''Unholy'' is a 2007 American independent horror film about

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directed by

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and starring

Adrienne Barbeau Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11, 1945) is an American actress, singer and the author of three books. Barbeau came to prominence in the 1970s as Broadway's original Rizzo in the musical '' Grease'', and as Carol Traynor, the divorced daughter o ...

and

Nicholas Brendon Nicholas Brendon Schultz (born April 12, 1971), known professionally as Nicholas Brendon, is an American actor and writer. He is best known for playing Xander Harris in the television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1997–2003) and Kevin ...

. It was written by

Samuel Stephen Freeman Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bib ...

and produced by

Joshua Blumenfeld Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. ' Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...

and

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. Its release on DVD was on September 4, 2007.

Plot

The film deals with a grieving mother, Martha (Barbeau), trying to uncover the terrifying secret jeopardizing her family. With her son (Brendon), Martha becomes entwined in a conspiracy involving a fabled witch, Nazi occultists, and the United States of America (U.S.) government. The film purports to be inspired by an actual military document. The document is viewable on the movie's website by simply clicking on the interactive image of the document. Following

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, a classified U.S. military document was uncovered that recounted a Nazi experiment of an occult nature smuggled into an underground facility in

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. The film's website purports to "have provided the only known copy of a portion of that document ... we strongly advise that you do not download it;" however, the document can be found on the same website.

Reception

Mike Phalin from Dread central said of the film: "what could have been a full and complex tale, transform dit into something awful." John Dubrawa from Classic-Horror.com said: "For a movie with so much happening, it's also slow-moving, uninteresting, and dull." ''Ain't It Cool News'' said "I have to say, I was going in expecting this would be a B Horror Film, but I was shocked that this movie was the original, smart, and innovative."

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* * 2007 direct-to-video films 2007 horror films American horror films Direct-to-video horror films 2007 films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{2000s-horror-film-stub