Based on the true story of young girl, who becomes strangely obsessed with an antique wooden box bought from a yard sale, unknown to her of the great evil within the box. However, she and her parents must team up in order to destroy the dislocated spirit that inhabits and ultimately devours its human host.
Not every film needs to reinvent the wheel, and nothing here is particularly ground-breaking, yet this is one of the more satisfying horror jaunts in quite some time.
There may be need for an exorcist, but the power of Christ isn't going to compel the Jewish demon wreaking havoc in this competent but shopworn horror film.
The script, credited to Juliet Snowden and Stiles White, adheres so closely to formula that it's possible to predict not only which characters will end up dead, but in what order ...
Puppet-master technique and a generally well orchestrated sense of moodiness help this chiller deliver on more than it botches, despite a fumbled third act.
