Hold onto your nerves, because horror is making a comeback, and it is going to be scary. On circuit right now is one of the most gripping hair raisers released for some time. It’s called The Exorcism and is anything but B-grade.
The cast is A-list and the tension real. The Exorcism is a film about a film, the plot imagines supernatural events surrounding the production of horror’s classic possession flick The Exorcist in 1973; Ryan Simpkins plays the role of Lee Miller, the daughter of Anthony Miller, played by Russel Crowe. Simpkins’ Lee is a central character in the film, as she becomes increasingly concerned about her dad’s deteriorating mental state while working on the set of a horror movie.
It’s a scary movie, with added spice and segues. Was ‘The Exorcist’ set haunted? Frasier’s David Hyde Pierce and Adam Goldberg also count amongst the stellar cast along with musician Chloe Bailey. It’s a possession flick that’s got all the elements of classic horror along with twenty first century upgrades.
Simpkins said that the film challenges the genre’s familiar, well-worn conventions. “We love horror, we love the genre, and we love the movies that came before,” Simpkins said. But the film’s creators, Simpkins said, saw an opportunity to bring something new to the table, something that reflected their own perspectives and challenged the status quo, from the plot through to possession.
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