prison be not often bring up during conversation about the best eighty horror film and and there a good reason for that because it not one of the best . but a you delve past the classic film that the decade have to offer and this be certainly among the best of the less know or small film . the film do have some connection to blockbuster while for a start it an early directorial effort for renny harlin while the capable director behind a number of action film include die hard 2 and cliffhanger and deep blue sea while and secondly we have an early role for lord of the ring star viggo mortensen . the film be not exactly original but the plot line be interest . we focus on a prison that have be reopen after a number of year . this be the prison where a man name charles forsyth be send to the electric chair after be frame by the prison governor . naturally and the spirit of the dead man be not rest in peace while and when the old execution room be reopen and the spirit of the dead convict escape for vengeance . the film be not exactly the shawshank redemption and but it do take care to build up it various character and while the main point of the film be always the horror and the prison drama behind it all do make for an interesting base . this be a good job too because other than the basic premise and the film doesn not really have a plot to go from and we solely rely on the interaction between the character to keep thing interest . the horror feature in the film be at time grotesque but it never over the top and which might actually be the reason why this film be seldom remember and be release in a decade of excess . the murder themselves be rather good and imaginative and however and and provide some major highlight . a the film go on and we start to delve more into the back story of the vengeful convict ghost and while it fairly interesting and some thing about it do not make sense and it drag the film down a little . still and everything boil down to an exciting climax and overall i have to say that prison be a film well worth track down .