Hollywood Exorcist Rachel Stavis Developing a Body Horror Feature and TV Adaptation of Her Memoir ‘Sister of Darkness’
variety.comMatt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Rachel Stavis, billed as the “Hollywood Exorcist,” is channeling her creativity for a number of upcoming scripted projects.Stavis is an author and filmmaker whose day job — as a “non-denominational exorcist on a mission to create global change by eradicating darkness from one person or place at a time,” per her bio – has put her in the employ of studio chiefs, movie stars and global political figures.Stavis’ work ranges from the personal and therapeutic to paranormal investigations, and content makers are taking notice.
Stavis is currently in the casting phase for her feature directorial debut “Da Wee Do Wa,” for which she also wrote the script.
The film explores generational trauma suffered by women in the context of body horror. XYZ Films is in the mix to produce the project.
V, formerly known as Eve Ensler, is on board as an executive producer. Acclaimed multi-hyphenate and “Better Things” creator Pamela Adlon is also attached as an EP.V, who created the landmark theater piece “The Vagina Monologues,” called Stavis’ film “an intense and wonderfully written exploration into generational trauma and gaslighting – two forms of abuse that so many people are facing right now.
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