The Possession of Michael King
Genre HORROR
Theme Demons & Possession
Style Found Footage
Director: David Jung · Cast: Shane Johnson, Ella Anderson, Cara Pifko, Julie McNiven
The Story
A grieving skeptic decides to disprove the supernatural once and for all by deliberately exposing himself to increasingly extreme rituals, filming every session as proof.
Verdict
I appreciate the premise here a lot, and I think the execution mostly delivers on it. A character choosing to be possessed, as a kind of experiment, is a genuinely interesting hook, and the film does something smart with the lighting and color grading as things escalate. It leans into classic possession beats once it gets going, but I think it does them well, and the deliberate angle gives the whole thing a fresh spin on familiar territory. Better than I expected going in, and a solid pick if you want possession horror with a slightly different premise.
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Similar Movies
The Last Exorcism (2010) A similar skeptic-walks-into-danger setup, from the other side of the exorcism. → Go to movie
The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014) A different route into possession horror, if the deliberate angle here wasn’t for you. → Go to movie
