Movies
Director Michael Chaves Reveals the Demon Cut from ‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It’ [Video]
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It director Michael Chaves previously revealed that the initial plan for the movie included a demon with spinoff potential. Chaves shared a few fascinating details about this now Lost Demon in Bloody Disgusting’s live-tweet watch party for the movie’s home release last night, including creepy footage of the demon!
That demon would’ve worked with “The Occultist,” the human antagonist. But its inclusion overcomplicated the narrative, so the demon got exorcised from the final cut.
“We actually did have what we thought was going to be the new [spinoff] demon, and this is something that was true to the story,” Chaves explained in his initial interview with Slashfilm. “We had a demon that was full-on pulled from little David’s interview and description. Arnie said he saw the same thing. And it felt like this was going to be the iconic demon.”
Chaves continued, “[James Wan] was with this from the very beginning – James, Monster Maestro. And we shot it. We had a cut of the film with this demon in it.”
It turns out though that the Lost Demon isn’t entirely gone from the final cut. Chaves also revealed in the Twitter watch party that the demon that terrorizes young David Glatzel (Julian Hilliard) in the waterbed sequence is the Lost Demon, played by actor Davis Osborne, who revealed the demon was referred to as “the Beast.”
@Davis10omatic is the #LostDemon you can see him in the waterbed. #TheConjuringWatchParty
— Michael Chaves (@michaelchaves) August 25, 2021
Hilliard tweeted a charming behind-the-scenes photo that gives a better look at the Beast:
https://twitter.com/_JulianHilliard/status/1430357778565009417
The director later revealed a clip of Osborne in action, taunting an incarcerated and cursed Arne Johnson (Ruairi O’Connor). Even in a quick, 36-second clip, the demon’s presence packs a punch. Hashtag release the Lost Demon cut? Even with much of the Lost Demon trimmed from the sequel, Osborne still got to showcase his ability to unnerve. The actor is credited as The Infirmary Patient, and you can spot him eerily singing Blondie’s “Call Me” to Arne.
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is now available on VOD and physical media!
@Davis10omatic played the amazing #LostDemon – this was a scene where he appeared to Arne in the jail. Even with this footage on the monitor he was really scary. #TheConjuringWatchParty pic.twitter.com/aBLT0rxupM
— Michael Chaves (@michaelchaves) August 25, 2021
Movies
‘The Devil’s Bath’ – Shudder Sets Release Date for Horror Movie from ‘Goodnight Mommy’ Filmmakers
Austrian filmmakers Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala (The Lodge, Goodnight Mommy) are back with new horror movie The Devil’s Bath, and it’s coming to Shudder this summer.
The Devil’s Bath debuts on Shudder June 28, Variety reports today.
The film makes its North American premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June.
Here’s the official plot synopsis for the German-language horror movie: “In 1750 Austria, a deeply religious woman named Agnes has just married her beloved, but her mind and heart soon grow heavy as her life becomes a long list of chores and expectations. Day after day, she is increasingly trapped in a murky and lonely path leading to evil thoughts, until the possibility of committing a shocking act of violence seems like the only way out of her inner prison.”
Anja Plaschg, David Scheid, Maria Hofstätter, Camilla Schielin, and Lorenz Tröbinger star. You can check out a first look image above. Expect the trailer in the coming weeks.
The filmmakers tell Variety, “We want to see the world how it is, and that’s of course sometimes very difficult and painful, but I think we owe it to ourselves and other human beings to be honest about everything that’s not great in the world. Many movies just depict the world as a humongous place that’s amazing to live in. We think sometimes that’s not true and feel the responsibility to look into those pieces.”
The Devil’s Bath is produced by Heimatfilm Productions and Ulrich Seidl Productions as a co-production with Heimatfilm and Coop99 Filmproduktion.
4 New Horror Movies Releasing This Week Including ‘Late Night with the Devil’ at Home
The ‘Scary Movie’ Spoof Franchise Is Getting a Reboot at Paramount!
‘Ready or Not’: Radio Silence Filmmakers Tease the “Absolute Banger” of a Sequel That’s Taking Shape
“We Built Every Creature” – ‘Alien: Romulus’ Goes Heavy on the Old School Practical Effects!
‘Sting’ Review – Throwback Creature Feature Entertains With an Impressive Practical Monster
