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Where the Devil Roams

  • 2023
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
993
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Where the Devil Roams (2023)
Folk HorrorHorror

Traces a family of murderous sideshow performers as it travels around the world on the dying carnival circuit.Traces a family of murderous sideshow performers as it travels around the world on the dying carnival circuit.Traces a family of murderous sideshow performers as it travels around the world on the dying carnival circuit.

  • Directors
    • John Adams
    • Zelda Adams
    • Toby Poser
  • Writers
    • John Adams
    • Zelda Adams
    • Toby Poser
  • Stars
    • Toby Poser
    • Zelda Adams
    • John Adams
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    993
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • John Adams
      • Zelda Adams
      • Toby Poser
    • Writers
      • John Adams
      • Zelda Adams
      • Toby Poser
    • Stars
      • Toby Poser
      • Zelda Adams
      • John Adams
    • 23User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Harald Sørlie
    • Erik Johannessen
    • Directors
      • John Adams
      • Zelda Adams
      • Toby Poser
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      • Zelda Adams
      • Toby Poser
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    7jtindahouse

    This family is getting better and better with every film they make

    Short review: 'Where the Devil Roams' made me really happy. To see a family making independent horror movies is terrific, but these are anything but your average home movies. This one is made with a lot of class. It's extremely dark in the early going, but it isn't afraid to throw in some moments of humour. And it's absolutely funny stuff, but the tone is so dark you can almost feel bad for laughing.

    This one was described to me before going in as a slow-burn, but I'm not sure I'd agree with that assessment. There's a hell of a lot of violence and mayhem for a 'Slow-burn". Then the twisted ending is the cherry on top. I enjoyed this movie. 7/10.
    3kb-62551

    Art for Art's Sake. Not for the Audience.

    I really love the other titles this family has given us. My expectations for a film are rather particular and my tastes are a little exacting. Not many pictures particularly move me. When I heard Wonder Wheel had a new movie, I was genuinely excited. Trying to keep my hopes in check, I still knew they're not going to shy away from making a gripping movie that's unafraid of a supernatural concept. The creepy carnival gig is right up my proverbial street.

    But there's so little plot. This isn't a movie so much as an art project and a showcase for their daughter's ability to sing a capella.

    I respect what they were going for, I respect what they were trying to accomplish but it's not for me, as much as I really wanted it to be.
    2kannibalcorpsegrinder

    Barely worthwhile unless you're looking for a specific quality here

    Living in a floundering carnival, a group of workers trying to make due during the Great Depression find themselves under the spell of a gruesome object in the possession of a popular act in the carnival with them which forces them into a massive killing spree to find a better life for themselves.

    This was a massively disappointing and nearly unwatchable genre effort. Among it's only positive points here stem from the technical qualities on display which are genuinely impressive at capturing a haunting, dark mood. The period setting, the miserable existence working in the type of environment that looks like a soul-crushing existence, and the general lifestyle of the various participants they stumble across in the rampage they commit secures this kind of atmosphere incredibly well. Even with the way this plays out that shows the descent into madness that they fall into, with each of the family members shown to have a special liability that helps to make the plight seem all the more dynamic and ingrained into this atmospheric setting. Coupled rather nicely with the genuinely gruesome and bloody kills featured here which come about not just through the carnival acts but also the incredibly graphic murders they engage in as the sense of the curse carries out, these are enough to give this one some positives. There are some massively disappointing detriments on display with this one. The main drawback here is the absolutely draining and just plain dull pace that this one plays at where it's not really that interesting in the slightest. The tempo is a major part of this where it's just so slow-going and plodding that there's very little chances to do something interesting with a clunk storyline that doesn't warrant this type of length so it's sluggish means of carrying out the family's destructive rampage or the inner workings of the carnival where their work with the sacred heart for their deal is all just so bland and dull it's not that interesting. That factor is the other big factor here, where even though this goes for the type of in-depth analysis on the family it does very little make them endearing or worth following in this type of feature as so little of it tends to just become quite uninteresting. Added with some obvious anachronistic tendencies that give its setting away, these bring the film down overall.

    Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence and Graphic Language.
    7stoneweather

    i look forward to seeing more

    I can only see these guys getting better over time. For a small family run production company they cover most, if not all aspects of their productions, including most of their own music (H6LLB6ND6R is on bandcamp). Even the practical effects were really decent, all things considered. Sure there were some things i didn't really care for, but i think it's important for people like this to exist and be out there, making things they want to make. Great things can be created with little in the way of tools (and/or money), and they did a good job in that regard. I'll definitely need to check out their previous work, and of course looking forward to seeing what they come up with next.
    1mcg69

    Visually beautiful, but dreadful film

    This would've been a lot better as a short film and hopefully that concise format would've actually gotten the point of it across. It was painful to sit through and the only way I got through it was by laughing at how absurdly serious they were taking themselves throughout the entire film. Their cinematography has improved since Hellbender and I enjoyed the atmospheric music, but other than those two elements, I have nothing positive to say about this film. As a horror fan and someone who generally loves things to do with carnival settings, I would not recommend this film. If you really want to see it, wait until it comes into a streaming service so you're not paying any extra for it.

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      • July 27, 2023 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Norwegian
    • Also known as
      • Там, где обитает дьявол
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      • Wonder Wheel Productions
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      • 1 hour, 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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      • 1.85 : 1

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