Brainscan is a 1994 American science fiction slasher film directed by John Flynn and written by Andrew Kevin Walker.

The film stars Edward Furlong, Frank Langella, Amy Hargreaves, Jamie Marsh, and T. Ryder Smith.

After a car accident killed his mother and permanently injured his leg, teenager Michael Brower lives an isolated existence in his absent father's house.

A horror films and video games fan, Michael's only friend is a similar-minded misfit named Kyle.

The script for Brainscan had initially been written in 1987 by Andrew Kevin Walker and originally was centered around a VHS tape, however after producer Michael Roy acquired the script he performed some uncredited re-writes turning the tape into an interactive CD-ROM video game in order to tap into the public fascination with virtual reality.

[2] The character of The Trickster was also a creation in the re-writes as the original script by Walker had no physical antagonist and was simply a voice who tormented Michael over the phone.

[4] John Flynn later recalled: The main interest for me was the Trickster character (a cadaverous Alice Cooper-like entity who materializes from a CD-ROM computer game - Ed.).

[5]The soundtrack features hard rock, grunge, and heavy metal from then-emerging bands, including Alcohol Funnycar, Mudhoney, White Zombie, OLD, Dandelion, Primus, Tad, Pitchshifter, and the Butthole Surfers.

[7] Variety also gave a negative review stating, "It's a rare teen horror pic that can be faulted for excessive restraint, but Brainscan may be too tame for the creature-feature fans and slasher devotees who will be drawn by its ad campaign.

"[8] The film was released on Blu-ray by Mill Creek Entertainment on a special double feature of Brainscan and Mindwarp, reviewed by Jay Alan of the Horror News Network.