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Exclusive: The Dibbuk Box Will Be Opened Again With ‘The Possession 2’

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I didn’t really like Lionsgate and Ghost House’s The Possession, Ole Bornedal’s 2012 haunter that was based on the true story of the Jewish Dibbuk box. I may have disliked the flick, but the ratings on Netflix and various VOD channels show that the general viewing audience dug the flick. Maybe coupled with that, and the fact that it has grossed over $75 million worldwide has to do with the following scoop.

While Raimi has openly acknowledged that he could see a sequel in the future (Aug. 31), we’ve learned that a second Jewish exorcism will eventually take place. CBS Films’ The Last Exorcism Part II isn’t performing as strongly as the studio had hoped, making only an estimated $3 million on Friday, but that doesn’t mean its longevity won’t be successful. These “low budget” horror films are incredibly fruitful, and building on franchises is hotter than ever (see Paranormal, Sinister, Insidious, Last Exorcism, etc.). The makers behind The Possession hope to jump into the fold and turn their exorcism film into their own franchise.

Good Universe, who has a hand in Universal’s Oldboy reboot, is part of the development process; although, we’re told they don’t even have a writer attached yet. To say we’re breaking this news early is an understatement. But rest assured, The Possession 2 is coming.

The 2012 film, originally titled Dibbuk Box, was the story of how one family must unite in order to survive the wrath of an unspeakable evil. In it, “Clyde (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Stephanie Brenek (Kyra Sedgwick) see little cause for alarm when their youngest daughter Em becomes oddly obsessed with an antique wooden box she purchased at a yard sale. But as Em’s behavior becomes increasingly erratic, the couple fears the presence of a malevolent force in their midst, only to discover that the box was built to contain a dibbuk, a dislocated spirit that inhabits and ultimately devours its human host.

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‘Home Bodies’ Image & Poster Introduce Isolated Twins in Sci-Fi Nightmare [Fantasia 2026]

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Sci-fi thriller Home Bodies is set to unsettle audiences at the 30th edition of Fantasia, and our exclusive image introduces a peculiar pair of twins at the center.

Home Bodies makes its World Premiere July 23, at 9:30 PM at Cinéma du Musée in Montreal, with the filmmakers and cast in attendance. 

An eerie new poster created by Justin Erickson of Phantom City Creative heralds the film’s premiere.

In the film,Red and Blue, twins raised in total isolation by an automated house, live according to the rules set by Papa, a disembodied voice behind a locked door who provides food, shelter, entertainment, and order. Their carefully controlled world is disrupted by the arrival of Pal, an enigmatic humanoid stranger whose presence begins to fracture the only life the twins have ever known.” 

It’s a premise that calls another Canadian creeper to mind and has us intrigued: Pin.

Emma Ho, Ian Ho, and Ess Hödlmoser star.

Home Bodies is directed and produced by Casey Walker, who returns to Fantasia more than a decade after his horror-comedy A Little Bit Zombie screened at the festival in 2012. He’s since gone on to produce a number of defining Canadian genre films like In a Violent Nature, The Void, and Pyewacket.

I started my career in Montreal and Fantasia has been part of my life ever since,said Walker.I couldn’t be more thrilled to return to where it all started and share Home Bodies on such a special anniversary of the festival.

Karen Harnisch (Infinity Pool, Sleeping Giant) also produces. Executive producers are Todd Brown (The Raid, Mandy) and Chad Archibald (undertone).

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