"The Possession of Hannah Grace" is the latest movie in the demonic possession genre. (Courtesy Sony Pictures) 

With the exception of “The Exorcist III,” no film about demonic possession even comes close to being as interesting, well made or surprising as the “Exorcist.” “The Possession of Hannah Grace” is, without a doubt, not an exception to this.

Rating: *1/2 (out of 5)

The film is the story of Megan (Shay Mitchell), an ex-cop who is haunted by the death of her partner, which she could have stopped, and her spiral into addiction that followed. Now sober, her A.A. sponsor, Lisa (Stana Katic), helps her get get a job at the hospital where she works.

The position, you might ask? Graveyard shift in the morgue. Does she have someone working with her during her overnight shift? No. No, she does not.

On her first night on the job, one of the bodies that comes into the morgue is that of Hannah Grace (Kirby Johnson), a young woman who police think may have been murdered by a killer who still is at large. However, that is not quite the case.

Hannah Grace — the titular character although she is not the main character — actually “died” three months ago after one of many failed exorcisms. However, the evil inside her is very much alive has been on a killing spree to help regenerate the body it now inhabits.

As Megan learns more about Hannah, everyone around her is a target for pure evil.

“The Possession of Hannah Grace” is directed by Diederek Van Rooijen, a filmmaker from the Netherlands who is making his American feature debut after being prolific in his native country. I’m not sure what project led Sony to tap him to helm this film, which seems to have been written by the creators of the word game Mad Libs, but I’m sure it is better than this.

The performances are fine and the visuals are great. The problem is there is not a single, solitary moment of suspense in any of the 86 minutes of this snoozefest.

While the deaths of two characters surprised me, it was clear how this movie is going to play out from the word go. 

The greatest sin a horror movie commits is being boring and boy is this one ever boring. I don’t mind a bad horror movie. “The Exorcist II: The Heretic” is a goofy mess, but at least it has a few interesting ideas. “Friday the 13th part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan” is predictable but is at least fun.

“The Possession of Hannah Grace” is a dull, forgettable experience not worth a second of your time. I don’t usually tell people whether to watch a movie, but trust me on this one.