The Movie Title

It was hard enough to decide the story line of our horror film but it was even harder to choose a title for it. Our story line is based on murder, exorcism, mental instability and death. Although these themes are quite typical, we found it really hard to agree on a perfect title which will avoid giving away the plot but will also sound appealing to our audience. We thought of 'Unhinged' being a possible movie title as it relates to the mental illness of the main protagonist. However, when we checked if it has already been used we found that the title has in fact been used for a 1960s movie.

Back to the drawing board.

We then brainstormed again and found that we really liked 'The Summoning.' The word summoning, meaning to 'call' was relevant to the theme of our story line. The mother's spirit was being called down by her daughter in sorrow and distress which lead to the horrific events of the story. The word also has biblical aspects which highlights the religious motif in our story. All in all, the title sounds horror-like and is also very relevant to the film.