“He Returned to Take Revenge” is a banned Egyptian film, originally titled عاد لينتقم (ʿAad Le-Yantaqim)

Released on March 28, 1988

Many people have watched this movie without ever realizing the unsettling truth behind it.

While filming a scene involving the summoning of jinn, the director demanded absolute realism. He wanted the moment to feel authentic—unsettling, believable, alive. To achieve this, a spiritual practitioner known as El-Sayed El-Husseini El-Falaky السيد الحسيني الفلكي was brought to the set and asked to say a few meaningless words in front of the camera.

The cameras rolled.

And El-Husseini began to speak.

What no one realized—not the actors, not the crew, not even the director—was that he was reciting a full, perfectly executed incantation.

It was Al-Azima Al-Barhatiyya العزيمة البرهتية , a spell whispered about in occult lore, feared for its intensity and destructive power.

The words were real.

And they were recorded.

The scene made it into the final cut. The film was released to the public. Only later did the truth emerge.

When the movie was screened in cinemas, viewers reported experiencing strange and unsettling phenomena, which ultimately led to the film being banned from public exhibition.

Years passed.

In 2003, El-Sayed El-Husseini El-Falaky was found dead in his office. There were no signs of violence. No forced entry. No explanation.

Just one detail that unsettled everyone who saw the body:

His face was locked in overwhelming terror, as if, in his final moments, he was confronting something unseen—something that had come for him.

The case was officially registered against an unknown party.

A real story by the way !

by ismaeil-de-paynes

9 Comments

  1. ImpulsiveApe07 on

    How odd, but weirdly cool!

    Why is it always Egyptian curses that cause these things lol
    It’s not like they had a monopoly on curses.. Or did they? :p

    Yknow, I’m pretty sure I read a short story or anecdote about this *years* ago – didn’t realise it was based on a real film tho!

    Anyway, looks like I’ve found another occult rabbit hole to explore, so uh, thanks for that, Op!

    Dya happen to have any other pertinent links for us to peruse? Cos this is the kinda thing I’m really interested in! 🙂

  2. I’m sorry but a few people feeling strange and a dead Occult advisor more than 13 years after the movie was released are neither proof nor evidence that curses are real.

    Edit: Btw the correct English title for the movie is “He returned for vengeance”

  3. BeautifulCrew3540 on

    Y’all shouldn’t unleash anymore “negative energy” into this world…-turn the TV off – Kendrick Lamar