Odd little flick here. It almost looks like it was filmed with a hand held camera with a weird attempt at special visual effects. The story ties in the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, and although it's not necessary to have read any of his work, there are direct references to Lovecraftian names like Cthulhu and Yog-Sothoth, which lend a dark atmosphere to this tale of conspiracy and dark magic. I thought Jerry Lacey fairly competent as the title character, however the rest of the cast seemed somewhat unsure of themselves, even though they all have at least a handful of acting credits. Maggie Wagner in particular, as Eleanora Williams, seemed to deliver her lines with an inadvertent smirk, especially when dealing with Lacey's August Harrison character. The story involves Eleanora desperately seeking Harrison's aid in finding a tape that was filmed in cooperation with a fellow named Drake Johnson (Max Landwirth), who's gone missing, along with Harrison's own son (Eric Gorlow). The story reaches it's bizarre zenith when it's revealed that tentacled monsters live in the celluloid of the missing tape, and it's Williams' desire to use her dark magic to release them into this world. Adding additional resonance to the story is a twilight world, dream sequence of sorts in which retired detective Harrison meets Lovecraft himself. If it all sounds a bit strange, that's because it is, with the added component of Harrison's catatonic wife dying in a sanitarium, and making a final appearance as a ghost. It's a little difficult to evaluate or recommend this film, but if you're in the mood for some Gothic type horror that's just plain unearthly, you might give it a try.
