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Depending on your tastes, one of the best things about "Gilligan's Island" was the fact that seven castaways on an uncharted island, hidden from the rest of humankind, were frequently visited by all manner of guests. There was the time a young Kurt Russell appeared on "Gilligan's Island" as Jungle Boy, or when Don Rickles guest starred as kidnapper Norbert Wiley and quickly made Russell Johnson lose his cool.

Though one scrapped episode would have made sense of some of this classic "Gilligan's Island" nonsense, for the most part this kind of thing was never explained. Such was the case with the season 2 episode "Don't Bug the Mosquitoes," in which a Beatles-esque band named The Mosquitos visits the island simply to escape their fame for a while. How did they know about this uncharted island? Did they really pack all their instruments and amps into a small helicopter just so...

Stars: Shay Mitchell, Grey Damon, Kirby Johnson, Nick Thune, Louis Herthum, Stana Katic, Maximillian McNamara, Jacob Ming-Trent, James A. Watson Jr., Marianne Bayard, Adrian M. Mompoint, Matt Mings, Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Guy Clemens | Written by Brian Sieve | Directed by Diederik Van Rooijen

At the fingertips of Diederik Van Rooijen’s horror, The Possession of Hannah Grace, is an engaging, ghoulish and terrifying prospect of intense atmospheric horror with a terrific setting to inject some superb frights. That said, it becomes quite painful to report that within the first ten minutes of the films short eighty-six-minute running time it fails to convince the audience what you’re watching is actually nightmarish, nor express the quality of horror it has at hand. Ultimately, Rooijen’s film with every opportunity takes the easiest and most simplistic conventional avenue possible with so little inventive cinematic narratives or attributes examined, leading to a deeply unimaginative picture.

"Death is only the beginning" when a morgue worker receives a new arrival that doesn't want to rest in peace in The Possession of Hannah Grace, and with the horror film coming to Blu-ray and DVD on February 26th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, we've been provided with an exclusive bonus features clip to share with Daily Dead readers!

Watch actress Kirby Johnson (who plays Hannah Grace in the the film) begin a tour of the morgue in our exclusive bonus features clip below, and check here to catch up on all of our coverage of The Possession of Hannah Grace, including our interviews with Johnson and Shay Mitchell and highlights from our time on the set of the movie.

From the Press Release: Culver City, Calif. – Death is only the beginning in the heart pounding horror thriller The Possession Of Hannah Grace, debuting on Digital February 19 and on Blu-ray...

On the eve of The Possession of Hannah Grace’s Blu-ray/DVD release, Dread Central and Sony were proud to co-host a “Last Chance” screening last night at the Arena Cinelounge Sunset in Hollywood. Best of all, the film’s writer Brian Sieve and star Kirby Johnson (who plays the titular Hannah Grace—both living and dead) were in […] The post Possession Of Hannah Grace Star and Writer Participate in Q&A Following Hollywood Screening appeared first on Dread Central.

If you live in the Los Angeles area Dread Central is hosting a “Last Chance” screening Tonight February 20th, giving you one final opportunity to see the terror of Hannah Grace on the big screen! Best of all, star Kirby Johnson will be around for a post-screening Q&A. It’s all going down at Hollywood’s Arena Cinelounge […] The post Free “Last Chance” Screening of The Possession Of Hannah Grace Tonight appeared first on Dread Central.

Arriving on VOD platforms tomorrow, The Possession of Hannah Grace stars Shay Mitchell stars as a cop just out of rehab, who takes the graveyard shift in a city hospital morgue where she faces a series of bizarre, violent events caused by an evil entity in one of the corpses. Kirby Johnson plays the corpse, who hauntingly twists and contorts her body […]...

Screenwriter Brian Sieve will be attending Dread Central’s free “last chance” screening of The Possession of Hannah Grace on Wednesday, February 20 at Hollywood’s swanky Arena Cinelounge Sunset (6464 Sunset Boulevard; 323-924-1644). Sieve will be joining the petrifying Hannah Grace herself, actress Kirby Johnson, and the two will […] The post Dread Central’s Free Possession Of Hannah Grace La screening Sees Screenwriter Brian Sieve! appeared first on Dread Central.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the morgue… Dread Central will be hosting a free “last chance” screening of The Possession of Hannah Grace on Wednesday, February 20 at Hollywood’s swanky Arena Cinelounge Sunset (6464 Sunset Boulevard; 323-924-1644). The petrifying Hannah Grace herself, actress Kirby Johnson, will intro the film […] The post Dread Central to host free Possession Of Hannah Grace La screening on Feb 20 with Kirby Johnson! appeared first on Dread Central.

"Death is only the beginning" when a morgue worker receives a new arrival that doesn't want to rest in peace in The Possession of Hannah Grace. If you missed the macabre movie in theaters this past holiday season, you can watch it on Digital beginning February 19th, followed by a Blu-ray and DVD release on February 26th via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Below, we have the official press release with full home media details (including special features), and in case you missed it, check here to catch up on all of our coverage of The Possession of Hannah Grace, including our video interview with star Shay Mitchell and highlights from our time on set.

Press Release: Culver City, Calif. – Death is only the beginning in the heart pounding horror thriller The Possession Of Hannah Grace, debuting on Digital February 19 and on Blu-ray™ and DVD February 26 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Stars: Shay Mitchell, Grey Damon, Kirby Johnson, Nick Thune, Louis Herthum, Stana Katic, Maximillian McNamara, Jacob Ming-Trent, James A. Watson Jr., Marianne Bayard, Adrian M. Mompoint, Matt Mings, Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Guy Clemens | Written by Brian Sieve | Directed by Diederik Van Rooijen

At the fingertips of Diederik Van Rooijen’s horror, The Possession of Hannah Grace, is an engaging, ghoulish and terrifying prospect of intense atmospheric horror with a terrific setting to inject some superb frights. That said, it becomes quite painful to report that within the first ten minutes of the films short eighty-six-minute running time it fails to convince the audience what you’re watching is actually nightmarish, nor express the quality of horror it has at hand. Ultimately, Rooijen’s film with every opportunity takes the easiest and most simplistic conventional avenue possible with so little inventive cinematic narratives or attributes examined, leading to a deeply unimaginative picture.

The second weekend of “Ralph Breaks the Internet” is dominating North American moviegoing with an estimated $28 million at 4,017 locations, early estimates showed Friday.

The second weekend of “Creed II,” the third weekend of “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” and the fourth frame of “The Grinch” are battling for second place in the $15 million range. “The Possession of Hannah Grace,” the weekend’s only opener, is materializing at the high end of forecasts with about $6 million at 2,065 locations on Thursday night.

If the estimates hold for “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” it will be the third year in a row that a holdover Disney animated movie has won the post-Thanksgiving weekend with a $27 million-plus take, following “Coco” last year with $27.5 million and “Moana” with $28.3 million in 2016. “Ralph” should finish the weekend with about $120 million in its first 11 days — giving it a decent shot at matching the final domestic gross of 2012’s “Wreck-It Ralph” at $189 million.

One of my least favorite subgenres in horror is possession movies. Sure, there have been a lot of great ones to come out over the years (with The Exorcist being the all-time standard bearer), but if I’m being honest, when I’m looking to indulge in the horrific side of entertainment, films about possession are going to be the last thing I would choose. That being said, The Possession of Hannah Grace already had my general disinterest to contend with going into it, and other than strong performances from its two leads, there’s really not a ton else that makes this a truly standout effort. All in all, Hannah Grace is something I’d refer to as “fine,” but that’s about it.

The story of Hannah Grace follows former cop Megan Reed (Shay Mitchell), who has been struggling with addiction ever since her partner was gunned down in the line of duty,...

“The Possession of Hannah Grace” materialized with $625,000 at 1,866 North American locations in Thursday night preview screenings.

Sony’s supernatural horror film, the weekend’s only nationwide opening, is set to expand Friday to 2,065 sites, with the studio anticipating a three-day performance of about $3 million. The sophomore weekend of “Ralph Breaks the Internet” is pegged to take the top spot, with “Creed II,” “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” and “The Grinch” battling for second place.

Sony’s Screen Gems is distributing “The Possession of Hannah Grace,” which stars Shay Mitchell as a troubled ex-cop who takes the graveyard shift in a morgue and discovers a body that may be possessed by a ruthless demonic force. Kirby Johnson, Stana Katic, Grey Damon, and Nick Thune also star, with Diederik Van Rooijen directing from a script by Brian Sieve. “Hannah Grace,” which carries a $10 million price tag, is produced by Broken Road.

“The Possession of Hannah Grace,” an R-rated horror thriller opening from Sony’s Screen Gems, earned $625,000 in Thursday box office previews starting at 7 p.m. in 1,866 locations.

It’s expected to be a slow weekend for new releases post-Thanksgiving, with “Ralph Breaks the Internet” and “Creed II” still expected to hold strong in their second weekends. But the studio is projecting “Hannah Grace” (previously titled “Cadaver”) to open to $3 million behind a production budget of under $10 million.

By comparison, the 2016 film “Incarnate” also opened in the post-Thanksgiving slot and took in $2.5 million in its opening weekend.

Also Read: 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' Tops Record Thanksgiving Box Office With $84 Million Opening

“Pretty Little Liars” star Shay Mitchell leads the film about a shocking exorcism that spirals out of control, claiming the life of a young girl.

Mitchell plays Megan Reed who is working the graveyard shift in a morgue...

You don’t have to be a horror aficionado to know that corpses are scary. The lifeless husk of a human being, the rapidly decaying meat suit that housed all our thoughts and memories, is a brutal reminder of our fleeting mortality. So it stands to reason that a film like “The Possession of Hannah Grace,” about a woman working in a morgue where one of the corpses refuses to stay still, would be pretty darned scary. If only in principle.

And yes, that’s true. And only in principle. “The Possession of Hannah Grace” takes a concept so unsettling it’s already been turned into one great movie — “The Autopsy of Jane Doe” — and turns it into a dreary horror thriller, without any of those pesky thrills.

“Hannah Grace” begins with an exorcism scene so mechanical that it plays like a last-minute reshoot. Drab tones, rigid shafts of sunlight...

In theory, putting “possession” in the title of a horror movie should add to its box-office allure. But it probably won’t take long for word to trickle out that “The Possession of Hannah Grace,” after the first five minutes, is not an exorcism movie. Rather, it’s about the corpse of a girl who dies during an exorcism, so technically speaking you could say that it qualifies. But viewers hooked on the spectacle of demonic possession tend to like their satanic tropes served neat. “The Possession of Hannah Grace” serves them sloppy, if not without a certain random soupçon of grisly style.

Just about the entire film is set in a morgue. And though it stars Shay Mitchell, from “Pretty Little Liars,” it has her playing a character with almost no personality: Megan, an ex-cop and (barely) recovering alcoholic who lands a job working the graveyard shift as a...

We’re just a few days away now from the arrival of The Possession of Hannah Grace in theaters everywhere, and to get you ready for all the supernatural spookiness, Daily Dead recently spoke with the actress behind the titular character, Kirby Johnson, whose physical performance in Hannah Grace is both creepy and jaw-dropping at times. During the interview, Johnson discussed digging into her mysterious character, how her background in dance helped her throughout the filming of The Possession of Hannah Grace, and more.

Great to speak with you, Kirby. I’d love to hear about coming into this film and playing this character from your perspective, because it's a largely physical performance, and while we get hints at who she was before she became possessed, we ultimately don’t know much about her.

Kirby Johnson: Yeah, exactly. A lot of people have [been] asking me, "How did you go about...

This Friday, The Possession of Hannah Grace will be arriving in theaters, ready to snatch some souls and thrill audiences everywhere. Directed by Diederik Van Rooijen, Hannah Grace follows a former cop who now works the graveyard shift at a hospital morgue, where she encounters the corpse of a young woman whose remains still have a little (demonic) life left in them, wreaking havoc on everyone that comes in contact with the body of Hannah Grace (Kirby Johnson).

At the recent press day for The Possession of Hannah Grace, Daily Dead spoke with Mitchell, who discussed the appeal of her character in the film, Megan Reed, and how she must overcome some devastating trauma from her past and deal with her inner demons, all while contending with a demonic presence in the form of the titular character. Shay also chatted about preparing for the challenges of her role in Hannah...

Sony’s upcoming horror film, ‘The Possession of Hannah Grace’ (November 30 release) will leave you crawling in your skin. Literally crawling into the world of acting is Kirby Johnson, making her film debut as title character. The 22-year-old actress, model and dancer, stars alongside Shay Mitchell and Stana Katic. The movie centers around a woman who is working …

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Last year, I was invited to check out the set of The Possession of Hannah Grace, which will arrive in theaters on November 30th, thanks to Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Entertainment. After an exorcism goes horribly wrong, the body of Hannah Grace is taken to a local morgue, but she doesn't stay dead. Thankfully, we were on set at the perfect time to witness things unravel at the morgue, and I saw firsthand how terrifying and claustrophobic a morgue can be.

Kicking off a series of interviews we conducted on set with a group of journalists, I wanted to share our discussion with producer Sean Robins and writer Brian Sieve, who is no stranger to horror, having been a writer on the Scream and Teen Wolf TV series. Keep an eye out for more interviews with the cast and crew, including Shay Mitchell and Hannah Grace herself, Kirby Johnson.

Whoever said when you die you die? Famous last words if the new trailer for The Possession of Hannah Grace is anything to go by.

The story follows Megan (Shay Mitchell), working in the morgue when a young girl’s dead body is brought in. The young girl ‘died’ during an exorcism, but is she really dead? or still possessed by a demon who decides to haunt Megan.

Directed by Diederik Van Rooijen, the film stars Shay Mitchell, Grey Damon, Kirby Johnson and Stana Katic.

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The film is released in UK cinemas November 30

The Possession of Hannah Grace Official Synopsis

A shocking exorcism spirals out of control, claiming the life of a young woman. Months later, Megan Reed (Shay Mitchell) is working the graveyard shift in the morgue when she takes delivery of a disfigured cadaver. Locked alone inside the basement corridors,...

"When you die, you die... end of story." That's what morgue worker Megan Reed (Shay Mitchell) keeps telling herself in the new horror movie The Possession of Hannah Grace, but death is only the start of something sinister when a newly arrived corpse isn't content to stay still. Ahead of the movie's release this November, The Possession of Hannah Grace is featured in a new trailer that should be right up your alley if you enjoyed The Autopsy of Jane Doe.

Directed by Diederik Van Rooijen from a screenplay by Brian Sieve, The Possession of Hannah Grace stars Shay Mitchell, Grey Damon, Kirby Johnson, and Stana Katic. Sony Pictures Entertainment will release The Possession of Hannah Grace in theaters on November 30th. Stay tuned to Daily Dead later this week for more coverage of the film from our time on set!

Synopsis: "A shocking exorcism spirals out of control, claiming...

Tagline: "Death is Only the Beginning." Formerly titled Cadaver, The Possession of Hannah Grace is a new horror thriller. Starring Shay Mitchell ("Pretty Little Liars"), Megan Reed is stuck on the nightshift, with a dead body. The victim of an exorcism, the demon within the body is still active, or is it? The film's first trailer shows Megan struggling with her own issues. The last things she needs is a demon in the morgue. The Possession of Hannah Grace was directed by Dutch filmmaker Diederik Van Rooijen ("Black Widow"), from a script by Brian Sieve. As well, the film centrally stars Mitchell, along with: Grey Damon, Kirby Johnson and Stana Katic. The film's first trailer is hosted here. The film's first trailer shows Megan in the morgue. An ambulance attendant drops off a badly burned body. She is informed that her death took place during an exorcism. Flashbacks show elements of the exorcism.

Morgues already make a great setting for any horror film, but throw a possessed dead body into the mix and then you’ve got yourself a creepy-ass story to tell! It’s really a simple premise, but it sure looks like it’ll make for an entertaining horror film that will offer some crazy thrills and chills, especially if you scare easy.

The movie stars Pretty Little Liars‘ Shay Mitchell and the film is set in the aftermath of an exorcism that has gone horribly wrong. The body may be dead, but there’s an evil demon that still resides in it who is going to find joy in scaring the living shit out of a young women who is working the graveyard shift at the morgue… alone. Here’s the synopsis:

A shocking exorcism spirals out of control, claiming the life of a young woman. Months later, Megan Reed...

The first trailer for The Possession of Hannah Grace is here. We only recently learned that this movie even exists and, somewhat surprisingly, it's being released by Sony at the end of next month. The studio released a first-look poster for Hannah Grace at the end of last week and, as promised, they've delivered the first footage from what looks to be a kind of fresh take on the exorcism subgenre of horror. Will that relative originality amount to a good movie? That remains to be seen, but there are some red flags here.

The trailer kicks off with the "new girl" boarding a mysteriously unappealing job that she's seemingly happy to take. Who wouldn't want to jump on board a gig that involves hanging out with cadavers all night? The footage also sets up that our lead has something of a troubled past. Things get a little iffy when...

“I got a weird one for ya,” the delivery guy tells the newly hired overnight medical examiner. “Her name is Hannah Grace, and her family was performing an exorcism or something on her. Something went wrong.”

And how.

Here is the first trailer for The Possession of Hannah Grace, starring Pretty Little Liars alum Shay Mitchell. “I believe when you die, you die,” the rookie says.

The logline: A shocking exorcism spirals out of control, claiming the life of a young woman. Months later, Megan Reed (Mitchell) is working the graveyard shift in the morgue when she takes delivery of a disfigured cadaver. Locked alone inside the basement corridors, Megan begins to experience horrifying visions and starts to suspect that the body may be possessed by a ruthless demonic force. Grey Damon, Kirby Johnson and Castle alum Stana Katic co-star.

Diederik Van Rooijen directs in the film formerly titled Cadaver...

"You know what they say: if an exorcism isn't completed, evil will find a new vessel." Sony has unveiled the trailer for a horror thriller titled The Possession of Hannah Grace, another scary possession movie, this one directed by Dutch filmmaker Diederik Van Rooijen. When a cop who is just out of rehab takes the graveyard shift in a city hospital morgue, she faces a series of bizarre, violent events caused by an evil entity in one of the corpses. Shay Mitchell (seen on "Pretty Little Liars" and "The Heiresses") stars as the cop, named Megan Reed, and the full cast includes Stana Katic, Grey Damon, Jacob Ming-Trent, Louis Herthum, and Kirby Johnson as the titular Hannah Grace. This reminds me a lot of The Autopsy of Jane Doe, but with a few different twists. And plenty of creepiness. Here's the trailer (+ poster) for Diederik Van Rooijen's The Possession of Hannah Grace,...

Shay Mitchell has her work cut out for her at her new job.

In the first trailer for “The Possession of Hannah Grace,” Mitchell plays Megan, who is working the graveyard shift at a morgue when she takes in a delivery of a disfigured cadaver. Learning that this happened because of an exorcism gone wrong, Megan starts seeing horrifying visions while locked inside the basement corridors.

“If an exorcism isn’t completed, evil will find a new vessel,” Megan gets told in the trailer — and soon, she starts believing it.

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Diederik Van Rooijen directed based on a screenplay by Brian Sieve. Todd Garner and Sean Robins produced, while Glenn S. Gainor executive produced.

Grey Damon, Kirby Johnson and Stana Katic also star.

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