Look Into the Fire, Mad Scientists in Training

I know.  They're young and idealistic.  The future mad scientists of the world.  True...they should stick to genetically engineering soldiers in mental hospitals to be the perfect fighting machine on the battlefield.  Or, perhaps they should just stick to curing death or bringing the dead back to life.  But, no!  These new medical or psychiatric students feel compelled to mess with memories and dreams.  Times are indeed changing.  Thanks to moviemaker Tim Morrill, we have the story of a team of students embarking on a dream/sleep/memory project...and it won't go well.  Today we look at 2022's "Look Into the Fire."

Adam (Artie Shase) is a grad student assigned to lead a group project by his psyche professor (Gregg Henry).  He puts a team together that includes Seth (Myles Brown), Jerry (David Silva), and Samantha (Jackie Dallas).  Nerds, but give Adam credit, Samantha is very sweet...and she will be the only female in this film we do like.  Adam's idea for the project...here it is!  Study and scan someone's brain while they sleep and be able to see someone's dreams, memories, and thoughts on a TV monitor.  What could go wrong?  Uh oh!  Adam uses himself as a test subject.  Now all goes haywire.  See, as a child, Adam had a horrific and bloody experience.  He has suppressed his memory about it...now his invention might just put it all on TV.

Some memories are best left repressed. This will cost him his lovely but selfish girlfriend, Isabella (Grace Ingland).  Also, his mysterious dragon woman sister, Janet (Nina E. Jordan), pops back into his life. Janet wants Adam's repressed memories to be forgotten forever.  As bits and pieces of these memories come to life, we understand why Janet wants them lost forever.  Now Adam's team rallies to his cause.  Even better for Adam, the lovely Samantha takes an interest in him.  As the class project progresses we see blood, an axe, family strife, and something so taboo we will squirm.

Will Samantha and Janet engage in a vicious catfight over Adam?  What happened in Adam's childhood that is best left forgotten?  Will prurient images of Samantha appear on the TV screen when his team reads his thoughts again?  Tim Morrill tells an ambitious, twisted, and horrific story.  Miss Dallas' portrayal of a babe grad student is sweet and alluring.  For a horrific story about dreams, memories, and pasts that should never be remembered, see "Look Into the Fire."