Movies, television, books and videos about the Unexplained
	DEEP RISING US: January 30 1998. UK: March 13 1998. Directed by Stephen Sommers. Stars: Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Kevin J O Connor, Wes Studi. Rated: R.
	If you are wary of Deep Rising, don't be. In the vein of Army of Darkness, Deep Rising delivers almost two hours of tension-packed comedic horror. You won't be praying for an iceberg to hit this ship while you shift restlessly in your seat, while every scene is engaging and moves the plot along. At its best, Deep Rising provides that pure monster-movie high you would expect from several million dollars' worth of modern digital effects. . In a nutshell a cruise ship, the largest and most luxurious in the entire world, is set upon by a sea monster. This mutant beast from the deep makes short work of the ship's crew and then sets upon a band of mercenaries that have come aboard. While the premise sounds lame, it actually works well. If you haven't seen too many reviews or watched the teasers too closely, a great deal of the suspense is actually preserved. . By Sandy Clark.
	POLTERGEIST: THE LEGACY Season Two 13: Let Sleeping Demons Lie. Written by Stephen J Feke. Directed by Gary Sherman. Syndicated (January 19 1998).
	A Legacy airplane carrying Sloan crashes on a trip that has him ferrying the contents of a 15th Century grave. The items are the personal effects and remains of a soldier burned as a witch. The plane comes down in the mountains, so the search for survivors is not easy. Of course, The Legacy team join in the fray. While Derek and the others are waiting for weather to clear, Derek has psychic visions of Sloan being tortured. Sloan is being held captive in what appears to be the same torture chamber where the corporeal form of the soldier spent the last days of his life. Baron de Rais (John Pyper-Ferguson) was released from his eternal unrest as a result of the crash. Seeing Sloan had the ring worn by his torturer/executioner, and still professing his own innocence, he wants to do unto Sloan what was done to him, having confessed to sorcery falsely, to end his torture. Feke's script has a nice thematic backbone, and never tries to explicitly state that de Rais was innocent, regardless of whether he practiced in magic or not. When Derek and company enter the crashed plane, revealing it to be the medieval torture chamber, it does not feel like a cheap deus ex machina, but a satisfying resolution. . Pyper-Ferguson's performance is good, looking vaguely like Quasimodo as a result of the torture inflicted on him in life. He creates a villain for which the audience can feel empathy. His desire for revenge outweighs his need for recognition that he was merely a successful soldier, not a witch. This episode shows that when the series concentrates on strong characters, both recurring and guests, it can transcend the Monster of the Week genre. . By Patrick Perez.