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| image = Hellmaster FilmPoster.jpeg
| image = Hellmaster FilmPoster.jpeg
| caption = VHS cover
| caption = VHS cover
| producer = David J. Dalton<br />Kurt Eli Mayry<br />Douglas Schulze
| producer = David J. Dalton<br/>Kurt Eli Mayry<br/>Douglas Schulze
| writer = Douglas Shulze
| writer = Douglas Schulze
| starring = [[John Saxon]]<br />[[David Emge]]<br />Amy Raasch<br />Edward Stevens
| starring = [[John Saxon]]<br/>[[David Emge]]<br/>Amy Raasch<br/>Edward Stevens
| cinematography = Michael Goi
| cinematography = Michael Goi
| editing = Sean Hoessli
| editing = Sean Hoessli
| distributor = Dolphin Productions<ref name=fangoria107>{{cite magazine|last=Kuehls|first=David|date=October 1991|title=Soulstealer: The Doctor is Insane|url=https://archive.org/stream/Fangoria_107#page/n29/mode/2up |magazine=[[Fangoria]]|location=|publisher=Starlog Group, Inc.|issue=107|access-date=July 2, 2018 }}</ref>
| distributor = Dolphin Productions<ref name=fangoria107>{{cite magazine|last=Kuehls|first=David|date=October 1991|title=Soulstealer: The Doctor is Insane|url=https://www.fangoria.com/archives/fangoria-107-freddysdead-terminator2/ |magazine=[[Fangoria]] |publisher=Starlog Group, Inc. |issue=107 |pages=32–33}}</ref>
| released = {{Start date|1992|12|16}}
| released = {{Start date|1992|12|16}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| runtime = 92 minutes
| language = English
| language = English
| country = United States
| country = United States
}}
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'''''Hellmaster''''' (also known as '''''Soulstealer''''')<ref name=fangoria107 /> is a 1992 American [[horror film]] written and directed by Douglas Shulze, and starring [[John Saxon]]. The plot follows a psychotic college professor who uses unsuspecting students as laboratory rats, injecting them with a drug that mutates them into brutal killers.<ref>[http://www.reel.com/movie.asp?MID=13323 Hellmaster (1992)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
'''''Hellmaster''''' (also known as '''''Soulstealer''''' and '''''Them''''')<ref name=fangoria107 /> is a 1992 American [[horror film]] written and directed by Douglas Schulze, and starring [[John Saxon]]. The plot follows a psychotic college professor who uses unsuspecting students as laboratory rats, injecting them with a drug that mutates them into brutal killers.

The film has been observed to be largely influenced by the [[Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise)|''Nightmare on Elm Street'' series]] – which also featured Saxon – as well as other popular horror titles such as ''[[Hellraiser]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=14 of the Best Horror Ripoffs of A Nightmare on Elm Street |url=https://movieweb.com/best-horror-ripoffs-of-a-nightmare-on-elm-streetlp/#hellmaster-1992 |website=MovieWeb |date=August 29, 2023}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Part of a secret government [[eugenics]] project, crazed [[biochemistry]] professor Jones committed terrible crimes on his college campus in the late 1960s before one of his colleagues burned the college to put a deadly end to his spree. Saxon is presumed dead, but a series of murders twenty years later raises questions of whether he has somehow managed to return. In actuality, Saxon's drug experiments have turned him into a superhuman. Having teleported himself to safety during the fire, he has been living underground continuing his experiments. With an injection, he is able to turn people into mutants who will follow his will. With the help of his [[zombie]]-like army, Saxon plans to access his stores of his "Nietzsche Drug" in the catacombs beneath the campus. Standing against him are three people: a [[psychic]], a [[reporter]] and a woman who has already survived one supernatural attack. The psychic determines that she herself must take the Nietzsche Drug so she can face the mad professor and his mutant slaves.<ref>[http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:22103~T0 allmovie ((( Hellmaster > Overview )))<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.joebobbriggs.com/drivein/1993/hellmaster.htm Hellmaster<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Part of a secret government [[eugenics]] project, crazed [[biochemistry]] professor Jones ([[John Saxon]]) committed terrible crimes on his college campus in the late 1960s before one of his colleagues burned the college to put a deadly end to his spree. Jones is presumed dead, but a series of murders twenty years later raises questions of whether he has somehow managed to return. In actuality, Jones's drug experiments have turned him into a superhuman. Having teleported himself to safety during the fire, he has been living underground continuing his experiments. With an injection, he is able to turn people into mutants who will follow his will. With the help of his [[zombie]]-like army, Jones plans to access his stores of his "Nietzsche Drug" in the catacombs beneath the campus. Standing against him are three people: a [[psychic]], a [[reporter]] and a woman who has already survived one supernatural attack. The psychic determines that she herself must take the Nietzsche Drug so she can face the mad professor and his mutant slaves.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hellmaster review |url=http://www.joebobbriggs.com/drivein/1993/hellmaster.htm |date=June 11, 1993 |website=joebobbriggs.com |archive-date=November 4, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104155023/http://www.joebobbriggs.com/drivein/1993/hellmaster.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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==Home media==
==Home media==
The film's initial home video release [[VHS]] was distributed through [[American International Pictures|AIP]] in 1992.
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The film was released on [[DVD]] on September 19, 2006 and includes [[audio commentary]] from director Shulze and one of the producers, along with a conceptual art gallery, and a behind-the-scenes [[Art gallery|gallery]].<ref>[http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=4:22103 allmovie ((( Hellmaster [Unrated Director's Cut&#93; > Overview )))<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

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The film was released on [[DVD]] on September 19, 2006 and includes [[audio commentary]] from director Schulze and one of the producers, along with a conceptual art gallery, and a behind-the-scenes [[Art gallery|gallery]].


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb title|0165489}}
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* [https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/22103/Hellmaster/overview New York Times overview]
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"Soulstealer" redirects here. For the unrelated graphic novel of the same name, see Soul Stealer.
Hellmaster
VHS cover
Directed byDouglas Schulze
Written byDouglas Schulze
Produced byDavid J. Dalton
Kurt Eli Mayry
Douglas Schulze
StarringJohn Saxon
David Emge
Amy Raasch
Edward Stevens
CinematographyMichael Goi
Edited bySean Hoessli
Distributed byDolphin Productions[1]
Release date
December 16, 1992 (1992-12-16)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hellmaster (also known as Soulstealer and Them)[1] is a 1992 American horror film written and directed by Douglas Schulze, and starring John Saxon. The plot follows a psychotic college professor who uses unsuspecting students as laboratory rats, injecting them with a drug that mutates them into brutal killers.

The film has been observed to be largely influenced by the Nightmare on Elm Street series – which also featured Saxon – as well as other popular horror titles such as Hellraiser.[2]

Plot

Part of a secret government eugenics project, crazed biochemistry professor Jones (John Saxon) committed terrible crimes on his college campus in the late 1960s before one of his colleagues burned the college to put a deadly end to his spree. Jones is presumed dead, but a series of murders twenty years later raises questions of whether he has somehow managed to return. In actuality, Jones's drug experiments have turned him into a superhuman. Having teleported himself to safety during the fire, he has been living underground continuing his experiments. With an injection, he is able to turn people into mutants who will follow his will. With the help of his zombie-like army, Jones plans to access his stores of his "Nietzsche Drug" in the catacombs beneath the campus. Standing against him are three people: a psychic, a reporter and a woman who has already survived one supernatural attack. The psychic determines that she herself must take the Nietzsche Drug so she can face the mad professor and his mutant slaves.[3]

Cast

  • John Saxon as Professor Jones
  • David Emge as Reporter
  • Jeff Rector as Jesse
  • Amy Raasch as Shelley
  • Edward Stevens as Drake
  • Sean Sweeney as Joel
  • Melissa Zafarana as Tracy
  • Jim Riethmiller as Harrold
  • Sarah Barkoff as Little Girl

Home media

The film's initial home video release VHS was distributed through AIP in 1992.

The film was released on DVD on September 19, 2006 and includes audio commentary from director Schulze and one of the producers, along with a conceptual art gallery, and a behind-the-scenes gallery.

References

  1. ^ a b Kuehls, David (October 1991). "Soulstealer: The Doctor is Insane". Fangoria. No. 107. Starlog Group, Inc. pp. 32–33.
  2. ^ "14 of the Best Horror Ripoffs of A Nightmare on Elm Street". MovieWeb. August 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Hellmaster review". joebobbriggs.com. June 11, 1993. Archived from the original on November 4, 2007.

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