It is being a splendid harvest for horror films after films like The first prophecy either Immaculate and there are still titles to come like Longlengsby Oz Perkins and with Nicolas Cage in the skin of a psychopath or MaXXXinethe third part of the trilogy starring Mia Goth and directed by Ti West that started with x and continued with Pearl.
But, one of the most surprising, intelligent and original bets came from Australia and was signed by two brothers, Cameron and Colin Cairnesabsolutely in love with horror movies.
A presenter of the American television is in a slump after having lost his wife after an illness. His evening program does not quite get the audience it should and always remains in second or third place after other more successful great communicators.
Just as everything is about to go down the drain, Jack Delroy (David Dastmalchian), decides to do a special on Christmas night Halloween of 1977. In it, he will invite different experts in parapsychologyghost Busters, mediums and different characters who believe or not in spirits and other legends.
Until he brings in a psychologist, Laura Gordon (June Ross-Mitchell) who has written a book about the only survivor of a slaughter within a Satanic sect which, apparently, communicates with the DevilBoth will enter the set, and very strange things will start to happen.
One of the reasons would be his success in using a program of nocturnal varieties As the scenery of a seance as if it were happening live. This creates a very disturbing sensation that has been so well exploited by films belonging to the subgenre of ‘found footage’as The Blair Witch Project either Paranormal Activity.
In this case, in addition, a esthetic seventies very attractive in which there is room for psychedeliabut also for the change of mentality that North America suffered after the traumas generated after the Vietnam Warin which the ‘serial killer’ or satanic sects of all kinds that worshiped evil entities and exercised a violence ruthless
So, when that angelic-looking girl appears and suddenly begins to speak with the voice of a primal demon who calls himself Abraxas, the good atmosphere that was in the program will end immediately and the chills will begin.
The movie went through the past Sitges Festivalwhere he became one of the great sensations and won the award for Best screenplay. Also, the genius of horror literature, Stephen Kingshared on his social networks his admiration for the film, which he considers brilliant.
Many have considered it as an unexpected cross between The Exorcist and Network. An unforgiving worldas well as a ‘rereading’ of a little-known film like Ghostwatchin which the devil was changed for a ghost.
