The tagline pretty much says it all. A woman and her family and friends are terrorized by an evil spirit that travels through electrical circuitry. Thus, using household devices to kill. Lots of grusome death scenes. Authorities find the deaths to be just freak accidents, but the truth is plain as day. The spirit killed when he was alive and nothing will stop him to kill as hes dead,...... not even death it's self!

This movie is awsome how could a movie not be aswome when in the movie a guy gets killed by a hand dryer, a flaming corpse is slung out of a coffin, and a girl gets killed by a dish washer. This movie is the best scifi horror movie ever. Nuff Said! Buy this movie and you will fall in love with it I know I have.

The main concept for this movie is certainly a good one, and it is the concept that will be talked about for a while. Unfortunately it has not been worked out properly.

The idea is simple, some strange serial killer kills people that are in an addressbook. He ends up as a computerprogram and tries to kill that woman from "Raiders of the lost Ark" and her son. He starts with some people in her addressbook, those scenes are pretty gruesome. She is hlped by that rightwing guy from American Beauty who is a renowned hacker. Thanks to a 'great' idea they get the job done.

As I said before, the concept will last a while. The acting jobs done will not. The special effects are sometimes really bad and I do think they could have done better in 1993.

A Magnetic end indeed, but for other reasons.

The concept of a serial killer's soul living inside a computer is a frightening and interesting theme. However, director Rachel Talalay doesn't infuse this movie with enough tension and surprises. Karen Allen stars as a single mother who makes the mistake of leaving her address book at the store where the serial killer works. He is planning to return it to her, and kill her of course, but he is in a horrible accident, placed in an MRI, a storm comes, and kaboom somehow his soul remains alive in the computer and he accesses Allen's address book and starts killing them off. Allen, a competent actress, does okay with her role, but it's not developed enough to place a lot of concern for her well being. Chris Mulkey (Hidden) stars as computer hack Bram Walker, whose career got halted when he hacked into the IRS and gave all the residents of each state .05 extra on their return. Mulkey has a brooding handsomeness, and a good screen presence, but isn't given a lot to do. Wil Horneff as Allen's teenage son has just reached puberty and he and his friend pay their sexy babysitter 37 dollars to unbutton her blouse. Of course, by the end of the film, Horneff is placed in jeopardy and the serial killer threatens our heroes lives in the college computer room. Ted Marcoux as the serial killer isn't given enough screen time to truly intimidate the audience, but his brief time is effective.
GHOST IN THE MACHINE is a 1993 film, and the special effects for that time period are fairly inventive.
This is certainly not a rotten tomato, but it might have been better with more assured pacing and direction.

This was an entertaining sci-fi thriller about a serial killer's soul that inhabits the electrical world. He continues his psychopathic work by turning computers and household appliances into deadly weapons with a mind of their own. The microwave scene was disturbing. As well as the garbage disposal and dishwaher scenes. It reminded me of the 1988 shocker "Pulse" as it is somewhat related with possessed appliances. Lots of action and suspense. If you're into sci-fi and horror you should definatly see this one.