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[EndtheMadnessNow]

I went to the movies for the first time in years, last week with my Sister, Brother, and Mother. It was a toss between Sisu, and Nefarious. Nefarious won out.

Nefarious is not a movie that all will like, but I really liked it. It has to be the cheapest movie ever made, but I really enjoyed it.

Stranger times...I was cuing up some demon related stuff earlier today, seen your post and went to look up this "Nefarious" movie.  

Huh, I'll be checking this movie out. Thanks!

Please let me know what you think about it.

My family liked it so much that we ended up discussing it for about 3 whole hours, if not more.

It is one of those movies that makes for good conversation.

Good psychological paranormal thriller. Thought its controversial moral message about humanity through a minimalist approach of demonic possession dialog was well played by Flanery. For me it had alot deep meaning realism, intriguing profound concepts especially when you think about how the past 3 years has played out.

After the doctor emphasizes how many positive changes people have invented and learned in modern times, Nefarious strikes back by mentioning the ingrained societal problems, from technological over consumption to racism.

No hair raising surprises like your typical horror films, but actually at least for me was more horrifying because of the real possibilities and of course that weighs heavily on your psyche depending on your beliefs.

 I was not expecting to see Glenn Beck and later learned he promoted the Nefarious Plot book in real life.

"I didn't know I was in a fight," to which the demon responds, "That's why you're losing."

I wonder how much of the film included "A Nefarious Plot" (2016) and "A Nefarious Carol" (2020) by Steve Deace.

The demon's last words, "Mene mene tekel Uparsin" are the Aramaic words written by a mysterious hand on the wall of Belshazzar's palace, and interpreted by Daniel as predicting the doom of the king and his dynasty. Mentioned in the Book of Daniel 5:25.

A quick lookup says:
Mene: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.
Tekel: You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting.
Uparsin: Your kingdom is divided and will be given to the Medes and Persians’. That night the King is slain as the Medes ransack the city.

That inscription appears after the final ending credits (last 15 seconds of the film) which are then read by a demonic voice. However further text from the demon voice is added which, translated, reads, "But you are stupid to not understand. It continues." Implying the Demon's work is not finished as he will find no shortage of people to possess...according to film trivia. I take it as fact in today's world!

The dedication page for the book, "A Nefarious Plot," by Steve Deace, states, "This book is dedicated to all the useful idiots out there, especially those of you who had no idea you were being used all this time, for you proved to be the most useful idiots of them all. -Nefarious." Deace has explained he wrote the book as quasi-sequel to "The Screwtape Letters," by C.S. Lewis.

Soooo, I can understand why you had a long discussion.

It is a real shame this movie is being buried, but since both writer/directors are devout Catholics it's no surprise in this age. I only knew Sean Patrick Flanery from  the cult classic "The Boondock Saints".

On the first day of filming of Nefarious, Jordan Belfi's son was born in LA while he was in Oklahoma...from this interview vid:

"There are moments that haunt me" NEFARIOUS star Jordan Belfi on how the film impacted him"