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Actor Katie Cassidy and director Jon Keeyes discuss their film SPEED DEMON, exploring its themes of faith and self-discovery amidst supernatural horror.

Welcome back to a new week and a new month of BEHIND THE LENS! Glad to be back after the Memorial Day holiday. Hope yours was fantastic! I've got a terrific show for you today, thanks to actor and producer KATIE CASSIDY and director JON KEEYES talking all things SPEED DEMON! And what a film it is! A runaway train. A demon named Asmodeus. A nun called upon to perform an exorcism. On paper, it sounds like the kind of high-concept supernatural action-horror mash-up that could easily veer into camp. Instead, director Jon Keeyes and star/producer Katie Cassidy deliver something far more compelling. Beneath the demonic possession, biblical imagery, and escalating terror lies a deeply human story about grief, addiction, faith, and self-discovery. And at the center of the story is Sister Lu. The official synopsis of SPEED DEMON is: When Father Novak and Sister Lu board a train from Montreal to New York City, they aren’t prepared for the danger and evil that would pursue them. After the train is taken over by the demon Asmodeus, Father Novak and Sister Lu must battle possessed passengers on a runaway train, with Sister Lu forced to overcome her faltering faith and perform the first…

People in this episode

Host: btlradioshow

Guests: KATIE CASSIDY, JON KEEYES

Topics covered

• supernatural
• action-horror
• exorcism
• grief
• faith
• self-discovery

Keywords

• SPEED DEMON
• KATIE CASSIDY
• JON KEEYES
• exorcism
• supernatural horror
• film discussion
• grief
• faith

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: SPEED DEMON

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