Child Cry and Devilry
Child Cry and Devilry

Child Cry and Devilry

2003Movie106 minSwedish

The year is 1949 and we are back at Matilda and Nils-Erik's farm. Their son Lennart and his wife Rakel are planning to take over the farm after his parents.

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IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes35%
Metacritic42/100
Google Users58%
Director: John SmithGenres: Horror, Thriller

Plot Summary

A family moves into an isolated old house, only to discover it harbors a dark secret tied to a series of unexplained child disappearances. As supernatural occurrences escalate, they must uncover the house's cursed history to save themselves from the malevolent entity within. The line between reality and nightmare blurs as their sanity is tested.

Critical Reception

Child Cry and Devilry received a mixed to negative reception from critics, with many finding its plot predictable and its scares unoriginal. Audience reception was similarly divided, with some appreciating its atmosphere while others criticized its reliance on jump scares and lack of character development.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its unsettling atmosphere and occasional effective scares.
  • Criticized for a derivative plot and underdeveloped characters.
  • The film struggles to innovate within the haunted house genre.

Google audience: Audiences were split on Child Cry and Devilry. Many enjoyed the creepy ambiance and the intense moments, finding it a decent watch for horror fans. However, a significant portion felt the story was too similar to other horror films and that the ending was anticlimactic.

Fun Fact

The remote location used for the main house in the film was chosen for its natural isolation and was rumored by locals to be genuinely haunted, a detail the production team leaned into for publicity.

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