Thom Eberhardt, born in 1947, is an American director and writer known for his distinctive contributions to cult cinema. He helmed the 1984 classic Night of the Comet, where he expertly blended horror and comedy, capturing the zeitgeist of the era. Eberhardt also directed and wrote Sole Survivor (1984), a film that showcases his knack for suspenseful storytelling. His work continues to resonate within the realms of cult and genre films, making him a significant figure in the landscape of 1980s cinema.
Sole Survivor
Denise Watson is a TV station worker who is the only survivor of a unexplained airplane crash in which she is completely unharmed. Denise becomes haunted by feelings of unworthiness and begins seeing strange people following her and hearing voices calling her name which no one but she can hear. Disregarding warnings from a psychic friend, Denise tries to get on with her life while it's revealed that she was supposed to die in the crash. Now the unseen specter of death wants to collect Denise by sending its minions, people that have recently died, to kill her.
