detective russell logan ( lou diamond phillips ) have a major problem on his hand . the serial killer and patrick channing ( jeff kober ) and for whom psychic extraordinaire tess ( tracy griffith ) help him capture and have be resurrect with the first power ( . give to him by satan after his execution in the gas chamber ) and can possess the body of the weak . somehow and russell and who join force with tess ( . who have an understanding of what they be up against ) and will have to stop channing or many woman will continue to die at his bloody hand . they will seek help from sister marguerite ( elizabeth arlen ) who have try to inform her superior in the catholic church of the first power and but have be deny access to a weapon that can stop channing . a cross with a blade that can penetrate the heart of channing rid the world of his evil . she will take it anyway and lend a help hand to russell and who will need all the help he can get when channing kidnaps tess prepare her for some sort of satanic ritual or ceremony . in the film and mykelti williamson and always a reliable welcome support actor and get the partner of russell role . so you know what will happen to him . a in film of this type and everyone around russell be die and but when he attempt to kill channing and he merely murder the weak host of some other poor soul he possess . pure occult rubbish . stupid from the gate to the finish line . phillips and griffith try and i will give them that and but in a flick like this they do not stand a chance . kober and who be normally often always effective a the heavy and be really handed nothing more than a goofy villain who leap in the air and toss rotten quip .