IFC Midnight has shared with Bloody an exclusive look at the poster art for Josh Lobo’s excellent indie I Trapped the Devil, which will release in limited theaters and on VOD platforms April 26, 2019.
Starring AJ Bowen (You’re Next, A Horrible Way to Die, The Signal), Jocelin Donahue (House of the Devil), Chris Sullivan (Stranger Things), Scott Poythress (The Signal), and Susan Burke (Southbound), the Christmas-set psychological horror focuses on a man’s descent into paranoia, after he traps what he believes to be the devil in his basement. The film reminds me of the classic “Twilight Zone” episode “The Howling Man”. The poster keeps evil locked away (and boasts a quote from yours truly).
“Christmas is supposed to be a time for peace and joyful family reunions. But when Matt (Bowen) and his wife Karen (Burke) show up unannounced at the home of his estranged brother Steve (Poythress) to celebrate the holidays, they are instead greeted with a horrifying surprise: trapped in the basement is a man. But not just any man. Steve believes that his hostage is none other than the devil himself. As shock and skepticism turn to fear and paranoia, Matt and Karen find themselves facing a terrifying quandary: is Steve dangerously unhinged? Or could the mysterious stranger really be evil incarnate? Either way, the stage is set for a true Christmas from hell.”
Lobo produced alongside Spence Nicholson, Rowan Russell and Scott Weinberg.
While the film opens in theaters and on VOD on April 26th, those who wish to see it prior to opening can screen it at the Chattanooga Film Festival, the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival, Motor City Nightmares, and the Phoenix Film Festival.
