I’m a huge fan of urban horror, which is hard to say considering there’s really not much out there (unless you could the god awful Scary Movie and Haunted House franchises).
Every since Candyman haunted my soul, I’ve been praying someone would make a new urban haunter that took itself seriously (not Snoop Dogg’s House of Horror, guys).
Relativity is getting a huge A+ on getting behind the fact-based Demon House. The unfortunate news is that Lee Daniels is directing, says Deadline.
Daniels helmed the unwatchable The Butler, as well as the overrated Precious. I don’t like any of his films because the drama is so heavy it becomes laughable, and makes the actors look like they’re trying too hard. (Note: A Twitter friend tells me that The Paperboy is outstanding.)
So, while Demon House looks like gold on paper, it will probably be an overly dramatic mess. That’s too bad because it could have been the next Candyman.
Via Deadline:
The film is based on Latoya Ammons and her family, whose life rights made this film possible. They claim to have been victims of a demonic possession that has spanned over two years and counting. Ammons and her family have received international media attention for their accounts, which have been witnessed and documented by the Department of Child Services, the Gary (IN) Police Department and hospital staff.
The experience began with unusual occurrences in her home over two years ago, including swarms of flies around her porch in the winter and unexplainable creaking sounds in her basement. The events progressed to possessive incidents including her oldest daughter unconsciously levitating above her bed, medical staff witnessing her middle son gliding backward on the floor, wall and ceiling. According to Relativity, the DCS case manager witnessed her youngest son growling with his teeth showing and eyes rolled back, locking his hands around his older brother’s throat with no recollection of the incident. Initial psychological exams and exorcism attempts failed to provide explanation or solution for the bizarre events.
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