Bedeviled
When a group of teenagers receive an invite to download the latest smartphone app, an intelligent personal assistant, they expect a harmless way to get directions and restaurant recommendations. But the sinister nature of the app soon reveals itself, tormenting the friends by tapping into their darkest fears.
Why it matters
A tech-savvy folk horror that mines smartphone paranoia to chilling effect, Bedeviled taps into modern anxieties with a supernatural twist.
- Practical effects and digital hauntings blend to create a fresh, tech-driven atmosphere of dread.
- Perfect for fans of contemporary folk horror and social media-age scares.
- Explores how intimate technology can become a conduit for primal fear and psychological torment.
- Some narrative fuzziness and forgettable beats hold it back, but its concept and mood linger longer than you might expect.
Directors
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
28
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
71
Supernatural
40
Creature
0
Disturbing
33
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
28
Survival
50
Supernatural
