Ganush in the parking garage, Christine begins hearing voices, seeing visions and suffering attacks from invisible foes. Ganush (the fearless Lorna Raver), appears at her desk pleading for a little more time to pay off her mortgage, Christine hardens her heart and denies the request.Īs it turns out, it’s not a good idea to foreclose on a Gypsy sorceress with demons at her command. Her boss (David Paymer) is dangling a promotion, but an office suck-up (Reggie Lee) might steal it from her. Her boyfriend Clay (Justin Long) loves her, but his upper-crust parents think she’s a hick from the sticks.

So expertly does Raimi (who also wrote the film with his brother Ivan) pull the strings on the viewer that by the end, you’ll even find yourself cheering for the loan officer (Alison Lohman) who takes an old lady’s house away.Īs Drag Me to Hell begins, that loan officer, Christine Brown, is at a crossroads. It comes complete with a plucky heroine, an ancient curse and bodily fluids sprayed about willy-nilly.Īs in the best horror movies, Drag Me to Hell keeps the audience on the edge of hysteria throughout, so that every thump sets the heart racing and every joke earns a slightly out-of-control laugh.

Its mix of horror and humor has much more in common with his legendary Evil Dead series than with the Spider-Man movies he’s spent the past half-decade lucratively helming. Sam Raimi’s return to horror filmmaking is a satisfyingly, terrifyingly old-fashioned thriller and chiller, all right. The dreaded gypsy (Lorna Raver) in Drag Me To Hell

Drag me to hell free