Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Galaxy of Terror, Freddy vs. Jason) assumes the classic role of The Phantom in this shocking, nerve-jangling retelling of Gaston Leroux's timeless tale of music, madness and murder! An aspiring opera singer finds herself transported back to Victorian-era London—and into the arms of a reclusive, disfigured maestro determined to make her a star. The silver-throated Christine (Jill Schoelen, The Stepfather) enjoys success through the arrangements of her new lover (Englund)…until she realizes that he has been committing unspeakably grisly murders in her honor and won't stop until he's completed his masterpiece…in blood!
If you are anything more than a casual fan of the A nightmare on elm street series, Then you know how versatile and great an actor Robert Englund is. Though the makeup strikes a resemblance to Freddy's burned Visage, this is a very Theatrical performance, in keeping with any other version of The Phantom. Late 80s horror mainstay Jill Schoelen is amazing as always, she is more often than not the best thing in the movies she is in. This one' has flown under the radar of my generation (maybe the vhs was hard to find or it didn't play cable 20,000 times?) But this blu ray is well worth it for ghoulish fun.
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