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Here Comes The Devil

This year prepare yourself for Adrian Bogliano’s tour de force as he takes us to the hills and back in what is quite possible the best slice of horror this side of Frightfest.


Opening up as it means to go on, a killer hacks at a woman and when disturbed by her lover runs to the hills dropping numerous amounts of fingers and a very worn machete. This is not your friendly neighbourhood Jason walking around as the truth within the hills unravels its way to the truth.


Moving on to a nearby famiy, Felix (Francisco Barreiro), Sol (Laura Caro) and their two children Adolfo (Alan Martiez) and Sara (Michele Garcia) are enjoying a family vacation. That is until the two children disappear into the  hills.


Not soon after the sun rises and a night filled with panic, they return but are they the two children who vanished? Seeking answers and as clues to what happened that night start to appear, Felix and Sol’s suspicions rise to a horrifingly gory conclusion. Least to say there’s a new meaning to a sore throat.


All this within half hour of the film in a similar vein to ‘Martyrs’, ‘Here Comes The Devil’ takes a turn to the unexpected as the children’s actions show more than traumatic effects from the nights activities.


Tensely scored and beautifully shot it’s hard to tell in which era this was made. It puts the camera skills and editing of the new wave of Grindhouse to shame. Every scene brings with it a sense of unease and the unknown of what is next to come. Are Felix and Sol as much monsters as the one they seek? That’s for the audience to muster and as the realisation of what is happening, the weird activity of the locals finally clicks into place.


Bogliana has welded together both his love of the genre and a gift for crafting an enigmatic story that make this the standout film of the year. Not because it is the greatest but because it is the fresh feel that manages to peer through the 70’s dramatic camera shots, the twisting story and the knowing of what really makes a monster.


Gory, scary and unforgettable, ‘Here Comes the Devil’ is a Mexican marvel. It’s inspiration of 70’s shocksploitation like ‘I Spit on Your Grave’ masked with sheer terror of the unknown as the Devil really is here to stay.

Director: Adrian Garcia Bogliano

Year: 2012

Running Time: 97 minutes

Age Rating: 18

RATING


Plot: 5
Fear: 4
Gore: 4


R5/5​

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