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At the Devil's Door

March 15, 2024

At the Devil's Door (originally titled Home)[1] is a 2014 American supernatural horror film directed by Nicholas McCarthy. The film had its world premiere on March 9, 2014, at South by Southwest.[2] It stars Naya Rivera as a woman caught amidst ghostly events.[3]

At the Devil's Door
Teaser poster
Directed byNicholas McCarthy
Written byNicholas McCarthy
Produced bySonny Mallhi
Starring
CinematographyBridger Nielson
Edited by
  • Bill Neil
  • Jake York
Music byRonen Landa
Production
companies
  • Varient
  • Candlewood Entertainment
  • XYZ Films
Distributed byIFC Films
Release dates
  • March 9, 2014 (2014-03-09) (SXSW)
  • September 12, 2014 (2014-09-12)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot edit

A teenage girl Hannah (Ashley Rickards) is told by her new boyfriend that she can get $500 by playing a game run by an old man living in a trailer. After she wins the game, the old man (Michael Massee) instructs her to go to the crossroads and say her name so that "he" will know whom to take. At home later that night, the girl hears voices in her bedroom before being lifted into the air and thrown against the wall.

A real estate agent Leigh (Catalina Sandino Moreno) is trying to sell the home of Chuck (Dan Roebuck) and Royanna (Jan Broberg). While going over the various details of the couple's property, Leigh mentions that she saw a young girl inside their home. The couple assume that Leigh saw their missing daughter, Charlene, who ran away with her boyfriend several months earlier.

When Leigh goes back to the couple's house she finds "Charlene." Leigh calls Chuck to let him know that she found Charlene; however, Chuck tells Leigh that police found his daughter at a local mall hours ago. Puzzled, Leigh looks at the files from the couple's home and finds an article with "Charlene's" picture in it. Leigh realizes that the girl she had seen was actually Hannah White, a girl who had committed suicide in 1987. Leigh notices Hannah is missing and tries to look for her in the house. She finds Hannah in an empty room staring into a mirror. When Leigh tries to speak with Hannah, she is attacked by some unseen force, falls to the floor, and dies.

The coroner tells Leigh's sister Vera (Naya Rivera) that she died of natural causes. Later in Leigh's home, Vera finds Leigh's files from the couple's house and visits Hannah's old childhood friend. Hannah's friend reveals that Hannah had been pregnant before she died. Many people believed that Hannah had committed suicide because of her pregnancy. However, Hannah's friend insists that Hannah had been a virgin, and that she may have killed herself to stop her supernatural child from being born. Since Hannah had killed herself, the demon that had tried to possess her child instead took over her body until it could find another vessel.

Vera returns to her home, where she is assaulted by a demonic force that throws her through a window to fall two stories. Vera wakes up in a hospital; she has been in a coma for eight months. The doctor tells her she was pregnant when it happened. During her ultrasound, Vera sees a demonic face on the monitor and demands an immediate C-section.

Six years later, Vera visits her daughter, who has been adopted by another woman. Vera tells the girl that she knows who the little girl really is and demands to know why she was chosen. The girl flees. Vera chases her to an abandoned house in the woods and attempts to kill her. Unable to do so, Vera leaves, taking her daughter with her.

Cast edit

Production edit

Plans to film At the Devil's Door were first announced in 2012 under the title Home, shortly after the release of McCarthy's 2012 directorial debut The Pact.[4] Filming was completed in January 2013.[5]

Reception edit

Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 43% of 23 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating was 6.08/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "At the Devil's Door has no shortage of creepy style -- unfortunately, that isn't enough to distract from an uninspired story that never capitalizes on its potential."[6] Metacritic gave it a weighted average score of 47 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7]

Writing in Variety, Dennis Harvey stopped short of recommending the film, but praised some aspects of it, stating, "Though disappointing content-wise, McCarthy’s sophomore feature still demonstrates admirable attention to things that usually suffer in more superficially flashy horror efforts, notably credible real-world backgrounding (the nondescript Southern California locations suggest a middle class slipping haplessly toward poverty), naturalistic perfs, and habit of favoring creepy restraint over “gotcha!” moments. (Still, the pic could have used one or two more of the latter.) Tech and design contributions are likewise thoughtful."[8] Alan Scherstuhl wrote a similar review in The Village Voice, writing, "McCarthy shows he's mastered the things we already know scare us onscreen; next, how about something we don't expect?"[9] Fearnet called At the Devil's Door "impressive work" and remarked that "it works as a slick and admirably unpredictable whole, and it somehow seems to work as three distinct chapters as well."[10]

We Got This Covered gave a mixed review, stating that the film was "a bone-chilling ghost story that I'd absolutely love to recommend, but once again I struggled to keep a constant connection to Nicholas McCarthy's befuddling screenplay, packed with exciting ideas and bright moments of sheer terror – but nothing consistently worthwhile."[11] Best Horror Movie's review said, "When you incorporate three extremely powerful performances from three extremely attractive young ladies (Catalina Sandino Moreno as Leigh, Ashley Rickards as Hannah and Naya Rivera as Vera) you've got a very real recipe for success."[12] EFilmCritic.com praised the performances: "They're good enough to make the end more satisfying than it initially appears after things have sunken in a bit, even if the movie does occasionally seem to be setting up something a little more grandiose."[13] Sound on Sight wrote, "Supporting the scares is a strong cast".[14] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Creepy atmospherics aren't enough to compensate for the muddled storyline."[15]

References edit

  1. ^ "IFC Dates 'At the Devil's Door', Formerly 'Home' (Exclusive)". Bloody Disgusting. May 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "SXSW 2014: First Home Stills Come Home". Dread Central. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. ^ Mack, Andrew. "SXSW 2014: Your First Look At Nicholas McCarthy's Horror Film HOME". Twitch Film. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  4. ^ Turek, Ryan. "The Pact's Nicholas McCarthy to Direct Home". STYD. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  5. ^ "'The Pact' Director's Haunted 'Home' Completed". Bloody Disgusting. February 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  6. ^ "At The Devil's Door (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  7. ^ "At the Devil's Door Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  8. ^ Harvey, Dennis (26 September 2014). "Film Review: 'At the Devil's Door'".
  9. ^ . Archived from the original on 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  10. ^ Weinberg, Scott. "FEARNET Movie Review: 'Home'". Syfy Official Site. Fearnet. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  11. ^ Donato, Matt (12 March 2014). "Home Review". WGTC. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  12. ^ . Best Horror Movies. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  13. ^ "At the Devil's Door Review". EFilmCritic.
  14. ^ . Sound on Sight. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  15. ^ Scheck, Frank (18 August 2014). "'At the Devil's Door': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

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At the Devil s Door originally titled Home 1 is a 2014 American supernatural horror film directed by Nicholas McCarthy The film had its world premiere on March 9 2014 at South by Southwest 2 It stars Naya Rivera as a woman caught amidst ghostly events 3 At the Devil s DoorTeaser posterDirected byNicholas McCarthyWritten byNicholas McCarthyProduced bySonny MallhiStarringCatalina Sandino Moreno Ashley Rickards Naya RiveraCinematographyBridger NielsonEdited byBill Neil Jake YorkMusic byRonen LandaProductioncompaniesVarient Candlewood Entertainment XYZ FilmsDistributed byIFC FilmsRelease datesMarch 9 2014 2014 03 09 SXSW September 12 2014 2014 09 12 Running time91 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot editA teenage girl Hannah Ashley Rickards is told by her new boyfriend that she can get 500 by playing a game run by an old man living in a trailer After she wins the game the old man Michael Massee instructs her to go to the crossroads and say her name so that he will know whom to take At home later that night the girl hears voices in her bedroom before being lifted into the air and thrown against the wall A real estate agent Leigh Catalina Sandino Moreno is trying to sell the home of Chuck Dan Roebuck and Royanna Jan Broberg While going over the various details of the couple s property Leigh mentions that she saw a young girl inside their home The couple assume that Leigh saw their missing daughter Charlene who ran away with her boyfriend several months earlier When Leigh goes back to the couple s house she finds Charlene Leigh calls Chuck to let him know that she found Charlene however Chuck tells Leigh that police found his daughter at a local mall hours ago Puzzled Leigh looks at the files from the couple s home and finds an article with Charlene s picture in it Leigh realizes that the girl she had seen was actually Hannah White a girl who had committed suicide in 1987 Leigh notices Hannah is missing and tries to look for her in the house She finds Hannah in an empty room staring into a mirror When Leigh tries to speak with Hannah she is attacked by some unseen force falls to the floor and dies The coroner tells Leigh s sister Vera Naya Rivera that she died of natural causes Later in Leigh s home Vera finds Leigh s files from the couple s house and visits Hannah s old childhood friend Hannah s friend reveals that Hannah had been pregnant before she died Many people believed that Hannah had committed suicide because of her pregnancy However Hannah s friend insists that Hannah had been a virgin and that she may have killed herself to stop her supernatural child from being born Since Hannah had killed herself the demon that had tried to possess her child instead took over her body until it could find another vessel Vera returns to her home where she is assaulted by a demonic force that throws her through a window to fall two stories Vera wakes up in a hospital she has been in a coma for eight months The doctor tells her she was pregnant when it happened During her ultrasound Vera sees a demonic face on the monitor and demands an immediate C section Six years later Vera visits her daughter who has been adopted by another woman Vera tells the girl that she knows who the little girl really is and demands to know why she was chosen The girl flees Vera chases her to an abandoned house in the woods and attempts to kill her Unable to do so Vera leaves taking her daughter with her Cast editNaya Rivera as Vera Catalina Sandino Moreno as Leigh Ashley Rickards as Hannah Ava Acres as Girl Michael Massee as Uncle Mike Wyatt Russell as Sam Nick Eversman as Calvin Tara Buck as Yolanda Bresha Webb as Becky Olivia Crocicchia as Charlene Jennifer Aspen as Lori Daniel Roebuck as Chuck Arshad Aslam as Seth Rob Brownstein as Dr Daninsky Laura Kai Chen as Dr Kim Assaf Cohen as Dr Aranda Kent Faulcon as Davis Kate Flannery as Rosemary Shaun O Hagan as Mark Steger as Thin Man Kelsey Heller as Young LoriProduction editPlans to film At the Devil s Door were first announced in 2012 under the title Home shortly after the release of McCarthy s 2012 directorial debut The Pact 4 Filming was completed in January 2013 5 Reception editRotten Tomatoes a review aggregator reports that 43 of 23 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review the average rating was 6 08 10 The website s critics consensus reads At the Devil s Door has no shortage of creepy style unfortunately that isn t enough to distract from an uninspired story that never capitalizes on its potential 6 Metacritic gave it a weighted average score of 47 out of 100 based on 8 critics indicating mixed or average reviews 7 Writing in Variety Dennis Harvey stopped short of recommending the film but praised some aspects of it stating Though disappointing content wise McCarthy s sophomore feature still demonstrates admirable attention to things that usually suffer in more superficially flashy horror efforts notably credible real world backgrounding the nondescript Southern California locations suggest a middle class slipping haplessly toward poverty naturalistic perfs and habit of favoring creepy restraint over gotcha moments Still the pic could have used one or two more of the latter Tech and design contributions are likewise thoughtful 8 Alan Scherstuhl wrote a similar review in The Village Voice writing McCarthy shows he s mastered the things we already know scare us onscreen next how about something we don t expect 9 Fearnet called At the Devil s Door impressive work and remarked that it works as a slick and admirably unpredictable whole and it somehow seems to work as three distinct chapters as well 10 We Got This Covered gave a mixed review stating that the film was a bone chilling ghost story that I d absolutely love to recommend but once again I struggled to keep a constant connection to Nicholas McCarthy s befuddling screenplay packed with exciting ideas and bright moments of sheer terror but nothing consistently worthwhile 11 Best Horror Movie s review said When you incorporate three extremely powerful performances from three extremely attractive young ladies Catalina Sandino Moreno as Leigh Ashley Rickards as Hannah and Naya Rivera as Vera you ve got a very real recipe for success 12 EFilmCritic com praised the performances They re good enough to make the end more satisfying than it initially appears after things have sunken in a bit even if the movie does occasionally seem to be setting up something a little more grandiose 13 Sound on Sight wrote Supporting the scares is a strong cast 14 Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter wrote Creepy atmospherics aren t enough to compensate for the muddled storyline 15 References edit IFC Dates At the Devil s Door Formerly Home Exclusive Bloody Disgusting May 29 2014 SXSW 2014 First Home Stills Come Home Dread Central 28 February 2014 Retrieved 13 March 2014 Mack Andrew SXSW 2014 Your First Look At Nicholas McCarthy s Horror Film HOME Twitch Film Retrieved 13 March 2014 Turek Ryan The Pact s Nicholas McCarthy to Direct Home STYD Retrieved 13 March 2014 The Pact Director s Haunted Home Completed Bloody Disgusting February 2013 Retrieved 13 March 2014 At The Devil s Door 2014 Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media Retrieved 13 May 2020 At the Devil s Door Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved 23 August 2018 Harvey Dennis 26 September 2014 Film Review At the Devil s Door New York At the Devil s Door Archived from the original on 2015 05 15 Retrieved 2015 06 04 Weinberg Scott FEARNET Movie Review Home Syfy Official Site Fearnet Retrieved 13 March 2014 Donato Matt 12 March 2014 Home Review WGTC Retrieved 13 March 2014 At the Devil s Door 2014 Review Best Horror Movies Archived from the original on 2014 07 25 Retrieved 2014 07 18 At the Devil s Door Review EFilmCritic At the Devil s Door Sound on Sight Archived from the original on 2014 08 08 Retrieved 2014 08 01 Scheck Frank 18 August 2014 At the Devil s Door Film Review The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 13 January 2015 External links editAt the Devil s Door at IMDb nbsp At the Devil s Door at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title At the Devil 27s Door amp oldid 1175274721, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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