A remote cabin retreat becomes a relentless, chilling battle against an ancient evil and its gruesome possession.
Suspenseful and pulpy. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Max and Tubi (free).
For an R, this one goes further: extreme gore. Beyond that, intense fear and several jump scares.
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Mia, a drug addict, is determined to kick the habit. To that end, she asks her brother, David, his girlfriend, Natalie and their friends Olivia and Eric to accompany her to their family's remote forest cabin to help her through withdrawal. Eric finds a mysterious Book of the Dead at the cabin and reads aloud from it, awakening an ancient demon. All hell breaks loose when the malevolent entity possesses Mia.
No. Brace yourself.
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