Synopsis
A struggling painter is possessed by satanic forces after he and his young family move into their dream home in rural Texas.
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Cast
- Ethan EmbryJesse
- Shiri ApplebyAstrid
- Pruitt Taylor VinceRay
- Kiara GlascoZooey
- Tony AmendolaLeonard
- Leland OrserTV Preacher
- Oryan LandaDeputy Hernandez
- Craig NighRealtor
- Marco PerellaSgt. Investigator Davis
- Mylinda RoyerDeputy Winnie
Recommendations
- 88
RogerEbert.com
I found myself captivated by The Devil's Candy because of how well Embry conveys his character's angst-y struggle to understand himself. - 80
The Guardian
It’s the deeply felt affection for metal that really makes The Devil’s Candy sing. - 80
Screen Daily
The Devil’s Candy is a masterful slow burn, the horror and violence alluded to rather than seen. - 80
We Got This Covered
See this movie, live the fear, embrace the metal, and get sucked into a flaming, invigorating landscape of Hell that will cripple any horror-loving parent. - 80
Time Out
It’s definitely a horror movie but a wonderfully witty one, not for gentle souls. - 78
Austin Chronicle
There are blood-red visual motifs all over the place, but The Devil’s Candy isn’t particularly bloody in and of itself. It suggests acts of terrible evil far more than it shows, and is all the more intense for it. Highly recommended. - 75
The A.V. Club
Byrne adds a twist by appealing to a growing and under-represented segment of the extreme art forms’ shared fan base: parents. - 70
Los Angeles Times
What makes The Devil’s Candy a standout is how well-developed these characters are.... More importantly, Byrne is as skilled as ever at constructing sequences at once bizarre, suspenseful and oddly beautiful.
