* CatharsisFactor: After he spends the entire movie as a murderous psychopath making Lucas' life a living hell, seeing Jenke [[spoiler:be electrocuted (again) and then filled with lead]] is extremely satisfying.
* CompleteMonster: [[SerialKiller Max Jenke]] is known as "Meat Cleaver" because of [[PsychoKnifeNut his fondness]] for said weapon. In the movie's beginning, Jenke kidnaps a little girl. When Detective Lucas [=McCarthy=] tries to stop him, Jenke kills his partner by chopping off both his arms and letting him die of blood loss. He uses the girl as a HumanShield promising to let her go if [=McCarthy=] drops the gun, but even after [=McCarthy=] does so, Jenke beheads her anyway and throws the head to [=McCarthy=] just for kicks. After being captured, Jenke is condemned to the electric chair, but instead of dying, he becomes a powerful spiritual being bent on taking revenge on [=McCarthy=] by stalking him and his family. Jenke kills the boyfriend of Bonnie, [=McCarthy=]'s daughter, and pins the crime on [=McCarthy=]. While [=McCarthy=] is detained, Jenke sexually assaults both Donna, [=McCarthy=]'s wife, and Bonnie, and severely wounds the young son Scott. Jenke later taunts [=McCarthy=] that [[PostRapeTaunt Bonnie was even better than Donna]]. During the climax, Jenke drags both [=McCarthy=] and Donna in his dimension with the intention of [[ForcedToWatch making Donna watch]] while he humiliates and later kills her husband.
* NarmCharm: Brion James is so over-the-top as Max Jenke that it's hard not to grin and even laugh at his antics. He just gets off on being evil.
* RetroactiveRecognition: Scott [=McCarthy=] is played by [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Nog]].