Mihrez: Demon King (Film)

Mihrez: The Demon King is a 2015 Turkish horror film directed by Doğa Can Anafarta. The film explores the terrifying events that befall a group of young people after they conduct a séance to summon a demon for entertainment.

Five young friends decide to go camping to celebrate a birthday. One of them suggests organizing a demonic summoning ritual for fun. Although they initially resist the idea, their lives turn into a nightmare once the ritual begins. During the ceremony, Betül experiences a hallucination in which her friends are killed. After returning from the camp, the hallucinations and supernatural occurrences continue. The youths come to realize that these demonic and furious entities refuse to let them go, demanding payment for a past incident they had ignored. These terrifying beings, possessed by Mihrez the Demon King, will manipulate their minds and turn their lives upside down.

• Demon Summoning and Its Consequences: The film centers on demon summoning and the disasters it triggers, a common theme in Turkish horror cinema.
• Secrets from the Past: The theme that a sin committed in the past is the cause of the current horrors heightens the film’s tension.
• Supernatural Entities: The film aims to deliver chilling moments through its disturbing depictions of demons and the Demon King Mihrez, drawing from Turkish mythology and belief.

Mihrez: The Demon King is a Turkish film written and directed by Doğa Can Anafarta. The production was handled by Chantier Films and Siyah Martı Film. The 1 hour 41 minute film was released in theaters on 17 April 2015. Filming took place in Türkiye.

• Melisa Toros: Betül
• Tarık Ündüz: Onur
• Doğa Konakoğlu: Şafak
• Leyla Yüngül: Derin
• Haldun Boysan: İlyas
• Gizem İlhan: Sibel
• Müge Esmeray

Mihrez: The Demon King earned a total of ₺1,188,468 in Türkiye.