E-Demon

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I don't really disagree with the other reviews about this movie, but I thought it was a lot of fun to watch. The characters are so bad, especially the background possessed people. However, they are hilarious. When one of the character's little children begin attacking him, this movie went from a three star to a six star romp. There are a lot worse movies to waste your time watching in the social media horror genre.

Don't waste your time. This movie legit has a black man on his knees begging in front of Caucasian police officers and his non black wife. Nah. This is horrible. That fact alone makes the movie really bad. And not to mention the older black man who was drowned by police officers in this political climate this movie is very triggering. Then in the end ppl are just running down the street chanting some backward crap and possessing other people and chasing the girl who should have never left the house in the first place. F+.

As college friends try to hold onto the good old days by staying in touch via the internet, their evening of stories, pranks, drinking and making fun of one another is interrupted by a demon that has been trapped for centuries in Salem, Massachusetts. Seeing as how that demon is on a mission to bring the devil to our reality and how it can also possess multiple people at once, this will be a night that tests their friendship and changes the world forever. Kendra, AJ, Mar and Dwayne spent time together at THE Ohio State but adulthood is making them grow apart. The only way for them to reconnect is through an all-night video chat. e-Demon captures that night -- as well as multiple text messages, Wikipedia pages, message board posts and so much more -- ala the films Searching and Unfriended. The weirdness starts when Gamma introduces his grandmother, who warns of a horrible danger in the trunk that's in the attic of their family home. The gang has been pranking each other all night with bloody stunts that look real, so when the demon comes to life, it just seems like one more goof. But nope -- it's real and ready to destroy them all. if you're looking for a straight-ahead narrative, this isn't it. Instead, the film is near hyperactive, jumping from screen to screen. But it's an interesting narrative technique. I wouldn't want to see every movie in this way, but it works here. The cast are all relative newcomers, but they handle themselves well, basically all acting toward the camera for long uninterrupted takes, reacting to things on their laptops instead of other living people. Actually, the cast being unrecognizable faces really helps tell the story, which slowly grows in intensity. At first, I was kind of put off by this gimmick, but by the end of the film, particularly with the way it treats the ending, I was hooked. This is writer/director/producer Jeremy Wechter's first full-length project. I'll definitely be seeking out whatever he works on next.

I went in not expecting much and was really surprised by how much I really did enjoy it. Great premise and well shot. Worth the watch definitely.

I thought this movie was really, really good...it definitely pushes not only the "computer-screen genre" in a lot of cool new directions, but also the possession-horror genre! For one, I haven't seen too many horror films that dare to suggest that possession isn't a "perfectly-nice human being becomes a totally-unlike-him-or-her devil, and then snaps out of it by the end of the film" kinda thing...but that it's actually just people forced to give into their savage, willfully-ignorant, submissive natures a *lot* more than they would if they weren't possessed. The film also plays with tone and suspense very well; at some point, it diverts from a millenial-Michael-Haneke vibe to a gothic-anarchy sort of vibe, with some jazzy tonal diversions here and there (which could very well be likened to blaxploitation, flicks considering one of the main characters is black)...but, it never goes too far off the rails of what the film actually is in the end, which is a bleak, socially-damning tragedy with lots of horror in the mix. The film is also very skillfully made, specifically in the way it cuts between the myriad of computer screens, in a way that is both dramatically-satisfying and unexpected in forcing you to decide what you want to look at sometimes, and then forcing you to look at something you didn't expect to looking at other times (but never all-out indulging in the gore or the potential-campiness as some lesser films would have done). The VFX are also pretty classy and well-done, especially all the lights going out everywhere in the final act, and the acting from all involved was pretty great, too! 🙂 Highly-recommended!

Don't even bother with this one. Despite being barely 90 minutes it feels like its 3 hours long; the script is mess; there are no likeable characters; it is very lazily put together; it doesn't have a single original idea; the acting is dreadful. None of these people should get another acting job in their life. Unfortunately it's not even unintentionally funny. Headphones with cameras, mics and 4G... that makes sense... that's practical... if you want to shoot the film with multiple angles why not just make a conventional movie? Instead of opting for this "desktop-view" bs ... or just blend the two together... even better... don't make it. I don't even have the strength to properly review it. Stay far away from this one.

This is basically a rival studios watered down version of Unfriended. A group of friends communicating via webcams unleash a demon that quickly learns it can possess people through the camera lense. It's far from horror, not exactly thrilling but it's by far from boring and does manage to entertain. However a few wtf questions arise leaving it a far from perfect script, but it's ok for 1 nights viewing. It has no replay value once you've seen it, but it's not a complete waste of time if it sounds like a plot you would enjoy or are looking for films similar to Unfriended.

There was quite a lot that made me want to watch 'E-Demon'. It had a cool poster/cover, a somewhat intriguing if very derivative premise and as someone with a general appreciation for the genre it fits under. That it was low-budget, which from frequent personal experience is rarely a good sign due to that there are so many poor ones out there (though there are decent to good ones as well), made me though apprehensive. 'E-Demon' is unfortunately on the other hand yet another film seen recently, hence some reiteration because the exact same strengths and flaws present in those films are here, that did absolutely nothing for me. 'E-Demon' is really terrible, with so many huge flaws, any potential that it had completely disappears in translation. There is nothing good here in 'E-Demon' apart from the eerie-looking setting that is wasted by the rest of the production values, just amateurish in all aspects. Going further on to the negatives, the story does feel over-stretched and some of it comes over as vague and under-explained in the last third where the film especially became duller, more predictable, more senseless and less unsettled and never gaining momentum. All the characters are too sketchy and with cardboard thin and colourless personalities and with nowhere near enough to make one want to endear to them, all of them coming over as incredibly irritating to the extent you don't want them alive. Their annoying and illogical decision making and behaviours frustrates. The chemistry is bland and unfocused. The sound quality is obvious and utilised cheaply (being too loud in the build ups and people's reactions), the effects are laughable and all of the acting is lacking severely on the whole, that's actually an understatement as the worst of it is horrendous. There is no sense of horror or engagement with the awful predicament they're in, and no connecting with the character, it just reeks of indifference which makes the viewer not care less too. Dialogue can be stilted and rambling while the pace and film drags on forever, apparent from the very start, never recovering that interest is lost fast. The ending has no build-up and just ends ridiculously. Found too many of the supposedly shocking moments not surprising or scary and the atmosphere dreary, due to the excessive obviousness, a lot of dumb and vague moments and explanations and the lack of tension and suspense. Thrills are none, thanks to stodginess and excessive over-familiarity, and found myself never invested in the drama, which tended to be indifferently acted, interminably paced and statically directed. A lot of 'E-Demon' has really dull and going nowhere plot elements and often nonsensical and confusing character motivations, while too many of the things to make you shocked are far from creative or unsettling. It all feels rather tame while the threat completely lacks menace and looks terrible. Nothing freaky or interesting with some shoddy effects, no development and too derivative, while everything is unimaginative and are more odd than scary, completely failing to show any sense of dread. There is nothing interesting or illuminating with what the film was trying to do and the drama is overwrought with no momentum and a lot of weirdness. The direction is leaden, got the sense their heart was not in it, and the music is ill-fitting. 'E-Demon' is very amateurish visually, too drearily lit and shows no care in the way it's shot, severely compromising any coherence. The editing is all over the place. Altogether, irredeemably (apart from the setting, which was wasted so is not really a merit) terrible. 1/10 Bethany Cox

Totally enjoyed the anticipation leading up to the killings. How each victim is picked off while the others watch in horror as they envision their impending deaths. Would have loved to star in this film. I'd definitely watch more films from this director.