New Turkish horror picture Musallat looks the technical end looks stronger than most. Musallat the story of a young couple haunted by mysterious forces and there looks to be a heavy possession element as well. The calm life of Suat and Nurcan is broken when they begin to be scared by terroríficas supernatural creatures. The official website is now live and includes a lengthy teaser. It does include a childbirth sequence that could leave you squirming.
Practical Effects
Creature design that lingers in your peripheral vision.
Sound
Audio design weaponizes silence and sudden ritual chanting.
Cinematography
Cramped domestic spaces become suffocating traps.
Director
Alper Mestçi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Musallat draws directly from Turkish-Islamic djinn mythology, where these beings are morally complex tricksters rather than pure evil.
Director Alper Mestçi later became infamous for the Siccin franchise—this was his proof he could make folk horror before going full exploitation.
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