The Alchemist is a 1983 American horror film about a man who desires to avenge a curse placed on him by an evil magician.

The film was directed by Charles Band (under the pseudonym James Amante), and stars Robert Ginty, Lucinda Dooling, and John Sanderford.

Anna McCallum (Lucinda Dooling) is walking through the woods at night, seemingly drawn to something.

Aaron goes out looking for Anna, and sees her approaching the mysterious man named DelGatto (Robert Glaudini) who has enchanted her.

“You will forever remain an animal,” says DelGatto to Aaron, “forced to kill to live—this is my curse, for eternity!”  He promptly disappears in a blaze of fire.

While driving down a highway, young former-waitress Lenora Sinclair (also played by Lucinda Dooling) suddenly sees a vision of Anna on the night she died, and a hideous monster.

Cam stops driving when they come to a car in the road, and a demon smashes through the passenger-side window, grabbing Lenora.

Cam consoles her, then gets out of the truck to investigate the stopped car that is blocking their path, and grabs a tire iron from its trunk.

When Aaron’s animal quality fades, he sees Esther dying on the floor, and apologizes to her mournfully.

Aaron looks out through the window and says, “Anna.” Elsewhere in the woods, a red orb flies at Cam and a demon grabs Lenora from behind.

When a creepy voice in the woods says “Anna,” Lenora immediately begins walking somnambulistically toward it, leaving Cam behind on the ground.

DelGatto yowls in pain, and the white glow of the door turns into a reddish Hellscape.

As the portal disappears, DelGatto is bisected; only his torso, arms, and head remain in our world.

[5] Variety called it "a dull, old-fashioned (with gore added) supernatural horror film".