Something Weird

Cronin Mitchell survives a catastrophic electrical accident when a maintenance man falls from a power-line pole and a live wire thrusts across his face. The paramedics discover the other man is dead while Mitchell endures excruciating pain. An ambulance carries him away, beginning a long journey fueled by shock and uncertainty.

At the hospital, Dr. Roxin and Dr. White discover that the near-fatal charge has unlocked a form of extrasensory perception in Mitchell. They debate his brutal facial disfigurement and whether his gift can be real, using ESP test cards to argue their case. Mitchell's pain and despair underscore the tension between science and the unknown.

Though he has survived, his state of mind proves fragile; he harasses a local nurse with his disfigured face, which she rebuffs, highlighting his isolation. After this incident, Mitchell withdraws from public life, hiding behind a scarf and sunglasses. He begins offering private psychic readings from home, trying to reclaim some control over his life.

During a private reading, a book called the Bible of the Witches appears in his hands as if summoned. A hag enters and proposes a deal: use her magic to restore his face in exchange for becoming her lover. Instantly his facial scar is erased, and the hag vanishes, leaving him with a new, dangerous bargaining chip.

Mitchell steps back into the world and meets Ellen Parker in a dive bar. He cannot read her mind, which fascinates him and deepens the intrigue. They go back to her apartment, and the budding connection promises new possibilities.

Inside Ellen's apartment, she rapidly transforms into the hag and makes clear that he must honor their agreement. Mitchell reluctantly accepts this new master-slave dynamic and agrees to serve her. The deal binds him to the hag, complicating any genuine autonomy he once hoped to reclaim.

Mitchell tries to use his ESP to help identify the Jefferson killer, drawing the attention of government investigator Dr. Jordan. Jordan reveals a plan to give him LSD to unlock deeper powers and asks him to meet the next day. Mitchell agrees, sensing that the drug might be dangerous but necessary.

At a party, Mitchell demonstrates his abilities by levitating a chair for the astonished crowd. The spectacle raises questions about the source and control of his power. Mitchell's fame grows, even as the mysterious influence over him deepens.

Later, in a church, Mitchell summons a ghost that claims ownership of a haunted house. The apparition touches him briefly before departing, leaving the priest and congregation unsettled. Mitchell asserts that the ghost's presence will not return.

Ellen instructs Mitchell to kill Dr. Jordan who pursues her, but Mitchell refuses to kill by conventional means. The moral conflict intensifies as Ellen presses him to take drastic action. He begins to plot an alternative approach to resolve the threat.

That evening Jordan returns to his hotel room and is attacked by his blue bed sheets in a strange, supernatural incident, but he escapes unscathed. The bizarre attack demonstrates the reach of the supernatural influence around Mitchell.

Mitchell takes the LSD and experiences a hallucinatory sequence in which he identifies Detective Maddox as the killer. Maddox seems to shoot Mitchell, but Jordan and the police arrive and kill Maddox instead. Despite Mitchell's death, the police close the case with Jordan claiming credit.

In the final scene, Jordan is with Ellen in his parked car when she transforms into the hag again. He flees and crashes into a fire flare at an excavation site, injuring his face. The hag offers to heal him and restore his scar if he agrees to be her lover, perpetuating the cycle of power, manipulation, and horror.