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Hellborn (2003)

Hellborn (2003), directed by Philip J. Jones, starring Bruce Payne and Matt Stasi.

09/26/2003 BR Horror 1h 25m

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Everyone Pays for Their Sins. See You in Hell.

Synopsis

James Bishop is a young psychology resident, excited about his new job at St. Andrews Mental Hospital and the chance to help severely ill patients. The excitement changes to puzzlement, concern and finally terror as some of those patients mysteriously die and James' efforts to find the cause results in increasingly strange behavior from the St. Andrews staff. Things begin to clarify when James finally encounters the Harvester...

  • Mark MelvilleCinematography
  • Philip J. JonesDirector
  • Cindy Valentine LeoneOriginal music
  • Matt McCombsWriter

About the film

Asylum of the Damned, Columbia Tristar (2004), also known as Hellborn, CDA Entertainment, is a 2003 horror film written by Matt McCombs, directed by Philip J Jones and starring Matt Stasi and Bruce Payne.

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Asylum of the Damned, Columbia Tristar (2004), also known as Hellborn, CDA Entertainment, is a 2003 horror film written by Matt McCombs, directed by Philip J Jones and starring Matt Stasi and Bruce Payne.

Plot

A newly graduated doctor named James Bishop (Matt Stasi), is recruited by St. Andrews Mental Hospital to join their psychiatry residency program. He is given the opportunity to care for mentally ill patients under the tutelage of Dr McCort (Bruce Payne). James' enthusiasm for his new job soon develops into concern when some of the patients die mysteriously. When James seeks to learn more about the deaths, he notes a change in the behaviour of his colleagues. James comes to realise that a Devil has taken over the minds of the patients and that his colleagues are allowing it to harvest them.

Cast

Bruce Payne as Dr McCort

Matt Stasi as James Bishop

Tracy Scoggins as Helen

Julia Lee as Lauren

Tom Lister, Jr. as Smithy (Listed as Tom 'Tiny' Lister)

Gregory Wagrowski as Hadley

Bill McKinney as Gas Station Attendant

Randall England as Harry Smith

Kyle T. Heffner as Dr. Peter Francis

Reception

A reviewer in Fangoria stated that 'at the three-quarters mark it becomes clear that this is the old Karloff-Lugosi The Black Cat dished up anew with Payne and the nuthouse staff substituting for Boris and his cultists and a Demon added'. The reviewer stated that the filmmakers did a good job of setting the eerie stage' and that the 'movie succeeded nicely in grabbing and holding the interest'. The reviewer also stated that Bruce Payne's Dr McCort seemed 'based on some old Vincent Price performance'. Scott C. stated that he enjoyed 'Payne’s take on Dr McCort, as a charming man who enjoys being evil, but the rest of the cast is on autopilot or thorazine'. Francis Barbier described the film as a 'cinematic waste, without any trace of intelligence or originality' and 'transcendently moronic'. Ian Jane lamented that 'the film very quickly falls prey to some seriously predictable and overly cliché characters and plot points that ultimately result in a film that isn't so much scary as it is just plain boring'.

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Asylum of the Damned at IMDb

Text from Asylum of the Damned on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_of_the_Damned

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What is Hellborn about?

Hellborn: James Bishop is a young psychology resident, excited about his new job at St. Andrews Mental Hospital and the chance to help severely ill patients. The excitement changes to puzzlement, concern and finally terror as some of those patients mysteriously die and James' efforts to find the cause results in increasingly st…

Who directed Hellborn?

Hellborn was directed by Philip J. Jones in 2003.

Who stars in Hellborn?

The cast of Hellborn includes Bruce Payne, Matt Stasi, Tracy Scoggins, Julia Lee and Tommy Lister Jr..

How long is Hellborn?

Hellborn runs for 85 minutes, or 1h25.

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