Asylum of the Damned
Encyclopedia
Asylum of the Damned also known as Hellborn 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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student is recruited by St. Andrews Mental Hospital and given the chance to care for mentally ill patients. His enthusiasm for his new job soon changes into concern when some of the patients die mysteriously and the behaviour of his colleagues becomes odd. He soon realises that a Devil
has taken over the minds of the patients and that his colleagues are allowing it to harvest them.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
film written by Matt McCombs, directed by Philip J Jones and starring Matt Stasi and Bruce Payne
Bruce Payne
Bruce Martyn Payne is an award winning English character actor and producer and was a member of the 1980's Brit Pack. Although he is best known for his villainous roles, Bruce Payne has played characters across the spectrum...
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Plot
A young PsychologyPsychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
student is recruited by St. Andrews Mental Hospital and given the chance to care for mentally ill patients. His enthusiasm for his new job soon changes into concern when some of the patients die mysteriously and the behaviour of his colleagues becomes odd. He soon realises that a Devil
Devil
The Devil is believed in many religions and cultures to be a powerful, supernatural entity that is the personification of evil and the enemy of God and humankind. The nature of the role varies greatly...
has taken over the minds of the patients and that his colleagues are allowing it to harvest them.
Cast
- Bruce PayneBruce PayneBruce Martyn Payne is an award winning English character actor and producer and was a member of the 1980's Brit Pack. Although he is best known for his villainous roles, Bruce Payne has played characters across the spectrum...
as Dr. McCort - Matt Stasi as James Bishop
- Tracy ScogginsTracy ScogginsTracy Dawn Scoggins is an American actress known for her roles as Cat Grant in the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Monica Colby in the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty, and its spin-off series The Colbys...
as Helen - Julia Lee as Lauren
- Tom Lister, Jr.Tom Lister, Jr.-World Wrestling Federation :Lister appeared in the 1989 wrestling movie No Holds Barred, which was financed by the World Wrestling Federation and starred Hulk Hogan. Lister's role was Zeus, a brutal monster heel....
as Smithy (Listed as Tom 'Tiny' Lister) - Gregory Wagrowski as Hadley
- Bill McKinneyBill McKinneyBill McKinney is an American character actor whose most famous role was the sadistic mountain man in the movie Deliverance...
as Gas Station Attendant - Randall England as Harry Smith
- Kyle T. HeffnerKyle T. HeffnerKyle Troy Heffner is an American television and film actor.Heffner graduated from Northwestern University. After graduation he moved to Los Angeles and met Garry Marshall, who cast him in Young Doctors in Love...
as Dr. Peter Francis