The Evil One (2005)

Chicagos Englewood is a neighborhood where death is an everyday reality but a serial killer on the loose has raised the terror quotient tenfold with the brutality of his crimes When a newspaper photographer uncovers evidence linking the murders to the past however the intimations are almost unthinkable Herman Webster Mudgett Jr who was buried face down in the late 1800s after achieving the distinction of becoming Americas first serial killer seems to be back and out for revenge The intrepid reporter has a personal stake in the mystery as her mother was murdered by a descendant of Mudgetts she sets out to discover if the urge to kill has been passed down in the blood or if the culprit is truly from beyond the grave This hip urban thriller strikes an effectively creepy mood and features a talented cast that is almost entirely African American