October Movie Challenge: The Power (1984)

Ok. I want to start out by saying this is not the movie I thought it was. I wanted a movie that was about psychic powers. This is about a cursed Aztec idol home to a demon.So. A win? Yeah, it was still fun. At least I can log this as a first-time view. I am sure this movie has nothing to do with SNAP! nor being the lyrical Jessie James.The Power (1984)A college professor has an old idol containing an evil demon named Destacatyl. Before long, it is in the possession of some Los Angeles high-schoolers who see fit to put it to use at a séance by the cemetery.The results are what one would anticipate.It is a well-worn setup, yet I appreciate the cursed-object tale when the object in question is as unremarkable as this one. The idol is small and portable, hardly the sort of thing you would suspect of harboring an ancient demon. In that respect, it is very much a movie of its time.One does not have to trek to a ruined temple or flout the increasingly urgent warnings of locals to desecrate a…