Sleepstalker
# Sleepstalker

Sleepstalker (released in the Philippines as A Demon in the House) is a 1995 horror film directed by Turi Meyer, written by Al Septien and Meyer, and starring Michael Harris, Jay Underwood, Kathryn Morris, and Michael D. Roberts.

## Plot

Seventeen years after slaughtering all but one member of a family, "The Sandman" (Michael Harris) is pending execution. Before his execution the jailers allow a minister (Michael D. Roberts) to visit him. The minister is a voodoo priest and an ally of the prisoner, which the jailers did not realize. A hex is placed onto The Sandman, so that when his execution is over, his soul can travel to a new body made of sand, but all his blood relatives would need to die. The Sandman then plots to kill a young man named Griffin (Jay Underwood), who is his biological little brother, and additionally, a survivor of the abuse of their birth father. Griffin survived the attempted slaughter, but his adoptive parents did not. The Sandman is then reborn, upon execution, to have a chance to try once again.

## Cast

* Michael Harris as The Sandman
   * Giuseppe Andrews as Young Sandman
* Jay Underwood as Griffin Davis
   * Vincent Barry as Young Griffin Davis
* Kathryn Morris as Megan
* Michael D. Roberts as The Preacher
* William Lucking as Detective Bronson Worth
* Kathleen McMartin as Dana
* A.J. Glassman as Kenny
* Peter Vasquez as 'Dog' Sanchez
* Ken Foree as Detective Rolands
* Christopher Boyer as Detective Garcia
* Angel Ashley as Cheryl
* Lenore Van Camp as Julia
* Marc McClure as Mr. Davis, Griffin's Father
* Caryn Richman as Mrs. Davis, Griffin's Mother
* Barry Lynch as Pierson, Prison Guard
* Michael Faella as Sandman's Father
* Lillian Hurst as Old Woman

## Production

An international co-production between The United Kingdom and The United States. Prism Entertainment began pre-production of the film in 1994.

## Release

Sleepstalker was released direct-to-video in 1995. In the Philippines, the film was released in theaters as A Demon in the House on April 27, 1995.

## Reception

TV Guide rated it 2/5 stars and wrote, "Sleepstalker simultaneously demonstrates its director's cinematic finesse and frustration at being unable to transform a sow's ear screenplay."

