Meridian is a
1990 horror film and romance film produced and directed by
Charles Band. It starred
Sherilyn Fenn,
Malcolm Jamieson,
Hilary Mason and
Charlie Spradling.
Plot summary
Catherine Bomarzini (
Sherilyn Fenn), travels back to her family castle in
Italy after her father's death. Overwhelmed with excitement, Catherine invites her best friend Gina (
Charlie Spradling) to spend the weekend. Gina and Catherine discover a local carnival outside the castle gates. Curious they wander to the carnival to enjoy the show and acts. Pleased with the performance, Gina invites the head magician Lawerence (
Malcom Jamieson) and his crew to the castle for dinner. Drugged and seduced, Catherine finds herself drawn into a mysterious love triangle with the handsome magician and a creature of the night whose gentle eyes and touch reveal his infinite love.
Is this creature real or an illusion? Guided by the ghost of a slain ancestor and the advice of the castle caretaker Martha (
Hilary Mason), Catherine discovers the ancient curse that enshrouds the Bomarzini Castle... a curse that only she can dispel.