Judas Coyne, heavy metal rock star, past his
prime and sole surviving member of his self-destructing band, now lives in
comfortable seclusion on his ranch with his latest Goth rock-chick, Georgia,
and his two German shepherd dogs, Angus & Ben.
At his ranch Judas has assembled a private
collection of macabre items, so when his PA Danny spots a ghost for sale on an
internet auction site, Judas just hits the ‘buy now for $1,000’ button to seal
the deal and enhance the collection. The ghost is purported to be that of
Craddock McDermot, deceased spiritualist stepfather of the vendor, and what
arrives in a heart shaped box is his favourite suit to which his spirit is
expected to be attached.
And it is, but the initial curiosity value soon
turns to unease, discomfort, fear and dread as the ghost not only materialises
but shows he can still use his powers of hypnotic persuasion to manipulate the
living to do his will.
Danny does a runner but Georgia hangs on in.
It is not her real name; Judas re-christens his procession of trophy
girlfriends after the states he picks them up in. Her predecessor was Florida
who when dumped and sent back home killed herself. Thinking back Judas recalls
that she had a step-daddy, and the penny drops that he has been targeted for
revenge from beyond the grave.
Judas, Georgia and the dogs (who seem to offer
some protection) go on the run which turns into the road trip from (or rather
to) hell, during which there is death and destruction, slashing and shooting,
blood and gore, as they follow a high risk strategy to end their nightmare.
I am no connoisseur of the horror genre but
this seemed good to me with convincing descriptions of the unearthly and the
terror produced; the action only pausing briefly to take a breath before taking
the next ramp up in the spiral of fear.
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