Mercy (2014 film)

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Summary

"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." A single mom and her two boys help take care of their grandmother with mystical powers.

Details

• Release Date: 2014
• Country/Language: US, English
• Genres/Technical: Horror, Thriller
• Runtime: 1 hr 19 min
• Starring: Frances O'Connor, Shirley Knight, Chandler Riggs
• Director: Peter Cornwell
• Writer: Stephen King (story), Matt Greenberg (screenplay)
• Producer/Production Co: Blumhouse Productions, Wonderland Sound and Vision
• View Trailer: (link)

Ratings

MPAA Ratings

• Rated: R (Violence, Profanity, Adult Content)

Tentacle Ratings

A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:

• SS___ (Two Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; could be a very loose adaptation)

Based on Stephen King's "Lovecraftian" short story, "Gramma", about a boy left alone to care for his terrifying, invalid grandmother, who keeps the Necronomicon hidden beneath the floor of her bedroom.

Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.

Reviews

Review Links:

• Ryne Barber at The Moon is a Dead World (6/10) (link)
• Nat Brehmer at Wicked Horror (6/10) (link)
• Greg Caggiano at Reel to Real (7.5/10 Stars) (link)
• Daniel Klemens at HorrorNewsdotnet (2.5/5) (link)
• Richard Schieb at The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review (2.5/5 Stars) (link)
• James Toomey at Awful Horror Movies (5.5) (link)

Synopsis

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Two brothers move into their dying grandmother's house and experience disturbing phenomena that they believe to be the work of an ancient, evil witch.

Notes

Associated Mythos Elements

• TO DO
• fiction: Stephen King's "Gramma (fiction)"
• film: "Gramma (1986 short)"
• tome: Necronomicon Ex-Mortis
• race: Human Cultists