Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- foreboding
- visceral
- earnest
- late night horror viewing
- heavy metal movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's stylish, energetic horror, earnest heavy-metal sensibility, and inventive subversion of genre tropes, while some found its development and plotting generic.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jesse's family life and artistic practice are explicitly organized around metal music, with the film's horror shaped by that culture.
Jesse's paintings take on a darker quality and he lacks awareness of producing some disturbing images.
The family moves into a large rural Texas house whose mysterious past and former occupants drive the danger.
Jesse and Astrid must protect Zooey as the house's occult threat and Ray's instability converge on their household.
Films like The Devil's Candy, and why
The House of the Devil
stylish satanic horror, family peril, and a grounded supernatural threat
The Exorcist
domestic horror, demonic influence, and escalating psychological dread
Lords of Chaos
extreme metal culture, graphic horror, and transgressive supernatural atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Sean Byrne
- Release Date
- 2016-12-15
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (728)
Cast
- Ethan Embry
- Shiri Appleby
- Pruitt Taylor Vince
- Kiara Glasco
- Tony Amendola
- Leland Orser
- Oryan Landa
- Craig Nigh
- Marco Perella
- Mylinda Royer
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Sundance Now, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Devil's Candy about?
- A struggling Texas painter's dream home becomes a conduit for satanic violence that threatens the metal-loving family he is trying to protect.
- What is The Devil's Candy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Devil's Candy as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Devil's Candy violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Devil's Candy as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Devil's Candy?
- Critics broadly praised the film's stylish, energetic horror, earnest heavy-metal sensibility, and inventive subversion of genre tropes, while some found its development and plotting generic.
- Which films are like The Devil's Candy?
- Films with a similar feel include The House of the Devil, The Exorcist, and Lords of Chaos.
- How long is The Devil's Candy?
- The Devil's Candy runs 80 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Devil's Candy?
- In United States, The Devil's Candy streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Sundance Now, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
