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Stay Up for Late Night With the Devil

I was recommended Late Night With the Devil by a work associate, and didn't think much of it. I'd been meaning to watch it for a while because the premise of a late night talk show in the 70's that could allow the devil into the world sounds like a great time. Boy, do I regret not watching this sooner. TL;DR if you like slow-burn thriller/horror, then this is for you. Image by Medium The story focuses on a talk show host, Jack Delroy, trying to compete with the great Johnny Carsen for late night talk show ratings. In a last-ditch effort, he decides to bring a "possessed girl" on the show during a Halloween episode and all hell breaks loose. Let's start this off by saying this was an independent film. That usually means poor quality or bad special effects, low budget etc. And the low budget is correct. This film was made for around a million dollars and yet some of the special effects used are easily better then anything Hollywood has churned out in the last de