Spain's Exorcismus Is Heading Our Way

So many demon possession films, so little time. Now we've got one coming out of Spain and directed by Manuel Carballo named Exorcismus. At least, that's what it was called up until a few days ago when the studio changed the name of the movie to the absolutely pedestrian-sounding The Possession of Emma Evans. It just so happens that another British movie, which is being compared to Paranormal Activity (yay and yawn), will most likely be coming out in the U.S. at the same time called The Possession of David O'Reilly. Can't these people come up with anything more original than this? Personally, I think the Exorcismus title is cool. It makes the movie sound all foreign and such. Also of note, writer David Muñoz co-wrote Guillermo del Toro's ghost story The Devil's Backbone. After the jump, you can see a synopsis of the film that was written up and posted on IMDb. Apparently, the person who posted it knows some details about the film.

"Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins seemed like a pretty typical teenager until recently. She was restless, tired of the demands of her overprotective parents, sick of having to watch her younger brother all the time, hoping to get away somehow and have a life of her own. Suddenly, Emma's life changes in an unexpected way. She starts having frightening fits. Although her parents attribute her behavior to psychological problems, Emma senses that something much darker is hiding inside her, waiting for it's time to break into the world. Desperate for answers, her parents have tried every medical test they can, but no real answers have surfaced.

In the Hawkins housing complex, the residents are getting frightened. Strange things have been happening that they don't understand. The source of the horror is in the Hawkins family. Their daughter Emma is getting sicker by the day. Desperately reaching for help, the family relies on a priest who begins to visit Emma every day. He begins hypnosis sessions with her in order to help her relax so she can better express what is troubling her. Although he wants to reassure the family that all is well, he too is getting more and more frightened. There is something dark and terrible inside Emma that won't be hiding for much longer."

Sounds like it will be as entertaining as any of the other demon possession films out there. I am kind of torn by the priest's use of hypnotism in the process. I've always been taught that hypnotism is frowned upon by most religious groups. Maybe not Catholics, though. I don't really know.