Maleficio

The movie was inspired by an incident that occurred in 2005 in the District of Gushan, Kaohsiung (Taiwan). A family of 6 people claimed that they were possessed by evil entities from Chinese folklore. The oldest daughter died and the other members of the family were arrested. Ultimately the surviving family members were released when it was determined the daughter had starved herself to death in the belief it could drive the deity out of her body. The most anyone could be charged with under Chinese law was the equivalent of improper disposal of a corpse after the rest of the family abandoned her body outside of a hospital before leaving town.

References Bob Esponja (1999)