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| Directed by | Evan Spiliotopoulos |
| Screenplay by | Evan Spiliotopoulos |
| Based on | Shrine by James Herbert |
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| Cinematography | Craig Wrobleski |
| Edited by | Jake York |
| Music by | Joseph Bishara |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million[1] |
| Box office | $31 million[2][3] |
The Unholy is a 2021 American supernatural horror film written, produced, and directed by Evan Spiliotopoulos (in his directorial debut), based on the 1983 novel Shrine by James Herbert. Produced by Sam Raimi through his Ghost House Pictures banner, it stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Katie Aselton, William Sadler, Diogo Morgado, Cricket Brown, and Cary Elwes. The film follows on a disgraced journalist (Morgan) who discovers a series of seemingly divine miracles in a small New England town and uses them to resurrect his career, though those "miracles" may have a much darker source.[4]
The project was announced in December 2018 under the working title Shrine, with Sony Pictures adapting Herbert's novel of the same name. The cast was announced between 2018 and 2020, with principal photography commencing in Boston, but on March 14, 2020, filming was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Unholy was theatrically released in the United States on April 2, 2021. Despite the film received generally negative reviews from critics, it was considered a box office success, grossing $31 million worldwide against a budget of $10 million.
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- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (December 3, 2018). "Evan Spiliotopoulos and Sam Raimi Team On James Herbert Novel 'Shrine' at Screen Gems". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 19, 2019.