Wuchak
Enjoyable, but unexceptional mystery/horror about a potent Mesoamerican relic
An Aztec idol, Destacatyl, ends up in the hands of three high School students on the coast near Los Angeles. After an unexpected death, the trio seeks the aid of a tabloid writer, but its her ex-beau whos fascinated by the artifact and the evident power thereof. Havoc ensues.
"The Power (1984) mixes the evil spirit shenanigans of The Exorcist (1973) with the misshapen man-beast bits of Altered States (1980) while the faith-in-the-idol angle is done better in the future Wendigo (2001). Its one of those almost movies that almost works enough.
Both Lisa Erickson as blonde teenager Julie and Suzy Stokey as brunette journalist Sandy are effective on the ...