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The Dæmon

2024 1h 27m Horror List
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Haunted by the aftermath of his father's suicide, Tom abandons his wife and seeks refuge at the lakeside cottage where his father met his tragic end. There, his tormented memories from childhood resurface, all intricately connected to an ancient, mystifying force lurking beneath the lake's depths, driving Tom inexorably towards madness. As Tom's communication dwindles into eerie silence, Kathy, desperate to rescue her husband, enlists the help of her brother Mark, a struggling entrepreneur, and Mark's compassionate yet inexperienced wife, Jess, a trauma and grief counselor. Unaware of the sinister malevolence seeping from the lake, Tom becomes a willing vessel for the same evil that claimed his parents and now threatens all who dare draw near.

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Kat Hughes THN Invasion of the Body Snatchers told through the veil of Lovecraft, The Dæmon, like the ocean it is set beside, is a moody, beautiful slow moving film with hidden depths. Rated: 3/5 Aug 28, 2024 Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Without something particularly evil going on, the peril feels out of reach. Even so, we can sit back and admire the filmmakers' impressive odyssey of sights and sounds. Rated: 3/5 Aug 27, 2024 Full Review Bee Delores B-Sides & Badlands The Daemon reads intensely raw and personal, a psycho-drama unraveling slowly before dipping into cosmic horror waters. Rated: 3/5 Aug 24, 2024 Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film The Daemon has been billed as Lovecraftian Horror. This turns out to be less in the existentially sublime way than in the slime coming out of people’s faces way. Rated: 2/5 Aug 23, 2024 Full Review Keri O'Shea Warped Perspective An engaging and often creepy, disconcerting film which generally provides a colder, grimmer spin on its brand of cosmic horror – albeit with some incredible, contrasting flashes of colour. Aug 23, 2024 Full Review Anton Bitel Projected Figures David Michael Yohe and Matt Devino’s debut feature both subjects and sublimates human psychological issues to Lovecraftian cosmic horror Aug 23, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Haunted by the aftermath of his father's suicide, Tom abandons his wife and seeks refuge at the lakeside cottage where his father met his tragic end. There, his tormented memories from childhood resurface, all intricately connected to an ancient, mystifying force lurking beneath the lake's depths, driving Tom inexorably towards madness. As Tom's communication dwindles into eerie silence, Kathy, desperate to rescue her husband, enlists the help of her brother Mark, a struggling entrepreneur, and Mark's compassionate yet inexperienced wife, Jess, a trauma and grief counselor. Unaware of the sinister malevolence seeping from the lake, Tom becomes a willing vessel for the same evil that claimed his parents and now threatens all who dare draw near.
Director
Matt Devino, David Michael Yohe
Producer
David Michael Yohe, Tyler Q. Rosen
Screenwriter
Matt Devino, David Michael Yohe
Production Co
Whalefilm, Isotropic Films
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 27m