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Wikipedia article
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| name = Sleepstalker - The Sandman's Last Rites
| image = Sleepstalker.jpg
| director = Turi Meyer
| producer =
| writer =
| starring =
| music = Jim Manzie
| studio =
| distributor = Prism Entertainment
| released =
| runtime = 105 minutes
| language = English
| budget =
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'Sleepstalker' (released in the Philippines as 'A Demon in the House') is a 1995 American horror film directed by Turi Meyer, written by Al Septien and Meyer, and starring Michael Harris, Jay Underwood, Kathryn Morris, and Michael D. Roberts.
Plot
Seventeen years after slaughtering all but one member of a family, "The Sandman" (Michael Harris) is pending execution. Before his execution the jailers allow a minister (Michael D. Roberts) to visit him. The minister is a voodoo priest and an ally of the prisoner, which the jailers did not realize. A hex is placed onto The Sandman, so that when his execution is over, his soul can travel to a new body made of sand, but all his blood relatives would need to die. The Sandman then plots to kill a young man named Griffin (Jay Underwood), who is his biological little brother, and additionally, a survivor of the abuse of their birth father. Griffin survived the attempted slaughter, but his adoptive parents did not. The Sandman is then reborn, upon execution, to have a chance to try once again.
Cast
* Michael Harris as The Sandman
**Giuseppe Andrews as Young Sandman
* Jay Underwood as Griffin Davis
**Vincent Barry as Young Griffin Davis
* Kathryn Morris as Megan
* Michael D. Roberts as The Preacher
* William Lucking as Detective Bronson Worth
* Kathleen McMartin as Dana
* A.J. Glassman as Kenny
* Peter Vasquez as 'Dog' Sanchez
* Ken Foree as Detective Rolands
* Christopher Boyer as Detective Garcia
* Angel Ashley as Cheryl
* Lenore Van Camp as Julia
* Marc McClure as Mr. Davis, Griffin's Father
* Caryn Richman as Mrs. Davis, Griffin's Mother
* Barry Lynch as Pierson, Prison Guard
* Michael Faella as Sandman's Father
* Lillian Hurst as Old Woman
Production
Prism Entertainment began pre-production of the film in 1994.
Release
'Sleepstalker' was released direct-to-video in 1995. In the Philippines, the film was released in theaters as 'A Demon in the House' on April 27, 1995.
Reception
'TV Guide' rated it 2/5 stars and wrote, "'Sleepstalker' simultaneously demonstrates its director's cinematic finesse and frustration at being unable to transform a sow's ear screenplay."
References
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