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Director
  
Gaius Roberts

Budget
  
40,000 USD

Country
  
United States

2.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Horror

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Release date
  
March 30, 2009 (2009-03-30)

Writer
  
Gaius Roberts (screenplay), Gaius Roberts (story), Ted Spencer (screenplay)

Cast
  
Melantha Blackthorne, Josh Berresford, Mary Amy

Screenplay
  
Ted Spencer, Gaius Roberts

Similar movies
  
The Basket (1999), Fright (1956), The Only Way (1970), Attack (1956), Fury (1936)

Aversion is a 2009 horror film about a private investigator who discovers too late that the woman he is hired to follow is often possessed by a demon.

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Under the direction of GF Roberts the original script, written by Roberts and Ted Spencer, combines demonic possession with science fiction. The film is somewhat retro in nature because it was shot on photographic film and that over ninety percent of the effects are in camera. The tone of Aversion differs from many contemporary movies by providing some comic relief throughout.

The on-set special effects were provided by Monster in My Closet FX under the supervision of Jeremy Selenfriend. Other crew members included assistant director Sabrina Simone, Jared Noe and D Garcia.

Plot

This original story marries three different elements into one plot.

Alex Stokes (Andrew Roth) is a self-destructive, down-on-his-luck investigator who takes cases wherever he can. When a mysterious man offers him a healthy sum to follow his beautiful wife Claire (Melantha Blackthorne), Alex cant resist. Her seemingly mundane day-to-day activities take a strange turn when she tries to kill herself.

After saving her, their chemistry proves too much to resist and they become romantically entangled. But the fun has just begun as her demonic possessions escalate and Alexs entire town gets sucked into a vortex of evil. Can one lost soul get it together in time to save mankind?

The movie is a film noir, where a self-destructive, down-and-out investigator takes on a case that may be more than he can handle. Incorporating standard elements like a beautiful woman, excessive drinking and subtle voiceover, the piece is set up like a standard detective film.

Cast

  • Andrew Roth as Alex
  • Melantha Blackthorne as Claire
  • Marc Raco as Neil
  • Richard Flight as Belial
  • Ted Spencer as Dr. Cliff
  • Janette Temerian as Liz
  • George Walsh as The Sarge
  • Josh Berresford as Cyril
  • Casting

    Quite a few casting sessions were held and there was always one outstanding actor for every role. Fortunately, when offers were made, no one turned down the roles, so essentially a dream cast was assembled.

    Direction

    GF Roberts has been shooting independent film in New York City for years. His projects range from comedy to horror and film to music videos. Starting with short films shot on video with his friends, Roberts discovered that he had a knack for telling stories with the camera. Years later, after scripting a feature film, which was produced, he joined the production team and never looked back. He began shooting film-based projects and after investing in equipment began his own production company. From there he learned the workings of the camera and after sufficient experience he hired himself out as a cinematographer, working on several films. He has also shot music videos and a spec television show. He recently completed “The Citizen Core”, which was an official selection in the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival and Sarah’s Demons, a horror short was an official selection in the 2008 Bare Bones International Film Festival.

    Filming locations

    The movies opening scene was shot in Pennsylvania. The interrogation scenes were shot in Brooklyn. The bulk of the film though, was shot in upstate New York, mainly Woodstock, New York, the infamous site of the 1969 concert, Kingston, New York and Red Hook, NY. Although the film has various locations, it is not supposed to take place anywhere specific.

    References

    Aversion (film) Wikipedia
    Aversion (film) IMDb