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DEMONIAC
A short film by Stefan Archetti
18 minutes
2002
A devil cult leader has escaped from prison with only one week to live after serving 26 years for murdering 12 babies in a bizarre ritual.
The central character, a struggling young actor called Roman, moves into an apartment block and discovers he has some very iffie neighbours and a decidedly dodgy vicar comes to call (enter Dave Courtney). Yep, Dave plays a vicar in this one! Our man of the cloth, however, ain't exactly representing the usual suspect. Nothing here is quite what is should be.
An atmosphere of strangeness (?) is quickly established around the apartment block and its residents. Or is it all in the mind of the
young actor?
The scene is set for some worrying developments and an interesting ending. But you know me, I don't give endings away.
This is a very good short tale of the supernatural and has bags of potential to be made into a full length film. Professionally produced and directed by Stefan Archetti, the film has something of the flavour of the British "horror" films of the 50's and early 60's. John Ward does a professional job of the filming and produces some excellent disconcertingly
weird scenes without falling back to computerised special effects.
While a short film like this doesn't allow for very much in the way of character development, the ideas behind the plot are more important than understanding the lives of the people in it.
Oh, and you can play "Spot the Duster" in this film (blink and you'll miss it).
MAL
Produced Written Edited and Directed by Stefan Archetti
| Roman Hendricks - |
Stephen GIFFIN |
| Father Stanley - |
Dave COURTNEY |
| Ruth Curtis - |
Beryl NESBITT |
| Alfred Carpenter - |
Terence MUSTOO |
| Brian Aldrich - |
Simon James MORGAN |
| Daria Silver - |
Linda ROGERS |
Produced by
Nine Lives Films
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Father Stanley: "I'm sure you can
spare something" |
"Hi there. I'm Daria ... from next
door." |
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The hero, Roman. Who's been ringing his
bell? |
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