Only trouble is, none of the elements — the scary stuff, the psychological drama, the family-dynamic crises — really deliver the wallop necessary to provide truly memorable horror fare.
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Los Angeles TimesGary Goldstein
Los Angeles TimesGary Goldstein
The Diabolical is a tepid horror-thriller that never manages to sell, much less clarify, its potentially ambitious concept.
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Movie NationRoger Moore
Movie NationRoger Moore
That lets Diabolical join the burgeoning ranks of half-hearted horror films that most of us don’t get around to watching because there’s not much reward for doing so.
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Village VoiceNick Schager
Village VoiceNick Schager
It might be asking too much for The Diabolical to fully live up to its cheesy-ominous title, but the sheer unadulterated inanity of these proceedings suggests that it'll soon be teleported to the far corners of the B-movie streaming-video abyss.
