Whenever I see a movie that is supposed to be as scary as the Exorcist, I roll my eyes. They are usually disappointing and pale copycats of the classic movie. Well now I have finally seen a movie that comes damn close to being just as scary.
The movie starts off strong with a documentary style opening. There are several unsettling photos of masked people in The Grove hinting that it is a cult.
Then it cuts to the 1970's TV show. Now I grew up watching the Don Lane Show, particularly the episodes with Doris Stokes and Uri Gellar which were the inspiration for Late Night With The Devil.
David Dastmalchian as Jack Delroy is wonderful, he really sold his character as the variety show host who is gradually sinking. Rhys Auteri as Gus McConnell and Ian Bliss as Carmichael Haig added some real tension. But it was Laura Gordon as June Ross-Mitchell and Ingrid Torelli as Lilly that really shone as the parapsychologist and the young survivor of a cult.
Fayssal Bazzi as Christou was fun as the fake psychic and Josh Quong Tart as Leo Fiske, the producer was great. The appearance Delroy's deceased wife, Georgina Haig as Madeleine Piper was as creepy as hell.
This is an excellent horror movie that builds tension beautifully. The sense of unease throughout the film, the unsettling scenes. This is an absolute treat of a film. It has enough scares without constantly relying on jump scares. Even though it does end on a rather ambiguous note, this is a movie that most lovers of horror movies with really enjoy.
The movie starts off strong with a documentary style opening. There are several unsettling photos of masked people in The Grove hinting that it is a cult.
Then it cuts to the 1970's TV show. Now I grew up watching the Don Lane Show, particularly the episodes with Doris Stokes and Uri Gellar which were the inspiration for Late Night With The Devil.
David Dastmalchian as Jack Delroy is wonderful, he really sold his character as the variety show host who is gradually sinking. Rhys Auteri as Gus McConnell and Ian Bliss as Carmichael Haig added some real tension. But it was Laura Gordon as June Ross-Mitchell and Ingrid Torelli as Lilly that really shone as the parapsychologist and the young survivor of a cult.
Fayssal Bazzi as Christou was fun as the fake psychic and Josh Quong Tart as Leo Fiske, the producer was great. The appearance Delroy's deceased wife, Georgina Haig as Madeleine Piper was as creepy as hell.
This is an excellent horror movie that builds tension beautifully. The sense of unease throughout the film, the unsettling scenes. This is an absolute treat of a film. It has enough scares without constantly relying on jump scares. Even though it does end on a rather ambiguous note, this is a movie that most lovers of horror movies with really enjoy.