
The Spiral Staircase(1946)
On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.


“Evil has many faces.”
25-year-old Alex Borden's chance encounter with a mysterious stranger has found his intellect rapidly expanding, but as the power of his mind grows so too does the mystery of a brutal series of murders. Now, as the killer seems to set his sights on Alex, the frightened genius must use his newfound brain power to put an end to the mayhem once and for all.

Olivia Hussey
Dr. Karen Murphy

William Atherton
Dr. Ira Gold

Sean Young
Mother

Christopher Denham
Alex Borden

Dee Wallace
Dr. Denise Bell

Udo Kier
Rev. Karl Hartman

Mark Margolis
Boris Pavlovsky

Larry Fessenden
Father
Erick Kastel
Harry Jellenik

Pollyanna McIntosh
Stacy
Headspace is a horror, science fiction, thriller film released in 2005 exploring themes of serial killer, evil. Directed by Andrew van den Houten, it stars Olivia Hussey, William Atherton, Sean Young. 25-year-old Alex Borden's chance encounter with a mysterious stranger has found his intellect rapidly expanding, but as the power of his mind grows so too does the mystery of a brutal series of murders. Now, as the killer seems to set his sights on Alex, the frightened genius must use his newfound brain power to put an end to the mayhem once and for all.
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