommy (Chad Cowgill) and Matt (Ben Gilbert) all go to a cemetery with a Ouija board and the doll - which is of course the idol that the Aztec demon is inside - his parents got him on their vacation. Did he learn nothing from the Bradys trip to Hawaii? And then there's Jerry (Warren Lincoln), the first person to grab ahold of it, which vexes everyone. And Sandy (Suzy Stokey), a reporter of the paranormal who wants to know more about...The Power.

There's one really scary moment in this. Sandy leaves her bedroom after a nightmare and we can clearly see a bearded crew member in the mirror on her door.

I'm kidding. The ending is actually really awesome and worth you watching the rest of the movie. I love that it rambles a bit to be honest.
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