I mean the obvious interpretation is this is a story of substance abuse. Kids fooling around with something strange at parties, and it's fun at first, but eventually it gets to be too much, and before you know it, it's ruining your life.

Except now it's literal demons instead of metaphorical ones, and all they want to do is to hurt you and everyone you love. For a bit of a "scared straight" story, it's at least it's plenty spooky.

I appreciate the down to earth tone. These appreciably feel like real teenagers without going overboard, though I wasn't a fan of Jade's mom. I suppose, in the perspective of the movie, we're seeing things from the kids point of view, so the Mom is this overbearing force that sees all and knows all.

But all they ever show of her is being stressed out or nagging and failing to keep her kids in line. I know that's real mom stuff, but it's also kind of obnoxious. Maybe it makes me maudlin, but I would've liked a little more genuine affection before everything goes bad.