‘The demon you run from is the one inside of you’
iPossessed is a 2023 American horror film in which a group of friends make a pact with a demon to stay the night or someone loses their soul. Unfortunately, they discover that the demons they are fighting might be the ones they carry inside.
Directed and co-produced by Jerry Sommer from a screenplay co-written by producers Carl Rimi – who also stars – and Javier Mayol based on a story by Maurice Jovan Billington.
The Drimi Pictures-Phoenixfire Films-Purgatorist Films co-production also stars Chris Moss, Meghan Carrasquillo, Natalie Stavola, Tami Lee Boothby, Jerry Sommer, Jack Covington III, Noa Lindberg, Tina Pfeiffer, J.J. Crowne and Lilli Rose Rittner.
Plot [may contain spoilers]:
Career Army Ranger sniper, Tad Volo (Carl Rimi), recently retired from the military has purchased a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere. Three months later he has a housewarming party at the farm. The guests include his younger sister Zoe (Meghan Carrasquillo), his girlfriend Dani (Natalie Stavola)and her sister Tara (Tami Lee Boothby), along with his best friend, and former Army Ranger sniper, Buckley (Chris Moss).
What begins as a night of reacquainting suddenly turns into a nightmare when an unseen entity takes Zoe’s innocent nature and possesses her. Zoe-Possessed makes a pact for them to stay the night and if anyone leaves before 6:00 am it will tear Zoe’s soul apart. Tad does everything in his power to keep the others from leaving in order to save his sister.
Throughout the night, Tad’s PTSD and hallucinations resurface from a dark secret trauma that occurred on the battlefield ten years ago to the day. He finds himself not only battling the demon inside his sister but also the one inside himself. Tad’s behaviour begins to worry the group. Which begs Buckley to ask the question, “Am I running from a demon or from you?”
As the night progresses and the clock ticks, the entity possessing Zoe begins exposing the secrets of Tara, Dani, and Buckley. Secrets that they’ve been keeping from everyone. Secrets that will change their lives and the ones around them forever. But only if they can survive the night…
Trailer [1080p HD]:
