The Purgation
There's No Place Like Hell
2015 | 86m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Elaine Chu |
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| Writer: | Elaine Chu |
| Staring: |
| Ever since she was a little girl, Iris has wanted to be a filmmaker. For the last five years though, she's been trapped working in reality television, directing episodes for a series that's barely able to compete with Ghost Hunters. Iris sees her big chance to prove herself when she gets sent on assignment to her hometown of Black Falls, a small town harboring an abandoned insane asylum that has a dark history of excessive shock therapy. Filming inside the asylum brings back childhood memories for Iris, memories of sneaking into the asylum with her friends to shoot homemade horror movies. Little does Iris know, her life is about to imitate her art. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 02, 2015 |
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| Director: | Elaine Chu |
| Writer: | Elaine Chu |
| Genres: | Thriller, Horror, Drama |
| Keywords | asylum, purgatory, spirit, evil nun, childhood, woman director |
| Production Companies | Sicker & Sweeter Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tiffany Kieu | Iris |
| Kat Johnston | Eddie |
| Kate Dauphin | Marlene |
| Tom Walsh | Derrick |
| Corey Fabyan | Jacob |
| Megan Truong | Young Iris |
| Pearce Joza | Caden |
| Brian Sounalath | Iris's Father |
| Martina D'Ovidio | Young Marlene |
| Alex Gruenenfelder | Young Derrick |
| Brandon Kirk | The Patient |
| Ami Sarfati | Sister Agnes |
| Rachel Parker | Jean |
| Ken Conklin | The Man |
| Morgan Christensen | Elvis |
| Leah Catherine | Hotel Receptionist |
| B.T. Moorer | Hotel Guest |
| Maikiko James | Iris's Mother |
| Jeff Feazell | Mental Patient #1 |
| Quinn Knox | Mental Patient #2 |
| Nick Aders | Mental Patient #3 |
| Nasaka Malimba | Nun #1 |
| Chelsea Hogan | Nun #2 |
| Aaron Fitzpatrick | Nun #3 |
| Sunil Rajan | Chapel Spirit |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Elaine Chu | Writer, Director |
| Tom Walsh | Carpenter |
| Brian Kong | Thanks, Production Assistant |
| Melinda Colburn | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Jessica Johnston | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Jackie De Leon | Assistant Production Design |
| Jade Law | Painter |
| Nasaka Malimba | Thanks, Production Assistant |
| Ginny Cheung | Set Photographer, Second Assistant Director |
| Jake Walsh | Foley Artist |
| Eve Skylar | Visual Effects |
| Justin Edwards | Assistant Editor |
| Maikiko James | Thanks |
| Sachin Mehta | Thanks |
| Nacia Schreiner | Thanks |
| Caroline Yeh | Thanks |
| John Hale | Director of Photography, Colorist |
| Alicia Harris | Production Designer |
| Juliette Edwards | Editor |
| Marc Chester | Music |
| Stephanie Pascaris | Unit Production Manager |
| Adam Boggs | First Assistant Camera |
| Joseph C. Petkwitz | Gaffer |
| Richard Humberto Pena | Grip |
| Neil Kimball | Production Sound Mixer |
| Lauren M. Womble | Sound Assistant, Production Assistant |
| Nicole Sykes | Location Manager |
| Erin Blinn | Special Effects Makeup Artist, Hair Designer, Makeup Designer |
| Danny Kong | Visual Effects |
| Andrew R. Cohen | Assistant Editor |
| Beejal Lakhavani | Thanks |
| Sarah Creager | Costume Designer |
| Matt Dority | First Assistant Director |
| Sandra Castro | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Anthony Campuzano | Second Assistant Camera |
| Kevin B. Woodruff | Key Grip |
| Anthony Prudenti | Grip |
| Cary Daniels | Sound Mixer |
| Jonathan T. Simon | Script Supervisor |
| Linda Martinez | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Grant Hyde | Art Direction |
| Kerri Fernsworth | Set Dresser |
| Josh Suprenant | Carpenter |
| Natalie Swain | Painter |
| Chelsea Lutz | Production Assistant |
| Carolina Yuriar | Catering |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| B.T. Moorer | Executive Producer |
| Brian Sounalath | Associate Producer |
| Elaine Chu | Producer |
| Ken Conklin | Executive Producer |
| Jeremy Cordy | Producer |
| Stephanie Pascaris | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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Missed Opportunity Horror... Our intro feels nostalgic, with the Muse of young friends in the moment doing what makes for a fun adventure. Like many youths out there, adventures can often lead to mysteries and possibly even lead into trouble, or characters are having that moment. Strangeness i ... s creeping into our young characters' adventure, and it's actually quite traumatic at their age, heck most ages. Even though the film started with a Goosebumps vibe, it felt a bit more tragic than usual. It appears that the trauma that happened to our characters before is still kind of prevalent in their lives today. Our film is finally getting interesting, and It's really becoming fun to watch and feel the madness unveiling itself. It got truly bizarre and found its bearing in the finale and its conclusion. Overall, it was an entertaining story, with novel practical effects and an ending that made me smile.