This segment has a premise that doesn’t make much sense, but tells a pretty compelling story. HER PILGRIM SOUL stars Kristoffer Tabori as a scientist working on some kind of hologram program. Somehow the hologram program becomes host to the spirit of a long dead woman (Anne Twomey). At first she appears as a child, then grows more and more every day, and seems to experience her life and memories as she grows.
Tabori interviews her and watches her grow, and as time goes by, the two grow closer and closer until Tabori is in love – living at the lab and neglecting his already troubled marriage.
This is a very touching, romantic segment, showing a softer side of Craven than he’s usually allowed to show, being typecast much of his career as a horror director. There’s also a mystery involved, as the scientist looks into this spirit’s tragic past. She was a strong spirited woman in a time even less hospitable to women than this one, so she had it rough.
Tabori’s performance is great and it’s a wonder he’s not in more stuff. It’s especially impressive when you consider he probably did most of his work without his co-star on the set, since she’s mostly seen through special effects.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t also mention Danica “Winnie Cooper” McKellar appears as a younger version of the ghost, and Gary “Bill Lumbergh” Cole is also on hand as another scientist.
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