![]() Rao’s choice to involve a dybbuk is a curious one, given that the film lacks any other references to Judaism. They have been the subject of few modern films, most notably The Unborn (2009) and The Possession (2012) – the latter inspired by the story of the “Dybbuk Box,” a supposedly haunted wine box sold on eBay. ![]() While accounts of dybbuk possessions exist as early as the sixteenth century, Ansky’s play brought the dybbuk into mainstream culture, though it certainly has not experienced the same level of popularity in the horror genre as Catholic demons.ĭybbuks are thought to be spirits of the dead who possess a living body and leave when their unfinished task on earth is complete. What makes Killer Sofa all the more bizarre is the inclusion of Maxi’s grandfather, Rabbi Jack (Jim Baltaxe) who touches the haunted couch once and immediately announces that it’s possessed by a dybbuk. The dybbuk, or a Jewish possessing spirit, first came to the world’s attention in the early twentieth century with the production of S. Ansky’s Yiddish play of the same name. As the death count rises and two cops, Inspectors Gravey and Grape (Jed Brophy and Stacey King) circle in on the sofa, it’s up to Fransesca and her best friend, Maxi (Nathalie Morris), to put an end to the sofa’s reign of cushion-induced terror. Unfortunately, as soon as she moves the sofa into her apartment, strange things start happening and the couch reveals itself to be more than a simple Lazy Boy. Set in New Zealand, Killer Sofa follows Francesca (Piimio Mei) a dancer who obtains a second-hand couch from a former admirer (Francesca attracts the unwanted attention of men like it’s a curse).
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