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Directors: Andrew Cull and Steve Isles.

Writer: Andrew Cull.

Cast: Giles Alderson, Francesca Fowler and Paul McGuinness.

Very rarely will audiences find a protagonist who will know how to prevent a dark force from entering a house. Equally impossible is finding a variation of the possession theme that does not get explored. The Possession of David O'Reilly is a movie that thankfully gets a male character possessed rather than the traditional female.

Quite often, the gentler sex is perceived as the weaker soul that can succumb to the whims of the Devil. French Historian Michel de Certeau and anthropologist I.M. Lewis suggest possession happens because women were quite often denied a representation and a public voice during the Late Middle Ages.

But the Devil is an equal opportunist when it comes to other cases, especially those reported ones dating from the 20th century on, like Robbie Doe's, the boy who inspired Blatty's novel,...

Review by Michael Pickle

The Possession of David O'Reilly is last year's supernatural UK import from directors Andrew Cull and Steve Isles. It's not likely to please every horror fan out there, but it's the kind of horror film that I personally enjoy discovering. A film that's very low budget, but not afraid to take chances. It's not perfect, but it's scary.

With solid acting, a few bare bones, but effective camera tricks, and some special effects make-up; this supernatural thriller is not afraid to be subtle. Nor is it afraid to be straight-forward. It seems to drag in a couple parts, but that even worked well for me and made the scary scenes that much scarier. In a constant state of unease you never know if the next scare is going to creep up on you or jump in your face. Kind of like feeling the hairs stand up...

In their never-ending quest to bring us some really badass horror movies, IFC announced today that they have acquired the rights to the pre-Paranormal Activity ghost spooker The Possession of David O'Reilly.

In what has to be the quickest turn-around we've ever seen, the flick will premiere On Demand starting on May 5th. These cats move quick!

Filmed around the same time as Paranormal Activity and starring Giles Anderson, Francesca Fowler, Nicholas Shaw, and Zoe Richards, The Possession of David O'Reilly is said to be "a terrifying supernatural shockumentary about a demonic presence in a young couple's home in London." We'll find out just how terrifying in just a couple of days!

Look for more soon, and in the meantime dig on the Us trailer below courtesy of Shock Till You Drop!

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Now this is the kind O'Reilly factor we can behind! A tale of demonic possession, strange goings-on, and human beings being tortured to the brink of insanity by forces we don't fully understand. All right, so it does still sound a bit like having to sit through the popular Fox News show, but I digress!

The first trailer for Andrew Cull's UK spooker based upon actual events, The Possession of David O'Reilly, starring Giles Anderson, Francesca Fowler, Nicholas Shaw, and Zoe Richards appeared on the Epic Pictures Group website; and we have a look at it for you below.

Filmed around the same time as Paranormal Activity, The Possession of David O'Reilly is "a terrifying supernatural shockumentary about a demonic presence in a young couple's home in London."

Look for more soon, and in the meantime dig on the trailer!

The Possession of David O'Reilly - Trailer

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The Possession of David O'Reilly is an Authentic Films production that claims to be based on "real events" (Epic). However, after doing some digging and researching the film, there is no evidence to suggest the reality of these claims. At the Authentic Films website the film is not named and at the distribution company, Epic Pictures Group, there is no additional information on the truthfulness of the story. The true story, or based on actual events labels are slapped on to horror films in an attempt to add legitimacy to the movie, but fans are likely seeing through this scheme by now. Is there any truth to The Possession of David O'Reilly?

The only truth available right now is the two minute trailer below. The trailer shows a few shocking moments and some menacing looking muppets, that will create fear, or some giggles. Check it out below and decide if David O'Reilly deserves an exorcism.