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The Unholy (2021)

The Unholy poster
Directed by
Evan Spiliotopoulos
Genre
fantasy film, ghost film, supernatural horror film, satanic film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2,265 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A disgraced journalist stumbles upon a series of apparent miracles in a small New England town. He uses the events to rebuild his career, but the miracles may have a sinister origin.

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What happens

The Unholy is a 2021 American supernatural horror film written, produced, and directed by Evan Spiliotopoulos (in his directorial debut), based on the 1983 novel Shrine by James Herbert. Produced by Sam Raimi through his Ghost House Pictures banner, it stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Katie Aselton, William Sadler, Diogo Morgado, Cricket Brown, and Cary Elwes. The film follows on a disgraced journalist (Morgan) who discovers a series of seemingly divine miracles in a small New England town and uses them to resurrect his career, though those "miracles" may have a much darker source. The project was announced in December 2018 under the working title Shrine, with Sony Pictures adapting Herbert's novel of the same name. The cast was announced between 2018 and 2020, with principal photography commencing in Boston, but on March 14, 2020, filming was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Unholy was theatrically released in the United States on April 2, 2021. Despite receiving negative reviews from critics, the film was considered a box office success, grossing $31 million worldwide against a budget of $10 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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