Mia, a drug addict, is determined to kick the habit. To that end, she asks her brother, David, his girlfriend, Natalie and their friends Olivia and Eric to accompany her to their family's remote forest cabin to help her through withdrawal. Eric finds a mysterious Book of the Dead at the cabin and reads aloud from it, awakening an ancient demon. All hell breaks loose when the malevolent entity possesses Mia.
Practical Effects
70,000 gallons of fake blood. They ran out and made more.
Acting
Jane Levy's possessed performance is unhinged genius.
Direction
Fede Álvarez builds dread like he's personally angry at you.
Director
Fede Álvarez
Jane Levy
Mia Allen
Shiloh Fernandez
David Allen
Lou Taylor Pucci
Eric
Jessica Lucas
Olivia
Elizabeth Blackmore
Natalie
Phoenix Connolly
Teenager
Jim McLarty
Harold
Sian Davis
Old Woman
Stephen Butterworth
Toothless Redneck
Karl Willetts
Long-Haired Redneck
Rupert Degas
Demon (voice)
Bob Dorian
Professor Knowby (voice)
Ellen Sandweiss
Cheryl (voice)
Jack Walley
Billy Bob (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The original plan was a direct continuation with Bruce Campbell's Ash, but they pivoted to this parallel universe remake instead.
The 'whimsical' keyword in the data is hilarious — this film sparked walkouts at SXSW and became a rallying point for practical effects devotees against CGI horror.
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