Dirt Devil's 'Exorcist' Parody Is Hellishly Good

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The woman in this cinematic German ad isn't possessed by demons, she's just been sucked up to the ceiling—where she wails and flails furiously—by the awesome suction power of a Dirt Devil vacuum being used by an old lady in the room above. There. In keeping with the evil spirit of the spot, I spoiled the twist ending for you. Kudos to director Andreas Roth for this finely detailed and legitimately creepy parody, although 30 seconds of buildup before the big reveal would've sufficed.

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