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The Offering (2023 Film)
''The Offering'' is a 2023 American horror-thriller film directed by Oliver Park and with a screenplay by Hank Hoffman from a story by Hoffman and Jonathan Yunger, based on the Jewish folktale of Abyzou. It stars Nick Blood, Emily Wiseman, Allan Corduner, Paul Kaye, Daniel Ben Zenou and Jodie Jacobs. Plot An old man conducts a ritual by slaughtering a chicken and hurriedly spreading ash in a circle. His sickly wife appears at the door and tells him to stop, to which he replies "Burn in hell". He starts reading from a book and the letters start to bleed. Then a little girl whispers his name, Yosille, and asks him if he wants to see his wife again, to which he replies negatively. He steps outside the circle, swallowing a dark smoke as his sclera turns black. He then stabs himself with a knife from his back pocket. The demon tries to remove the amulet around his neck to no avail. Arthur (Art) and his pregnant wife come to Brooklyn to visit his father, who runs a Jewish funeral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Park
Oliver Park (born 13 April 1986) is a British horror writer and director. He is best known for his 2015/2016 short horror ''Vicious,'' voted as one of the best short horror films ever made by BuzzFeed, Buzzfeed. He then went onto make his second short horror ''Still'', released by Eli Roth's Crypt TV in 2017. Based in Los Angeles, Park is currently developing a number of feature-length film projects. Early life Oliver Park was born on 13 April 1986 in Bath, United Kingdom. According to Park, he started writing scary stories and screenplays from a young age, before moving into acting and producing. He studied architecture at Cardiff Metropolitan University (formerly UWIC). Career Throughout his twenties, Park had roles in various films and commercials, including ''Stop/Eject'' by fellow British filmmaker Neil Oseman, in which he appeared alongside ''The Worst Witch'' star Georgina Sherrington. The film was shortlisted for BAFTA 2015. Park also starred in Simon Pearce's 2014 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |