“The Vigil” presents Jewish take on the demonic

I’m currently reading Steve Wiggins’ book Nightmares with the Bible, which will be the focus on a review I write and a future podcast with Steve, but it has heightened my sense of the demonic in cinema and religion of late. Today I came across The Vigil in my news feed, which promises to be a “New Jewish Horror Film Steeped in Ancient Jewish Lore and Demonology,” according to an article at JewishBoston. As that piece states, “Jewish themes do not usually drive horror films. But ‘The Vigil’ has blazed a trail for the way it introduces Yiddish dialogue and combines supernatural elements with Jewish mourning rituals. There are plenty of jumpy scares, along with flickering lights and unsettling appearances. All of it happens in a setting where things literally go bump in the night.” I can’t wait.

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