
Metal music, paint, and family are the passions of struggling painter, Jesse, who lives a happy life with his wife, and daughter. Things look brighter when Jesse finds a huge old house, in rural Texas, selling at a very low price, due to its mysterious past. They move in and Jesse converts the barn into a studio. But soon, his work starts taking on a new, darker flavour - and things get even more ominous when the hulking, unbalanced son of the former owners appears on the doo... (Full plot summary below)
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Metal music, paint, and family are the passions of struggling painter, Jesse, who lives a happy life with his wife, and daughter. Things look brighter when Jesse finds a huge old house, in rural Texas, selling at a very low price, due to its mysterious past. They move in and Jesse converts the barn into a studio. But soon, his work starts taking on a new, darker flavour - and things get even more ominous when the hulking, unbalanced son of the former owners appears on the doorstep. Jesse's family won't be safe until they find a way to quiet the Devil himself.
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| The Blogging BansheeMolly HeneryThe Devil's Candy is a haunting film that perfectly melds disturbing events, satanic forces, dark imagery, and metal. |
| ColliderPerri NemiroffThe Devil's Candy is the complete midnight movie package. It's got characters to root for, a clever narrative, and a spot-on mix of scares-those that are brimming with energy and others that'll seep in and mess with your head. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanIndie horror doesn't get much more stylish or creepy than The Devil's Candy. |
| RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsI found myself captivated by The Devil's Candy because of how well Embry conveys his character's angst-y struggle to understand himself. |
| MovieFreak.comSara Michelle FettersA terrifying heavy metal treat worth savoring. |
| Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayWhat 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. |
| GuardianClem BastowIt’s the deeply felt affection for metal that really makes The Devil’s Candy sing. |
| Globe and MailBarry HertzThe Devil's Candy offers a lean and slick homage to occult films, but with a knowing edge that suggests director Sean Byrne is aiming for the critical rafters. |
| indieWireEric KohnByrne's artful use of image and sound takes the narrative to a whole new level. Heavy metal music dominates the soundtrack, as well as the characters' lives, providing an ideal conduit for the demonic forces lurking beneath the story's surface. |
| We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoSee 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. |