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With a pocketful of drugs, Nick West takes out his girlfriend Sammy, for a good time. When they explore an abandoned asylum, the discovery of a bizarre device, a cross between an electric chair and sadistic fetish machine, transforms drugged-out bliss into agony and despair. After Sammy is brutally assaulted and murdered by unseen forces, Nick becomes the number-one suspect. Years pass and Nick, who had been locked up in a mental hospital, is released into the care of eminent psychiatrist Dr. Willard, who is hell-bent on exposing the truth behind the killing. Accompanied by Dr. Willard and several of his students, Nick returns to the scene of the crime. However, the decrepit asylum hides a blood-drenched secret. Written by
Colin Geddes - Toronto Film Festival
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Evil Works In Mysterious Ways.
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Rachel Fowles:
I think it's after me.
Brett Wilson:
Then we should probably split up!
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Hellraiser (1987)
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"The Heritage"
Written by 'Martin Grech'
Performed by 'Martin Grech'
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The main character of "The Devil's Chair" is a drug-dealer Nick West.He takes his girlfriend named Sammy to an abandoned asylum,when they discover the devil's chair which is the gate to the dimension of blood and despair.Sammy is brutally assaulted and killed by an unseen force,Nick becomes a suspect and is taken to the psychiatric ward.After four years he is released and joins Dr.Willard and his three companions to confront his demons where the supposed murders occurred."The Devil's Chair" is clearly influenced by Clive Barker's horror classic "Hellraiser".Like "Broken" the film is well-made and extremely unnerving.The way some sequences are shot will make your skin crawl.Some scenes are truly bloody and violent as all hell.The main demon of flies which smells blood looks impressive and very Lovecraftian.I can easily say that Adam Mason and Simon Boyes are the new masters of gruesome British horror.9 out of 10.