Harry discovers that the nutjob has been torturing Quaid, one of the group that defeated Nix all those years before. Interested in the occult, Harry decides to have a peek inside but he’s attacked by a slaphead maniac, who is promptly tossed out of the window. While there Harry stumbles on a fortune teller’s shop. Just before he does, a group of former cult members runs in, rescues the girl and fucks up Nix, killing him and burying him deep under the ground so nobody will ever find him.įast forward 13 years and we join the protagonist, private detective Harry D’Amour (Scott Bakula pre- Star Trek Enterprise but post- Quantum Leap), who’s sent to LA to investigate an insurance fraud case. “Um, I strapped myself to this to make a dramatic entrance but if you could actually help me down that would be lovely, thanks” Lord Of Illusions is clearly less famous than other movies based on Barker’s work, but does that necessarily mean it’s any less memorable? Well, yes, frankly.īased on The Last Illusion, a short story from Barker’s Books Of Blood Volume 6 collection, Lord Of Illusions tells the tale of Nix, a cult leader who can use real magic and plans to sacrifice a young girl as part of a ritual. Nightbreed? Okay, maybe that one’s not so famous but I’ve already reviewed it so fuck it, I’m mentioning it. Liverpudlian horror author Clive Barker is perhaps best known for the film adaptations of some of his most popular books. And if you’re very quick, you can catch it.” (Butterfield, Lord Of Illusions)

“You ever watched a man die? If you watch very closely, you can sometimes see the soul escaping. Starring: Scott Bakula, Famke Janssen, Kevin J.

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