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On 3/27/2024 4:26 AM, trotsky wrote:
> On 3/25/24 7:31 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
>>
>> https://metro.co.uk/2024/03/25/haunting-horror-film-based-devil-made-666-666-opening-weekend-20523601/
>>
>> LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL did scary numbers this weekend at the box 
>> office as
>> it finally came to cinema screens.
>>
>> Starring THE DARK KNIGHT and PRISONERS icon David Dastmalchian, the 
>> chilling
>> horror film follows late-night talk show host Jack Delroy whose 
>> mysterious
>> past comes back to haunt him during a special episode of his TV programme
>> Night Owls.
>>
>> The found footage film is made up of tapes from the fateful 1977 
>> Halloween
>> episode, as well as behind-the-scenes snippets of the terror on set.
>>
>> It garnered a terrifying reputation from early screenings, with 'King of
>> Horror' Stephen King urging people to watch the film-- and he wasn't 
>> the only
>> one, with HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE and FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER 
>> creator Mike
>> Flanagan agreeing.
>>
>> After its cinema release on Friday, the film amassed a whopping 
>> $2.8million
>> (£2.21million) across its opening weekend-- garnering a truly apt 
>> $666,666
>> (£528,319) on Sunday alone (per Variety).
>>
>> It also boasts a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, sitting at 96% on 
>> the
>> Tomatometer with the critics' consensus hailing it: "Delightfully 
>> dark, LATE
>> NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL proves possession horror isn't played out-- and 
>> serves as
>> an outstanding showcase for David Dastmalchian."
>>
>>
> 
> 
> IMDB returned a less than perfect 7.5 out of 10.
> 
> Late Night with the Devil (2023)
> IMDb
> https://www.imdb.com › title
> Late Night with the Devil ... A live television broadcast in 1977 goes 
> horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living.
> Rating: 7.5/10 · ‎ 3,513 votes

For an out-and-out R-rated horror flick, it's slightly perfect...