''The Power'' is a 1984 American

supernatural horror film Supernatural horror film is a film genre that combines aspects of horror film and supernatural film. Supernatural occurrences in such films often include ghosts and demons, and many supernatural horror films have elements of religion. Common theme ...

directed by

Stephen Carpenter Stephen "Steph" Carpenter ( /ˈstɛfən/ ''STEF-ən''; born August 3, 1970) is an American musician, known as the co-founder and a guitarist of the alternative metal band Deftones. His guitar technique makes use of both ringing open strings an ...

and

Jeffrey Obrow Jeffrey Obrow is an American film director and a professor at USC School of Cinematic Arts. He has also produced many music videos with Propaganda Films. Career Obrow's first project, '' The Dorm That Dripped Blood'', was underfinanced but thro ...

. It stars Suzy Stokey, Warren Lincoln, Lisa Erickson, Chad Christian, Ben Gilbert and Chris Morrill. The plot tells about an evil spirit trapped inside an ancient Aztec doll, which possesses a young man after he takes it.

Plot

An Aztec demon called Destacatyl, who is believed to be able to control human souls, is trapped in a small Aztec doll. However, a young man named Jerry is soon possessed and taken over by the demon after getting his hands on the idol and soon causes mayhem to anyone he comes across, including a group of high school students.

Cast

Release

''The Power'' had a limited theatrical release on January 20, 1984 by Artists Releasing Corporation, and was released on VHS by

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the same year. It was released on DVD on January 7, 2017 by Scorpion Releasing.

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* * * * 1984 films 1984 horror films 1984 independent films 1980s supernatural horror films American independent films American supernatural horror films Demons in film Films about spirit possession Films scored by Christopher Young Films shot in California 1980s English-language films Films directed by Jeffrey Obrow Films directed by Stephen Carpenter 1980s American films English-language horror films {{1980s-horror-film-stub