![]() ![]() Contemporary references to a world that seems to devour fake news over the truth also figure here. Religion, and all its dark crevices, has always been prime fodder for this genre, but with Raimi backing it, and actors of the caliber of Morgan and excellent newcomer Brown selling it for all it’s worth, we are in good hands. In many ways it feels déjà vu territory, with elements Hollywood has explored countless times in the past - down to the kind of fire that blew up Elmer Gantry’s pulpit. Spiliotopoulos calls this a combo supernatural/journalism thriller and it definitely has elements of both. Eventually she becomes a right hand for Fenn when the whole thing goes to hell. A kindly town doctor Natalie Gates (Katie Aselton) also gets involved, first as protector of Alice, then as someone who feels there is something very wrong going on. The increasing crowds of believers, Alice’s confidence in her powers, and the slippery Bishop Gyles (Cary Elwes) add to the intrigue as stranger apparitions begin appearing.Īn investigator named Delgarde (Diogo Morgado) comes in to check it all out for the Vatican. ![]() She then becomes the self-styled conduit for a series of unexplained turns of fortune, including a kid who suddenly gets up from his wheelchair and walks - that kind of thing.Įnter Fenn, who doesn’t know how to explain any of this but senses a money-making story he can sell, that is until a death in the church begins to convince him there are more sinister things afoot. After an encounter she believes to be divine intervention, Alice is suddenly miraculously healed. It all begins with Alice (Cricket Brown), a deaf mute who works with her uncle, Father Hagan (William Sadler), at the local Catholic church. This is a place where - like fabled places Fatima, Lourdes and others - the faithful have witnessed unexplainable religious events. Now a freelancer hawking exploitative stories to supermarket tabloids, he stumbles upon a “miracle” taking place in small-town Banfield, MA. The Unholy currently isn't available to stream on platforms like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime or HBO Max, but it's still widely available online.Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays Gerry Fenn, a former hotshot journalist whose career took a dive when he was caught making up news. The Unholy originally began filming in February 2020 but was soon halted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Of course, he's The Walking Dead's Negan, but he's also appeared in genre fare like The Possession. Morgan is no stranger to the horror genre. Related: Why Jeffrey Dean Morgan Left Shameless After Only One Episode She soon cures others of their ailments, but a disgraced reporter named Gerry Fenn (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) discovers there might be a darker force at work. Like the book, The Unholy centers around a deaf-mute girl who is cured of her condition, and claims it was a miracle by the Virgin Mary. ![]() The most recent adaptation was 2021's The Unholy, which is based on Herbert's 1983 novel Shrine. Herbert's work has been adapted a few times too, including 1980's The Survivor, Rats adaptation Deadly Eyes - both of which Herbert disliked - and BBC drama miniseries The Secret of Crickley Hall. ![]()
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