Grace: The Possession (2014)

Starring: Alexia Fast, Lin Shaye, Joel David Moore, Alan Dale, Clarke Peters
Director: Jeff Chan


Premise:
A young girl is possessed by a demon.

My Take:
While there isn't much here that hasn't been seen and done before (overbearing religious parent, corrupt priest, taking of the innocent), the movie manages to stay somewhat interesting throughout. Maybe it's because of the lead actress's performance. It's also shot entirely from the first person point of view which also helps it slightly (in this case).

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD




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Demon (2016)

AKA: Dibbuk

Starring: Itay Tiran, Agnieskzka Zulewska,
Director: Marcin Wrona


Premise:
A groom is possessed by a spirit on his wedding day.

My Take:
The movie is a take on the Jewish dybbuk legend. It looks fantastic but some of what is happening is either not there or gets lost in translation

Rating: So Good

Watched: Amazon Prime

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Sanib (2003)

AKA:

Starring: Aubrey Miles, Gina Alajar, Joel Torre, Ana Capri, Isabella De Leon, Raymond Bagatsing
Director: Celso Ad Castillo


Premise:
A girl believed she is haunted by the malevolent spirit of her dead sister but it turns out to be a much more wicked entity.

My Take:
The movie takes time building up, playing everything as a haunting, and the last act goes into full blown exorcism mode.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Amazon Prime

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Lillith's Hell (2015)

Starring: Roggero Dedato, Vincenzo Petrarolo,
Director: Vincenzo Petrarolo


Premise:
A filmmaker tries to pull off a horror movie with realism in a house that has its own secrets.

My Take:
The movie has some good gore but lays a little too much on the viewer way too quickly before wrapping it all up.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Midnight Pulp

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Veronica (2017)

Starring: Sandra Escacena,
Director: Paco Plaza


Premise:
A teenage girl uses a Ouija Board during an eclipse in hopes to speak with her dead father and instead unleashes an evil spirit set out to destroy her.

My Take:
A lot of tension and creepiness builds throughout the movie until it's edge of the seat climax.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix Instant

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Siccin (2014)

Starring: Merve Ates, Toygun Ates, Pinar Caglar Gencturk
Director: Alper Mestci


Premise:
A woman who is in love with her married cousin turns to black magic to get what she wants.

My Take:
A solid movie with decent scares and small look inside Turkish culture.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Youtube

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Amityville: Awakening (2017)

Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bella Thorne, Cameron Monaghan, Jennifer Morrison, Kurtwood Smith
Director: Frank Khalfoun


Premise:
A woman moves here family into the infamous murder house in hopes that it's dark forces will cure her comatose son.

My Take:
The movie has an interesting premise and does a nice job of paying homage to all the other movies in the series.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Showtime

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Tragic Theater (2015)

Starring: Christopher De Leon, John Estrada, Andi Eigenmann, Roxanne Barcelo, Josh Padilla
Director: Tikoy Aguiluz


Premise:
A team of exorcists are sent to an old theater thought to be the site of a large tragedy that killed many construction workers when it was built.

My Take:
An little more brutal than most of the movies I watch from the Philippines, yet it remains a basic haunted building story.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: DVD

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Annabelle: Creation (2017)

Starring: Anthony LaPaglia, Mirando Otto, Samara Lee, Lulu Wilson
Director: David F. Sandberg


Premise:
A doll maker's daughter dies in a car accident. Twelve years later he and his wife open their large house to a group of orphans. The youngest soon becomes a target of a possessed doll.

My Take:
I actually liked this prequel better than the first prequel. It has a lot more natural creepiness and scares. The two movies tie in together in fine fashion at the end. My big complaint is there could have been a little bit more with how the doll got possessed instead of just of just telling the audience.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Pwera Usog (2017)

AKA: Evil Eye Hex

Starring: Sofia Andres, Jospeh Marco, Aiko Melendez, Eula Valdez, Devon Seron, Albie Casino
Director: Jason Paul Laxamana


Premise:
A spoiled rich girl likes to pulls pranks on people and post them to the internet. One of her pranks scare a homeless girl who jumps off a building. It turns out the homeless girl was possessed and seeks revenge.

My Take:
A decent tale that has to do with faith healers and possessions. Too bad one doesn't really care about the unlikable, self serving main character.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Amazon Prime

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The Exorcist, Season 1 (2016)

Starring: Geena Davis, Alan Ruck, Hannah Kasulka, Brianne Howey, Alfonso Herrera, Ben Glass, Sharon Glass


Premise:
A Chicago family enlists the help of a priest to help find out what is wrong with their youngest daughter. They determine she is possessed by a demon.

My Take:
The series plays up a tad more graphic than expected and has a nice link to the original source material. The show takes its time planting seeds that end up with a good payoff. I'll probably end up watching season two.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Hulu

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Incarnate (2016)

Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Carice Van Houyten, Catalina Sandino Moreno
Director: Brad Petyon


Premise:
A man has the ability to enter the subconscious mind of a person possessed by a demon. He gets hired to help save a young boy only to find out the demon is he battling is an old foe that cause havoc in his personal life.

My Take:
The movie has a fairly interesting take on possession and how to "exorcise" them. Unfortunately it falls into a demon wanting revenge scenario which completed lost me at that point.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Cinemax

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The Blackcoat's Daughter (2017)

Starring: Emma Roberts, Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Boynton, James Remar, Lauren Holly
Director: Oz Perkins


Premise:
Two girls are left behind at their boarding school over a winter break. They soon discover the evil lurking at the school.

My Take:
A creepy and twisted flick with a slow burn mentality. But when the shit hits the fan, it really hits the fan. Beautiful cinematography as well.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Amazon Prime

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At The Door of the Devil (2014)

Starring: Ashley Rickards, Catalina Sandino Mereno, Naya Rivera
Director: Nicolas McCarthy


Premise:
A real estate agent is selling a house with a horrible past. She thinks she found the runaway daughter of the couple selling the house and becomes the target of a supernatural entity which brings her sister into the mix.

My Take:
Seems like a missed opportunity with an overly complex tale for what boils down to demon possession. There are  some creepy moments though.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Showtime

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Heavy Mental: A Rock-n-Roll Bloodbath (2009)

Starring: Josh Hooper
Director: Mike C. Hartman


Premise:
A young rocker gets a guitar owned by a former rock legend. He gets possessed by the rock legend in order to get revenge on those who killed him.

My Take:
A typical Troma flick with low budget, over the top scenarios, and blood shed. The multiple story lines works, a kid trying to save his parents business for the local female mafia and getting possessed by a wrongfully slain rock legend. but it's definitely not for everyone.

Rating: Warning

Watched:

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Wither (2013)

Starring: Patrick Saxe, Patrick Almkvist, Lisa Henni, Amanda Renberg, Johannes Brost, Jessica Blomkvist
Director: Sonny Laguna, Tommy Wiklund


Premise:
A group of friends head to a remote cabin for the weekend. One them gets possessed by an ancient demon and all hell breaks loose

My Take:
There's lots of homage to the Evil Dead in the movie yet manages to make its own movie by using Swedish folklore. Lots of good gore too. It's a fun little movie.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Amazon Prime

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Ava's Possession (2016)

Starring: Louisana Krause, Lou Taylor Pucci, William Sadler, Dan Fogler, Deborah Rush
Director: Jordan Galland


Premise:
A women recovering from a demonic possession tries to put together the pieces of her life that occurred while being possessed.

My Take:
The movie refreshing and new look at demonic possession. It doesn't always hit the mark but providers the viewers with a strong cast, a few chuckles and a decent story.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix Instant

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Hantu (2007)

Starring: Dwi Andhika, Dhea Ananda, Oka Antara
Director: Adrianto Sinaga


Premise:
A group of city kids go for a weekend in the jungle where strange things begin to occur.

My Take:
A familiar story that has added interest due to the country it was made in. The situations for the characters seem new and fresh. The acting is good and so are the special effects. The director has a way of keeping the movie creepy.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Youtube

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Ouija: Origins of Evil (2016)

Starring: Elizabeth Reaser, Henry Thomas, Lulu Wilson, Annalise Basso
Director: Mike Flanagan


Premise:
Set in the late 60's, a widowed mother and her two daughters try to make a living off her being a psychic. After a Ouija board is purchase it seems to unleashed the spirits of an evil presence that occupied the house before they moved in.

My Take:
Far better than the original due to the writer/director Mike Flanagan's tight script which allows the viewer to feel for what is happening to the characters. The ending feels like the studio tabbed it on but it doesn't necessarily ruin the movie.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix DVD

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