Tag: Exorcism
Demonic possession has always fascinated and terrified many. The idea of losing oneself both physically and mentally to an intangible force feels akin to a dreadful disease. However, as depicted in classic films dealing with this subject matter, medicine can’t do much when someone suffers from a spiritual affliction. That is when the figure of
What would you do for a friend? How far would you go for them? What if they were possessed by a demon? Those are the questions presented to us by My Best Friend’s Exorcism, the 2022 film adaptation based on the 2014 novel of the same name (reviewed here), authored by Grady Hendrix. After an
A little bit of superstition never really hurts anyone and for most people their superstitions are pretty mild. That isn’t the case for the residents of Zalava, a small town in Kurdistan, as they believe that the only way to restrain a demon that has possessed someone’s body is to shoot that person in the
The exorcism subgenre can be a bit of a double-edged sword. It’s so easy to rely on cheap makeup effects and jump scares to quickly turn a profit, which is fine, but the ones that really stand out are those that truly have something to say. Every subgenre within horror can be a platform to
Grady Hendrix is turning out to be a very entertaining voice in the horror lit community, and for me, it’s not hard to see why. With his hybrid of dark humor and even darker horror, Mr. Hendrix has carved his own niche in the genre. His novel, “My Best Friend’s Exorcism”, is a solid entry