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Devil's Path

2018 · 88 min

A tense, slow-burn survival thriller that traps you in the woods with two strangers, blending dread and isolation with a quiet sense of peril.

Directed by: Matthew Montgomery
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Starring: Stephen Twardokus, JD Scalzo, Jon Gale

Overview: Taking place in 1992 during the era of grunge and outdoor gay cruising, we follow two strangers who meet while hiking a once-popular area for gay men known as Devil's Path. Two hikers have gone missing recently and with no leads or bodies and the area is now considered high risk and mostly closed off. The two strangers, Noah (Stephen Twardokus) and Patrick (JD Scalzo), are suddenly forced off the main trail after a confrontation with some suspicious hikers and soon find themselves running for their lives with nowhere to hide but in the trees.

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Directed by: Matthew Montgomery
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Starring: Stephen Twardokus, JD Scalzo, Jon Gale

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
identity
fate
violence
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, thriller, horror
Directed by: Matthew Montgomery
Written by: Stephen Twardokus, Matthew Montgomery
Starring: Stephen Twardokus, JD Scalzo, Jon Gale, Michael Hampton, Steve Callahan, Spencer Vaughn Kelly, Michael van Why, Brandy Elliott
Cinematography: Stephen Tringali
Runtime: 88 min
Languages: English

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