Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Inner Demons’

Written by Scott Edwards

​Interventions have become a thing that families are trying to do to make sure that they are on the same page going forward. If one of the family members is not conforming to the plan that they have, they hold back the family from moving forward. The reasons behind an intervention could range from drugs, alcohol, relationships or how much time they spend on the internet. Most families try to head these things off by making the offender feel bad about themselves, but when that does not work, they must turn to the intervention format to make sure that the guilty party understands how much they are hurting the family unit.

Carson Morris was a smart girl when growing up. She was a straight A student who could recite any verse from the Bible when quoted, but something happened to her that has put her life in a downward spiral. After attending a renowned catholic school, Carson’s attitude has changed drastically, and she has taken to hiding behind the needle to ease her pain. Not thinking that she is a junkie, her parents disagree and call in the help of an intervention show to help their daughter clean up.

Carson knows why she is using and is pained to see that her family does not understand why she is doing it, but she decides to go into rehab to appease them. As the drugs move out of her system, the bad feelings start to come bubbling up again. Believing that she is possessed, Carson tells her doctor in confidence, but the information finds its way out to the group and she is ridiculed over her reasons for taking drugs. Since she is no longer able to keep the evil inside of her secret, she has outbursts that affect the others in the rehab facility and the head doctor is wanting to send her away.

Jason, one of the camera men that is following Carson is slowly starting to believe that her claim of being possessed is true. Wanting to prove it to the group, he is able to sneak some holy water into the bowl and when Carson has a drink, the violent reaction she has leaves him a doubter no more. Trying to explain to his team, along with the doctors in the facility that Carson is possessed and not just crazy like they are seeing, he will do anything to help her. Knowing that she will be sent away to the looney bin, Jason does the only thing he can think of to make Carson seem coherent once again. Giving her some drugs while she is sleeping, it is discovered that Carson is not sober in the facility and she is sent home. Jason will not stop trying to help the girl and keeps an eye on her house to see what is happening, but when he does not see her for several days, he calls Carson’s parents to get the true story of what is happening to her. Knowing that nobody believes her claims, not even her family, Jason puts it all on the line to bring the girl he has fallen for out of the darkness and back into the light before it is too late.

This movie stuck around in my mind for more than a couple of days, I liked it that much. The storyline is sound, and the acting is just fantastic. Watching an intervention type of show play out in front of your eyes is one thing, but when the truth comes out about what is really happening, you may never watch one of these shows the same way again. I will admit that I am a sucker for possession stories, since you never know if they are real or if people are just making them up, but when you invite a demon into your body, as a joke or not, you might be asking for something much darker than you expected. With the only way for Carson to be able to control her demon is to pump drugs into her system, only one person is able to see this and with his act of selflessness to bring her back, he might have done more harm than good. I could not take my eyes off of the screen until the final credits started rolling, because the payoff may not be what anyone expected. Stay Scared!

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