CBS Films’ The Last Exorcism Part 2 hits theaters on March 1, 2013 starring Ashley Bell from the first Last Exorcism and directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly. And the latest promotional items from the studio in support of the upcoming release is a freaky motion poster as well as a list of facts about exorcisms put together by Dr. Ysamur M. Flores-Pena, Associate Professor at UCLA.
The Facts:
– 42% of Americans believe in possession by the devil.
– There are dozens of references of Jesus exorcising demons in the Gospels.
– Exorcisms can be done on inanimate objects or places as well as on people. These need not be “real exorcisms” but can be “simple exorcisms” (usually thought of as baptizing the infant or “blessing” the house or place).
– By conservative estimates, there are at least five or six hundred evangelical exorcism ministries in operation today, and quite possibly two or three times this many.
– The Catholic Church has at least 10 official exorcists in the US.
The Plot: Continuing where the first film left off, Nell Sweetzer (Bell) is found terrified and alone in rural Louisiana. Back in the relative safety of New Orleans, Nell realizes that she can’t remember entire portions of the previous months only that she is the last surviving member of her family.
Just as Nell begins the difficult process of starting a new life, the evil force that once possessed her is back with other unimaginably horrific plans that mean her last exorcism was just the beginning.
