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Michal was rescued after her father, dubbed by the media The Puppetman, killed her mother claiming he was controlled by evil force. [more inside]
posted by miss-lapin on Oct 26, 2023 - 1 comment

The Antichrist is a 13-year-old girl; after her powers manifest following her first period, her dad (aka Satan) reappears in her life, much to the dismay of her mother, who has devoted her life to fighting Satan and his minions. It's the first adult animation show from Canada's Atomic Cartoons, and stars Lucy DeVito, Danny DeVito, and Aubrey Plaza voice-acting the above characters. [CW for animal sacrifice, nudity, and buckets of gore, sometimes in actual buckets IIRC.] [more inside]
posted by Halloween Jack on Oct 22, 2022 - 9 comments

During a ouija board session, teenage Alison is warned something terrible awaits her during her 19th birthday.
posted by miss-lapin on Oct 9, 2021 - 4 comments

The quiet town of Pedraza is shaken by the unsettling birth of a mysterious child. [more inside]
posted by miss-lapin on Jan 15, 2021 - 6 comments

Two entrepreneurs stage elaborate fake exorcisms on social media until one of them ends up being real. [more inside]
posted by miss-lapin on Oct 21, 2020 - 2 comments

Out of answers and running out of time, the agents must face the ghosts of their past to move forward. [IMDb synopsis] Sort-of the penultimate episode - it looks like next week will be two episodes back-to-back to finish out the season (possibly the result of a preemption for sports earlier in the season). [more inside]
posted by under_petticoat_rule on Jul 27, 2019 - 6 comments

Memories are gained, lost and called into question as The Beast marches inexorably toward her objective. [more inside]
posted by under_petticoat_rule on Jul 23, 2019 - 6 comments

Enterprise meets Starfleet's first incorporeal aliens. [more inside]
posted by mordax on May 27, 2019 - 15 comments

A murder mystery which is much more mysterious than it first appears. A fantastical and twisty story where our hero tries to find out who killed (or will kill) Evelyn Hardcastle at a ghastly party at the extremely remote Blackheath House. Best read without any spoilers (including those right inside this post). [more inside]
posted by Stark on Jan 8, 2019 - 6 comments

When the Delta Flyer II is attacked, The Doctor must hide his program in Seven's Borg implants. Meanwhile, Tuvok undergoes the pon farr. Can the away team escape the Vortex of Unsatisfied Crushes? [more inside]
posted by Halloween Jack on Jun 11, 2018 - 18 comments

A spy begins a difficult breakup with his wife in West Berlin, in this hard-to-categorise horror / psychological thriller / drama. This cult French-German "video nasty" was Andrzej Żuławski's only English-Language film, and stars Isabelle Adjani, who won several awards for the role - including Best Actress at Cannes - along with a young Sam Neill. [more inside]
posted by chappell, ambrose on Feb 13, 2018 - 8 comments

The quiet mountain village of Goksung is plagued by outbreaks of violence. Suspects include: a foreigner, a ghost, a rash, and bad mushrooms. Jong-goo — an affable, bumbling cop — must solve the mysteries to save his own family. Directed by Na Hang-jin (of The Chaser and The Yellow Sea). Run time: 2h 36m. [more inside]
posted by fleacircus on Dec 18, 2016 - 15 comments

Captured criminal Rao Vantika dies in Bashir's arms... or did he? [more inside]
posted by zarq on May 20, 2015 - 6 comments

John saves himself from the invunche by possessing himself with the demon Pazuzu, but before he can self-exorcise, Pazuzu takes control of his body and kills five gang members, landing John in jail.
posted by Small Dollar on Jan 17, 2015 - 6 comments