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This film popped up on Netflix and I've been starving for a decent exorcism film lately. I checked IMDb and it had a rating of 6.0/10 (209 votes) which isn't bad for an obscure foreign horror flick and it had yet-to-be reviewed by critics or users, so I was hoping to be the first to write a glowing review. Unfortunately this is yet another bog-standard entry in the demonic possession genre.

Considering that it's clearly a relatively low budget independent film, the production values aren't too shabby. Sadly the acting, the effects and the dialogue fluctuate between good and bad. I noticed a lot of grammatical errors in the subtitles. You expect that sort of thing when you're watching a dodgy pirate copy but obviously you expect more from an official Netflix release. The demons are like watered-down Deadites from The Evil Dead. They display all the usual demonic clichés such as body contortions, sticking their tongues out and asking priests to f*** them :p

There were a couple of twists but they were nothing we haven't seen before or couldn't smell coming from a mile away. I thoroughly enjoyed The Last Exorcism even though the ending was a bit crap and the sequel was a lot crap. The last decent exorcism flick I saw was The Devil Inside over 5 years ago. I'm aware that it has a low IMDb rating and the reviews are wildly mixed but I consider it to be a 9/10. The ending was lacklustre but it left me hoping for a sequel. You may wanna consider watching or re-watching The Devil Inside before giving Diary Of An Exorcist a go... unless you're Portuguese :D

Check out my IMDb list for potentially better suggestions http://www.imdb.com/list/ls008092160/

Yet another obscure little horror flick recommended to me by Ewen MacIntosh (Big Keith from The Office UK). Judging by the title and the poster, you'll probably be expecting a gore-fest, but it's actually more of a black comedy along the lines of HORRIBLE BOSSES. I'm not sure if it's the acting, the direction or the script that lets it down a bit but essentially the characters are fairly well-drawn, there's a smattering of witty dialogue and the odd laugh-out-loud moment. It also reminded me of an obscure little gem called SEVERANCE... but if you've already seen that... and you're in the mood for some mindless black humour... you could do a lot worse than CHOPPING BLOCK.

For more suggestions, check out my list: HORROR/THRILLER: OBSCURE, OVERLOOKED & UNDERRATED http://www.imdb.com/list/ls008092160/

30 minutes in... I genuinely thought this movie was going to deliver. The acting was good, the production values were great, it had oodles of atmosphere and bags of potential.... but sadly it went nowhere! I'm a 33 year-old horror buff who's starved for decent new horror movies to watch and unfortunately this film left me gagging.

Without giving too much away, essentially it's about some Nosferatu-ish creatures who are afraid of light. Apparently even a burning match is enough to repel them. It's a shame that the creatures aren't very scary and the characters aren't very sympathetic. Adding insult to injury is the fact that there are only two main characters... so the maximum kill-count you can expect... is TWO!

All I can say is that I was thoroughly enjoying FROM THE DARK... until it lost its spark. It could've been brilliant?