The Possession (2012)

Ole Bornedal's The Possession (US, 2012) - Keep a close eye on what your children buy at yard sales, suggests "The Possession," a ho-hum exorcism chiller that tries to spice up a formulaic screenplay by converting a predominantly Catholic-fixated horror subgenre to Judaism. Very loosely "based on" a 2004 Los Angeles Times article by journo Leslie Gornstein about the eBay auction of a "dybbuk box," this latest production from Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures falls in line with the outfit's most instantly forgettable PG-13 fright fare, following the sturdy bow (and immediate collapse) of demonic possession thriller "The Devil Inside" earlier this year. 2012SITGES. **