After splitting up from his long-term girlfriend, customer services rep and amateur cake baker, Will, moves into a new house as he deals with the emotional fallout from his break-up. However, shortly after moving into his new home, Will discovers it is haunted by a demonic presence.
With the aid of his best friend Patrick, Will attempts to deal with the spiritual squatters as best as he can. But with his ex-girlfriend still on his mind, and his life not quite going the way he planned, Will could have one hell of a battle on his hands.
Written and directed by Emily Hagins, Sorry About the Demon stars Jon Michael Simpson, Jeff McQuitty, Olivia Ducayen, and Paige Evans. The movie is a comedy-horror, shot on a meagre budget, and is new to Shudder from today.
Well-meaning, playful in places, and likeable in part, Sorry About the Demon is a decent enough horror romp, which tries to have a bit of fun with the genre. It’s not amazing stuff, but it’s not bad either, and if you are a horror-junkie, then you may find something appealing.
However, this film is probably best described as horror-lite, as the chills are kept to a bare minimum. Sorry About the Demon is more concerned with being jovial, rather than scary, so do keep this in mind if you’re after something dark.
When Sorry About the Demon works best is when it leans a little more into the darkness, so it does suffer a bit with its more comedic tone. The film also struggles with its midsection, which sags and flounders in places, and this is a shame.
But Sorry About the Demon gets a second wind as it heads towards its finale, and this is where writer/director Hagins demonstrates a great deal of potential in her film. Hagins certainly knows her way around horror, so perhaps a few more scares would have made this a stronger title?
While it’s not one of Shudder’s hidden gems, Sorry About the Demon is OK for what it is. With a bit more money, and possibly a few tweaks this could have been a stronger piece, but the film is fine in places and for some horror fans that might be enough.
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