"A new place to look for terror."

1988

1h 27m

4.7(31 votes)

Horror

Overview

A father who experiments with his son's psychokinetic powers is unaware that these experiments have released a demon from hell which lives in his son's closet, preparing to take over the young boy's soul.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Cotter Smith

Sergeant Sam Taliaferro

Mel Harris

Dr. Nora Haley

Scott Curtis

Cameron Lansing

Chuck McCann

Ben Majors

Leigh McCloskey

Pete Groom

Kim Lankford

Dory Lansing

Gary Hudson

Bob Froelich

Tab Hunter

Owen Lansing

Dort Clark

Alan Wilson

David Povall

Capt. Navarro

Creative team

Directed by: Armand Mastroianni
Written by: Gary Brandner
Produced by: Luigi Cingolani

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