The Frighteners

Offbeat horror director Peter Jackson goes Hollywood with this follow-up to his acclaimed 1994 feature‚ HEAVENLY CREATURES. THE FRIGHTENERS‚ part horror-comedy‚ part supernatural thriller‚ stars Michael J. Fox as psychic investigator Frank Bannister. Bannister is able to see and communicate with spirits as a result of the trauma of witnessing his wife die in a car accident. Now a series of mysterious deaths in Frank's hometown has left authorities at wit's end. The deaths appear to be caused by heart attacks‚ but eventually it is revealed that they are actually the work of a menacing‚ Grim Reaper-like phantom. Bannister becomes a suspect after several deaths occur in his presence‚ and in order to prove his innocence‚ he and a team of three friendly ghosts attempt to unravel the mystery surrounding the murderous specter. But what emerges is far more than they bargained for‚ and soon a psychotic killer's lust for revenge from beyond the grave threatens the lives of both Bannister and his new love interest (Trini Alvarado). THE FRIGHTENERS is a fun and fast-paced cinematic romp with plenty of stunning computer-generated special effects.