While it definitely puts the horror back into The Phantom of the Opera, this adaption is a betrayal of Gaston Leroux’s original novel. Played by Robert Englund, the Phantom is turned into a serial killer who’s made a Faustian deal to make his music immoral. But what’s worse, is that he’s taken out of the opera house (without which he’s just a generic monster). And, Jill Schoelen doesn’t convey the innocence and romanticism of Christine. The directing is also a problem, as it focuses more on the gore than the character story. Though it claims to be Gaston Leroux’s The Phantom of the Opera, it has little interests in being a romantic tragedy.