RETRIBUTION

On Halloween, two men both suffer horrific injuries at the same time: George Miller is hospitalized after he attempts suicide by jumping from a hotel roof, and Vito Minelli dies after being shot multiple times and then set on fire when he angers the mob by being unable to pay off his gambling debts. When George is revived and nursed back to health, he begins to have nightmares about Vito's life. His psychiatrist, Dr. Curtis, thinks that he's mentally ill, but Lt. Ashley believes that he's responsible for a series of brutal murders. George eventually discovers that he's been possessed by Vito, who has been killing the gangsters responsible for his own death.

George, possessed by Vito Minelli's spirit, exacts revenge on the gangsters responsible for Vito's death, fulfilling the ghost's vendetta before the possession ends.

The ending resolves the supernatural vengeance plot, with Vito's spirit using George as a vessel to complete his kill list. Once vengeance is served, the possession ceases, suggesting a cyclical relationship between trauma and retribution. The film leaves George's fate ambiguous, but the ghost's quest for justice is conclusively settled, reinforcing the film’s themes of psychic torment and the cost of revenge.