Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.
Det. John Hobbes is convinced that when killer Edgar Reese is executed, all of his troubles are over. But when people he knows and people on the street start to sing the same tune that Reese sang in the gas chamber, and those same people taunt him, he is told that maybe the cursed fallen angel Azazel is behind it all. Azazel is cursed to roam the Earth without a form, and he can switch bodies by any contact, making him hard to track. When Hobbes is forced to kill a man possessed by Azazel, he must clear his name while protecting his family and others from the evil, vengeful Azazel.
Written by Ben Borg <benborg@mediaone.net>
Although the movie was clearly shot in Philadelphia, the actual location of the story is never clarified (much as was the case with '
Se7en). The prison in the opening scene is Holmesburg Prison located north east of Philadelphia, opened in 1895 and closed in 1996.
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Goofs
Revealing mistakes:
When Hobbes gets up from Art's bed, Art can be seen breathing, with his chest rising and falling.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Azazel:
I wanna tell you about the time I almost died.... See more »