Devil Story

Devil Story is the kind of movie where trying to explain the plot almost makes it sound more normal than it actually is. You’ve got a stranded couple, a creepy castle, a ****-uniformed mutant, his mother, a mummy, a demonic horse, gore, folklore, and basically zero interest in behaving like a conventional movie. It’s pure fever-dream horror.

What I like about it is how completely committed it is to the insanity. Even when I had no clue where the **** it was going, there was always some bizarre image or nasty little moment keeping me entertained. It has that rough, dreamlike European horror atmosphere where logic takes a back seat to mood and weirdness.

The Blu-ray treatment is excellent too. Vinegar Syndrome restored it in 4K from the original 35mm camera negative, and the disc includes both French and English audio, a making-of featurette, a new director interview, commentary on select scenes, TV coverage, and the trailer.

Does it make perfect sense? Absolutely not 😂 But if you want obscure horror that feels like somebody’s nightmare accidentally got turned into a movie, this one delivers.

No idea what was happening at any given time. Essential cinema.

Horse

This movie is ******* batshit crazy in the best way possible.

I love the artwork. I love the special features. And it's pure ******* cinema!

THE HORSE!

Need to see it to believe it.