FilmPG-13Supernatural Demonic & Possession Folk Horror

It Lives Inside2023

Name: It Lives Inside
Genre: Supernatural, Demonic & Possession, Folk Horror
Released: 2023-09-06
Rating: 5.3

“You can't contain evil.”

Directed by Bishal Dutta

5.3

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 5.2Rotten Tomatoes 64%Metacritic 50TMDB 5.7

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Year

2023

Runtime

99 min

Box Office

Revenue (worldwide)

$4,800,000

Domestic

$4,675,092

🏆 2 wins & 6 nominations total

The premise

Desperate to fit in at school, Sam rejects her Indian culture and family to be like everyone else. However, when a mythological demonic spirit latches onto her former best friend, she must come to terms with her heritage to defeat it.

Horror Vault's take

Sam is a teenage Indian-American girl trying to shed her roots and blend into mainstream high school life — but the distance she puts between herself and her culture leaves her dangerously unprepared when something ancient and malevolent enters her world. Rooted in South Asian mythology, the film weaves identity and folklore into its horror, making the threat feel deeply personal rather than generic. As those around her fall under a creeping darkness, Sam must reckon with the traditions she abandoned before it is too late.

Content: Supernatural Violence, Disturbing Imagery, Jump Scares, Themes Of Self-Harm And Possession