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Exorcismus

Stars: Sophie Vavasseur, Stephen Billington, Richard Felix, Jo-Anne Stockham, Doug Bradley | Written by David Munoz | Directed by Manuel Carballo

Exorcismus tells the story of troubled teenager Emma (Vavassuer) who suddenly becomes prone to fits and displays strange and aggressive behaviour. Her family think she merely needs psychiatric help, that is until Emma suddenly levitates in the family kitchen! Realising there maybe more to Emma’s odd behaviour, her parents bring in Christopher, a priest, to exorcise whatever demon is possessing her. But her exorcism is only the beginning…

There are some films that come out of nowhere and surprise you – Exorcismus is one such film. What ostensibly starts as a rip-off of The Exorcist, the film takes a turn in its final act that, like The Last Exorcism, changes everything we’ve seen before and turns the movie from a mere horror film about exorcism to a story about mans greed,...

In recent years, and especially since the release of 2007’s The Orphanage, Spanish horror has started to challenge its Japanese rival. The production company behind [Rec] and [Rec] 2, bring us a UK-set imaginative take on the age-old exorcism movie...

Fifteen year-old Emma is a normal moody teenager, drinking, making-out with boys, baby-sitting her younger brother and ranting and raving when she doesn’t get her way. Educated at home but keen to attend the local school, she hangs around with older neighbours who share her rock-chick ways, trying to tempt her with concerts. Frustrated by her parents’ rules, Emma starts to self-harm but what at first appears to be an innocent cry for help soon turns into something more sinister.

An inexplicable fit leads to Emma hearing muffled sounds, getting rashes and having vomiting fits. It’s only after her psychologist dies during a hypnosis session and she starts to levitate, that...

If Manuel Carballo's 'Exorcismus' (Aka 'The Possession of Emma Evans' and/or 'La posesion de Emma Evans') is every girls perfect Valentine's gift then UK males are in luck! The new exorcism feature from Spain, and featuring 'Hellraiser's Doug Bradley, will arrive on UK DVD shelves on 14 February 2011. From a script penned by David Munoz the movie, which will be distribyed by Entertainment One, will manage to cling onto it's more interesting 'Exorcismus' title instead of the 'Emma Evans' one which quite frankly is similar to other stuff already out there. Stephen Billington, Tommy Bastow, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix, Jo-Anne Stockham, Brendan Price, Claudia Costas, Emma Reynolds and Lazzaro E. Oertli Ortiz round off the cast. Check out the trailer below....

IFC Films has picked up distro rights to two Spanish films: Kidnapped, from director Miguel Angel Vivas, and Exorcismus, directed by Manuel Carballo.  Both will be released under the IFC Midnight banner, theatrically and on video-on-demand.  After the jump, check out our exclusive interview with Vivas. Official synopses: In Carballo's intense supernatural horror film Exorcismus, a rebellious young girl (Sophie Vavasseur) slowly discovers that she is possessed by a twisted, evil force. She is soon forced against her will to use extreme measures to free herself. The film, which also stars acclaimed UK actors Jo-Anne Stockham and Stephen Billington, recently had its world premiere at the Sitges Fantastic Film...

The original embodiment of 'Hellraiser's Pinhead, Doug Bradley, may have been turfed aside for the upcoming sequel 'Hellraiser: Revelations' but he's still keeping his feet firmly in the horror camp with new Spanish exorcism horror 'The Possession of Emma Evans' (Aka 'Exorcismus', 'La posesion de Emma Evans'). The Manuel Carballo directed project, which co-stars the mostly British cast Stephen Billington, Tommy Bastow, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix, Jo-Anne Stockham, Brendan Price, Claudia Costas, Emma Reynolds and Lazzaro E. Oertli Ortiz, has got itself a new sales art poster fresh from Afm 2010 and you can check it out below. ''The Possession of Emma Evans' ('Exorcismus') follows Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins, who, like any other teenage girl, thinks that her parents don't understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will...