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“DEMONIC,” the first horror feature from “DISTRICT 9’s” Neill Blomkamp, gets a trailer

Thursday, June 3, 2021 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The filmmaker’s latest merges the scientific with the supernatural.

IFC Midnight releases DEMONIC, written and directed by Neill Blomkamp, to theaters and VOD/digital platforms August 20. Carly Pope, Chris Martin Williams, Michael Rogers, Nathalie Boltt and Terry Chen star; the synopsis: “A young woman unleashes terrifying demons when supernatural forces at the root of a decades old rift between mother and daughter are revealed.”

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).