Prison

In Wyoming, corrupt prison guard Eaton Sharpe (Lane Smith) watched as an innocent man named Charles Forsyth (Kane Hodder) was executed in Creedmore Penitentiary’s electric chair in 1964, for a murder that he did not commit. Creedmore was closed in 1968.

Now, the decrepit old Creedmore Penitentiary is reopened to accommodate an overflow of about 300 inmates from other facilities, and Sharpe is now the warden.

Katherine Walker (Chelsea Field), a reform-minded member of the Department Of Corrections, objects to Sharpe’s posting as the warden, not just because of his archaic ways, but because she suspects that he’s hiding much more than he allows to be revealed.

That’s something that fearful and newly-arrived prisoner Cresus (Lincoln Kilpatrick) seems to agree with, for reasons of his own, having been in Creedmore with Sharpe years ago.

On the other hand, the other newly-arrived prisoners—including professional car thief Burke (Viggo Mortensen), proud Italian-American Joe “Lasagna” Lazano (Ivan Kane), and hulking giant Tiny (Tom “Tiny” Lister) — are more concerned with adjusting to the horrendous conditions of the prison, as well as the harsh disciplinary environment that Sharpe has put into effect.

When Sharpe orders Burke and another inmate to the basement to break down the wall to the execution room, they unknowingly release the angry spirit of Charles Forsyth, who is out to make Sharpe pay for framing him. Before long, a series of grisly deaths has both inmates and staff panicked.

On the surface, Sharpe remains in denial, blaming the growing body count on troublesome inmates, while his guilty conscience propels him to new heights of sadism and erratic behavior. Burke and the other inmates soon realize that they will all be killed, unless Forsythe is allowed to repay his long-standing debt.

Last Updated: November 04, 2025 at 04:08