Possibly in Michigan
short film
Possibly in Michigan is a 1983 American shot-on-video musical horror short film written and directed by Cecelia Condit, with music by Karen Skladany, who starred in the film as Janice. The film follows two women looking for perfumes in a department store, being stalked by a masked, cannibalistic murderer.
Condit considers it to be part of the "Jill Sands trilogy". This refers to three of her films which star the actress Jill Sands: Beneath the Skin, Possibly in Michigan, and Not a Jealous Bone.
Plot
Two women, Sharon and Janice, are shopping at an empty department store for perfume, followed by a man in a mask, mouth agape, wearing a black suit. Both women are said to have a reputation for attracting violent men and making the violence seem to be the man's idea. Arthur (credited as "Prince Charming"), the man following them, is introduced as sharing the same inclinations as Sharon and Janice: violence and perfume.
Janice notices Arthur, recognizing him as someone she may have met in Michigan, and both women flee the department store. Sharon and Janice part ways after driving home, as Arthur follows them and stands outside Sharon's house, waiting for Janice to leave. A voiceover explains that Arthur has worn so many masks that he has forgotten who he is.
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