The True Story Behind Netflix's Demonic Possession Horror 'The Deliverance'.

This article focuses on Lee Daniels' film *The Deliverance*, a demonic possession thriller inspired by the alleged 2011 haunting of the Ammons family in Gary, Indiana. The movie dramatizes the experiences of Latoya Ammons and her children, who reported supernatural occurrences and demonic possession after moving into a rental home, leading to involvement from police, child services, and medical professionals. While the film takes creative liberties—such as altering characters' backgrounds and changing the exorcism to a deliverance ritual—it aims to present a faith-based perspective on the story. The original case involved controversy, including skepticism about mental health explanations and child abuse investigations, and concluded with exorcisms performed by a local priest and Ammons regaining custody of her children.