Rachel (R.H.) Stavis is a world-renowned, non-denominational exorcist who is on a mission to create global change by eradicating darkness from one person or place at a time. She has dedicated her life to educating the masses on how to connect with Spirit, and how to safeguard our souls from the entities that attach to us. Known as Hollywood’s best kept secret - serving rock icons, Oscar winners and many more - she cleanses the darkness that consumes even the most elite. Her best-selling memoir, “Sister of Darkness: The Chronicles of a Modern Exorcist” (HarperCollins), examines how she became who she is, and how she helps the infected and tortured souls through exorcism. She explores how pain and trauma open us to attachment from forces that not only drain our energy, but can even destroy our humanity. “Sister of Darkness” is now currently in development for a scripted series adaptation with Glen Mazzara and Joby Harold’s Safehouse Pictures. Stavis has been featured in The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Bustle, The Daily Mail, Refinery29, and was called a “Rockstar of Spiritual Wellness” by NYLON just last month.
In 2021, she hosted the Tubi Reality special, “Celebrity Exorcism'' featuring Shar Jackson, Metta World Peace and Jodi Sweetin. During the special, she helped the guest stars elevate their own unique spiritual abilities and ended the show by exorcizing the renowned Rosenheim Mansion (a.k.a., the “Murder House” featured in FX’s hit television show, “American Horror Story”.) In addition to her calling as an exorcist, Stavis is a horror novelist, and an award-winning writer and director for television, film, and video games. She began her writing career by creating the backstory for the globally loved video game, “Tomb Raider”. She went on to co-write the original graphic novel, “Something Monstrous!”, with horror and comic book legend, Steve Niles, “Transformers: War for Cybertron” (Activision), “Adera: The Soul Stone” (Microsoft), among others.
In 2023, Stavis’s award-winning short film, POSIES, which she wrote and co-directed, was selected by Gunpowder & Sky’s horror brand, ALTER, to kick off Women’s History Month and has received rave reviews and more than 370,000 views. It was so successful that it was re- launched in October 2024 to coincide with Chappell Roan’s US tour end, since Chappell composed the soundtrack for POSIES.
Stavis is now out with her latest projects, which include her previously unpublished case files, with a focus on her most challenging exorcism so far: POSSESSION AT ROSEWOOD. Aside from this, she is currently casting for her directorial feature debut, DA WEE DO WA.
Stavis continues to heal clients - young and old, extreme cases and mild ones - out of her home in Los Angeles. Since opening her doors, Stavis has treated more than 10,000 people throughout the United States and internationally.
Rachel was the Halloween episode of MORBID last year and was featured once again throughout October 2024.