High School Possession

6/4/2021

Decent watch at best, won't watch again, and can't honestly recommend. I was excited to randomly find Janel Parrish (Mona, "Pretty Little Liars"), and she's clearly a higher caliber actress than this movie, she sort makes the actors that are doing good look a bit off. Jennifer Stone does crazy in a wonderful way, but she's so crazy for so long, there isn't much in the way of character work that isn't directly distracting, as they are mostly attention seeking self destructive teen actions. The movie is also a bit scattered in the plot direction. The title would suggest it's about a possession, but it turns more into a psychological analysis of teenage girls exposed to morals in and out of religion. It gets preachy, but not in any of the fun ways, well, maybe one of the fun ways

9/21/2023

**_Schizophrenia or demonic possession (or both)?_** When a troubled teen (Jennifer Stone) shows signs of mental illness, her friends (Janel Parrish), mother (Ione Skye) and a minister (William McNamara) must decide how to effectively tackle the serous situation. Released to TV in 2014, “High School Possession,” aka “High School Exorcism,” is a school drama/thriller featuring paranormal horror in the manner of “The Rage: Carrie 2,” “Satan’s School for Girls” (2000) and “From Within.” While it’s superior to “Satan’s School for Girls,” it’s not quite as good as the other two. The first hour and 18 minutes are nigh great, as the story establishes the situation described above. Janel plays the protagonist and she’s uncertain about the route to take in helping her best friend. The