Lord of Illusions

Lord of Illusions is a 1995 American horror film written and directed by Clive Barker, based on his earlier short story, The Last Illusion from Books of Blood Vol. 6. The film presents Barkers signature character Harry DAmour onscreen for the first time. It stars Scott Bakula as DAmour, alongside Kevin J. OConnor, Famke Janssen and Daniel von Bargen.

In the Mojave Desert in 1982, a man named Nix von Bargen has gathered a cult in an isolated house. Nix calls himself The Puritan and has the ability to use real magic. He plans to sacrifice a young girl that he has kidnapped. While Nix is preaching to his followers, a group of former cult members Swann OConnor, Pimm Traylor, Quaid Latimore and Jennifer Desiderio Tousey arrive to stop him. After the initial confrontation with the cultists, Nixs assistant Butterfield escapes and Swann is attacked by Nix. Nix uses his powers, inducing in Swann the vision of Flesh with a Gods Eyes, causing him to see his friends as monstrous figures. The kidnapped girl shoots Nix through the heart with Swanns gun. Quaid and Jennifer shoot him until he falls. Swann snaps out of his vision and fastens an ironwork mask over Nixs head, who appears to die. Swann declares that they will bury Nix so deep that no one will ever find him.Thirteen years later, New York City private detective Harry DAmour Bakula is investigating an insurance fraud case in Los Angeles. DAmour has a longstanding interest in the occult, and has some renown from his involvement with a recent exorcism. During the investigation, DAmour discovers a fortune teller shop owned by Quaid, where he is relentlessly attacked by a skinhead with unusual strength. DAmour finds Quaid suffering from multiple stab wounds. As he dies, Quaid warns DAmour that The Puritan is coming. DAmour reports the incident to the police, but they cant find the bald mans body. ........

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