I Trapped the Devil

Do not waste your time What started with a interesting premise Turned dull very quickly it was confusing, hard to see in the darkness what is happening. I still have no idea what happened in the end

Terrible. Do not waste your time. This movie is garbage. It’s all buildup for nothing. It is so boring and not scary at all. It’s not edgy. It’s not good. It is just simply stupid.

Very creepy and suspenseful. It all builds up to a big reveal. Another Xmas horror movie worth watching. Tim Treakle

Quite creepy, but it is pretty loony and inconsistent in parts. Strong performances by the cast and I think you will guess the ending. Give it a shot…if you're not into it by the first 30 minutes, you can always opt out and save yourself some time.

An absolute gem of a low-fi slow burner, the score and atmospheric settings are off the charts. It grips you from the beginning and signs off with a 3rd act of pure paranoia and stretched loyalties

An interesting series of ideas that never fully take shape. There's the shared familial trauma, Christmas, and of course the titular devil locked in a basement. Each of these threads inherently have tension and meaning but they just aren't ever connected in a satisfying way.

I was searching for a hidden gem and i found one! Very good movie, the budget might not be there but the execution is.

Surprisingly good. It's a slow burn, but so satisfying. Check it out if you haven't yet. It's not on my list of favorite holiday movies, but I've seen it more than once.

A slow-burn, theme heavy horror film isn't an appealing prospect to a lot of moviegoers, who'll write such projects off as pretentious, boring nonsense. I myself have avoided some such movies in the past, but I Trapped The Devil is one that I'm glad I decided to watch. With a single location and a tiny cast, it uses a haunting score and pervasive claustrophobia to unsettle its audience and keep them on their toes, in lieu of trying to make them jump every 5 minutes to keep them from losing interest. It examines the nature of evil, its place in society and how it steers our fates, and because the lead being a conspiracy theorist is an easy way to make the audience distrust them, it also looks at patterns of evil and how tragic events are connected. It's a very ambitious concept to cram into a film that run less than 90 minutes with credits included, and while it doesn't fully flesh the ideas out, there's definitely enough presented to spark a conversation. It's smart enough not to go into the climax too early, and doesn't fall into the trap of having its build up lead to nothing more than a blowout action sequence, preferring instead to keep things underplayed and subtle. For many it'll be just another slow horror movie with insufficient scares, but if you like more than slamming doors and flickering lights in your horror movie, then I think its worth giving it a watch.

I would highly recommend this movie if you like drama, mystery, and slow burn horror. Great acting and very atmospheric and suspenseful. I've watched it multiple times since it's release. I love it!