Rayna Bloom is a professor of abnormal psychology, she’s written many books and produced award winning documentaries on “haunted places” such as Hell House, Balasco Manor, Hill House, Winchester Manor and Lovecraft Manor. Now the time has come to get to the bottom of the mystery surrounding the Buffalo Central Train Terminal. Professor Bloom puts together a group that consists of her cameraman/assistant, and 3 women, each with alleged psychic ability, or paranormal experience.

Closed after a train crash resulting in only one survivor, the terminal was used as a temporary holding facility while the Buffalo Asylum for the Criminally Insane and Mentally Defective was built. Men, women and children were caged together amongst sexual deviants. When closed, officials stated that The Terminal was “the closest thing to hell on earth.” Rumors that the facility was used for surgical experimentation are also abounding.

Right from the beginning, let me get it out of the way by saying that the casting for Prison of the Psychotic Damned was great! It’s not often you see an independent horror movie where there isn’t a performance or two that doesn’t completely grate on your nerves. Definitely not so in this flick, everyone shines and I thoroughly enjoyed all the characters. We hear a bit of back story about each of them, but writer Williams leaves enough ambiguity there to keep us wondering at points, no harm in leaving us to think for ourselves now and then. No major holes in the plot are caused, and it works.

I also enjoyed the entire back story that was created pertaining to the terminal. There’s a whole wealth of information on the internet, trust me just do a search. So I have to give kudos to a writer that gets inspired by a building that was doomed from the start and creates a “haunted house” story that is pretty chilling. That’s saying something because haunting stories rarely garner any sort of emotion out of me. I got a strong “House on Haunted Hill” vibe while watching Prison and that’s a good thing.

The gore was outstanding, there were a few scenes that got a cringe or two out of me, and there are some damn fine looking beasties in here as well. Throw in the attractive cast (showing some skin no less) a bit of comic relief, a pinch of attitude and some flat-out insanity, and possessions and you’ve got a winner! Recommended.

Pros Great cast, interesting story, impressive EFX
Cons Nothing’s perfect so I’ll nitpick and say too short.

Prison of the Psychotic Damned: Terminal Remix (2006)
86 Minutes; USA
Not Rated.

Starring:
Melantha Blackthorne .... Kansas
Demona Bast .... Aurora Starr
Noel Francomano .... Nessie Greenfyld
Susie .... Rayna Bloom
Jim Vaughn .... Jason Cohen

Directed by: D.W. Kann
Written by: David R. Williams
Viewing Format: DVD