Hell Baby

Hell Baby (2013) is a horror comedy you can watch online on iFILM, written and directed by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant — who also cast themselves as a pair of Vatican exorcists sent to handle the situation. The situation being: a crumbling New Orleans house, a pregnant woman (Leslie Bibb), a very uneasy husband (Rob Corddry), and signs that the baby on the way is not entirely from this side of things.

The Vatican's finest arrive in cassocks, with good appetites and absolute confidence in their methods. Keegan-Michael Key, Michael Ian Black, Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel, and Kumail Nanjiani fill out a supporting cast built almost entirely from comedians — which gives the film a loose, improvisational energy that keeps it from feeling like a straight-faced parody.

Lennon and Garant know their horror well enough to poke at it precisely. This isn't a scare film; it's a demolition of possession-movie tropes by people who clearly love them. Stream Hell Baby online on iFILM.