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Where the Devil Roams

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Where the Devil Roams

2023

1h 33m

Horror

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In the dregs of Depression Era America, a family of performers travels a cold, dying carnival circuit. Seven likes books; Maggie's fond of hammers; daughter Eve's obsessed with scissors. On a ratty stage, quiet Eve sings for their supper, but off-stage their bloody side act is booming. When the family's bond is severed by a violent comeuppance, Eve is there to pick up the pieces. After stealing magic from a sinister Devil-dealing carny, the family's gruesome act begins to shine. But Eve must continue to cut and sew, as the Devil guides them from below.

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Critics Consensus

Grim and gratifyingly ambitious, Where the Devil Roams finds the Adams Family tapping a Gothic vein filled with lingering horror.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

Where the Devil Roams may be the family's most complete movie, and its febrile and claustrophobic horrors will sneak into your nightmares.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 29, 2023

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

Their collective filmmaking eye is still so compellingly intentional and full of riches ... the Adams are so gifted at filming bleak Americana, corpses, cloudy days, and rotting hands.

Aug 11, 2023

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

AWFJ.org

As Where the Devil Roams proves once again, through their collective artistry and shared passion, the Adams Family create uniquely authentic films that contain a sense of creativity and a love for movies that at its heart remains unwaveringly pure.

Jul 31, 2023

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Rocco T. Thompson

Daily Dead

a chilly family parable that feels like a folk-metal fusion of Nightmare Alley and Frankenstein.

Jul 3, 2024

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Amie Simon

I Love Splatter

A fascinating blend of horror, suspense, and poetic art. Also THAT ENDING is absolute fire.

Jun 17, 2024

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Kevin Wight

The Wee Review

Where the Devil Roams is wider in scope and more ambitious than its predecessor, and it's combination of oneiric, impressionistic narrative with with the gnarliest of practical gore is irresistible.

Rated: 5

Jan 19, 2024

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shares g

A "Bonnie and Clyde" like family of three, all afflicted by exxagerated and contrived PTSD, having turned into cruel murderers, psychopaths. Travelling through a frozen American countryside, sleeping rough and murdering anyone in their path with utmost disregard for the law (completely unlike Bonnie and Clyde that were in perpetual hiding). And in possession of a devil's mistress's immortal heart that can revive lost limbs, if only you chant the right lines.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/02/25

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Elijah S

Sometimes you venture into a film with zero expectations, and emerge floored by what you have just witnessed. You didn't see it coming and are grateful for having been so pleasantly blindsided. It doesn't happen often, but is very special when it does. Where The Devil Roams is precisely that diamond in the rough. A starkly haunting, aggressively unique family crafted vision of a disturbed sideshow threesome attempting to survive against the backdrop of Depression Era America. Beautifully shot & dripping with morbidity, this is far from what the average moviegoer consumes. However, if you want to subvert your mind with novel gloom, abnormal personality & rather lovely singing, this macabre road trip/supernatural fable just might be up your alley. If nothing else, you've likely never seen anything quite like it. B+

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/07/25

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Jack T

Good film. Somehow I found it hard to turn off!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/15/25

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Logan D

A family of sideshow performers tour the country during the Great Depression murdering others along the way. Opening with an homage to Freaks, the film introduces the idea there is power in poetry. This is a visually stunning film with high quality resolution. Featuring a desaturated pallette, it possesses a dreamlike quality and are drawn in by the texture. I absolutely loved this film and it's a joy to see how Zelda has grown as a talent. My one negative note was I thought their teeth were too white. Favorite lines: "He was Norwegian." "Is that a kind of German?" "Kind of." Highly recommended.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/14/24

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g j

An aesthetically beautiful Southern Gothic nightmare with compelling characters and some refreshingly original ideas. While it is style heavy, there's definitely enough here to justify itself as a film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/24/24

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Graham M

More of a video clip than a movie, this really is one big wank.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/18/24

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Synopsis

In the dregs of Depression Era America, a family of performers travels a cold, dying carnival circuit. Seven likes books; Maggie's fond of hammers; daughter Eve's obsessed with scissors. On a ratty stage, quiet Eve sings for their supper, but off-stage their bloody side act is booming. When the family's bond is severed by a violent comeuppance, Eve is there to pick up the pieces. After stealing magic from a sinister Devil-dealing carny, the family's gruesome act begins to shine. But Eve must continue to cut and sew, as the Devil guides them from below.

Director: Toby Poser, Zelda Adams, John Adams
Producer: Toby Poser
Screenwriter: Toby Poser, Zelda Adams, John Adams
Production Co: Wonder Wheel Productions
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 7, 2023
Runtime: 1h 33m

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