Director Christopher Alender’s exorcism film The Old Ways is currently available to watch on the Netflix streaming service in some territories, but if you want to own the movie Dark Star Pictures will be helping you out by giving it a digital, Blu-ray, and DVD release on October 12th. The trailer for The Old Ways can be seen above.
Extras on the physical media releases will include:
Behind-the-Scenes Documentary – The Old Ways: A Look Beyond (Blu-ray exclusive)
Director & Writer Commentary
Storyboard Comparisons
Deleted Scenes
Written by Marcos Gabriel, The Old Ways has the following synopsis:
When Cristina Lopez – a Mexican American reporter – returns to her ancestral homeland of Veracruz chasing a story on witchcraft and faith healers, she becomes the subject of her own story. Kidnapped by a local “bruja” and her son, she’s held against her will for a terrifying reason: they believe she has a demon within her, and won’t let her free until they exorcise the malevolent force… no matter what it takes. As she struggles to make her escape, she slowly comes to believe they may be telling the truth after all. Along with her captors – and estranged cousin Miranda – Cristina’s fight for survival turns into a fight for her soul.
Brigitte Kali Canales, Andrea Cortes, Julia Vera, Sal Lopez, and AJ Bowen star.
The Old Ways was produced by T. Justin Ross, Christa Boarini, and David Grove Churchill Viste.
The movie is on my Netflix list, but I haven’t gotten around to watch it yet. If you’ve watched The Old Ways, let us know what you thought of it by leaving a comment below. You can read our own Jake Dee’s review of the film at THIS LINK. Here’s a piece of it:
Despite a limp story and an eerie location that tends to wears out its welcome by the end, the film works best as an alarming blend of demonic possession and visceral body horror and made even more compelling by Brigitte Kali Canales’ principal performance.