Man killed by swirling newspaper in a bathroom?

[bolshevikred]

All I can remember is that it was a bit post apocalyptic and there was a heavy magic theme. People had magical abilities. And to demonstrate this, and introduce the villain, a man is killed in a bathroom by newspaper. Yes, death by paper cuts, swirling newspapers around this guy in a bathroom until he drops dead. I remember this running on Showtime or HBO in the early 90's so it was made between about 85-95, just guessing. I have been trying to find this movie for years and would love some help.

[Mofo Rising]

Cast a Deadly Spell with Fred Ward. A pretty good mash-up of Philip Marlowe and H.P. Lovecraft.

I kind of prefer the sort-of sequel Witch Hunt, but they're both pretty good.

[Andrew]

Was it newspaper or playing cards in that movie?  For some reason I thought it was playing cards, but either myself or the OP could be misremembering that detail.  Still, I very much agree with Mofo Rising's answer.