Most horror movies are just a mash-up of lame clichés.  Drag Me to Hell, Sam Raimi’s first directing effort since the Spider-Man trilogy, comes from a cliché that might just be old enough to seem fresh again.  Poor old lady needs help, protagonist fails to help her, old lady turns out to be a demon and drags her to hell.  Or maybe in the story I’m thinking of, the old lady turns out to be Jesus.  Or was it a genie?  F-ck, I can never remember keep this religious stuff straight.
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