Underplayed Gems

The Convent (2000)

The Convent poster
Directed by
Mike Mendez
Genre
comedy film, splatter film, vampire film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
R
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 67 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of college students explores an abandoned convent. They find demons that try to possess them.

campyhorror-comedyfast-pacedcheesygoryplayfuldarkly humorous

What happens

The Convent is a 2000 horror film directed by Mike Mendez, starring horror veteran Adrienne Barbeau. It is about a group of college students who go into an abandoned convent, only to discover that it is inhabited by demons intent on possessing them. It premiered in January 2000 at the Sundance Film Festival. Due to the original distributor closing, the film was not released on home video until December 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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