The Possession of Michael King is a 2014 American found footage horror film written and directed by David Jung, in his directorial debut, from a story by himself and Tedi Sarafian.

[2] It stars Shane Johnson as a widowed, atheist filmmaker who finds himself the target of demonic forces.

Michael struggles to pick up his life again after the death of Samantha, having his sister Beth help care for his daughter, Ellie.

He decides to make a documentary to prove that there is no afterlife, in which he offers himself as a test subject for the darkest supernatural rituals people believe.

He places an advertisement on the internet where people can respond with suggestions for experiments to prove the opposite of his position.

Michael trips, but demons do not appear, and Augustine and Marsha use the opportunity to have sex with each other in his and his cameraman Jordan’s presence.

Then he takes Michael to a cemetery at night, where he wants to transfer the spirit of a newly deceased person into his body.

Jordan analyzes the camera recording and determines that human vocal chords are not capable of producing those shouts.

A Bible he holds goes up in flames and the entity in possession of his body makes him carve a pentagram on his torso.

His wife's coin spins; looking into the mirror, he gets momentary control over himself, and uses the opportunity to throw himself out the window.

[5] In an interview with Nerdist, Jung stressed that he did not want to use rituals that were like "a lot of the other stuff that had been explored in the recent mythology", as he wanted to avoid "Ouija boards and candle lighting" as the film's sole staple of demonic rituals.

[6] He also researched demonology and necromancy along with viewing films such as The Last Exorcism, which he said made him feel like he "came into the project with some ammunition".

"[13] Twitch Film commented on the movie's familiarity and stated that "While Jung does not necessarily do anything new under the Sun with his jump scares, they are still effective in their execution.

"[14] Matt Donato of We Got This Covered also gave The Possession of Michael King a positive review, stating that he had not expected to enjoy the film as much as he had and singled out Johnson's performance as a highlight.

Ain't It Cool News Horror praised Johnson's performance while Shock Till You Drop stated that Jung "gets the most out of the story and his talent".

[16][17] Reviewers for Dread Central were split—one praised the film for its twists while the other criticized it for having too many "cheap scares and found footage tropes".