Devil's Mile (2014)

A relentlessly-paced hybrid of gritty crime thriller and Lovecraftian supernatural horror, The Devil's Mile follows a trio of kidnappers who take an ill-advised detour en route to deliver ... See full summary »

Director:

Joseph O'Brien

Writer:

Joseph O'Brien

Stars:

David Hayter, Maria del Mar, Samantha Wan

Cast

Credited cast:
David Hayter	...	Toby McTeague
Maria del Mar	...	Cally
Samantha Wan	...	Suki Tsuburaya
Amanda Joy	...	Kanako Kobayashi (as Amanda Joy Lim)
Frank Moore	...	Mr. Arkadi
Adrienne Kress	...	Cally's Girlfriend
Casey Hudecki	...	Jacinta
Shara Kim	...	Demon
Craig Porritt	...	The Caretaker

Storyline

A relentlessly-paced hybrid of gritty crime thriller and Lovecraftian supernatural horror, The Devil's Mile follows a trio of kidnappers who take an ill-advised detour en route to deliver their hostages - two teenage girls - to their mysterious and powerful employer. When they accidentally kill one of the girls during a botched escape attempt, their simmering mistrust explodes into shocking violence. But what they thought was their worst case scenario is only the beginning, as they are engulfed by the hellish forces that haunt the road - a road they realize they may never escape. Now captors and captive must fight together to escape the monstrous forces pursuing them and somehow survive... THE DEVIL'S MILE.

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Taglines:

Three Desperate Killers. Two Terrified Captives. One Wrong Turn. No Chance In Hell.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 August 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Devil's Mile

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Devil's Mile, Grovers Mill Productions, Grovers Mill

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Mr. Arkadi (Frank Moore) is an homage to Orson Welles' Mr. Arkadin (1955), in which Welles played the title character, a mysterious and powerful millionaire with a sinister past.

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Soundtracks

Locked in the Trunk of a Car
Written by Gord Downie, (as G. Downie), Johnny Fay (as J. Fay), R. Baker,
Gord Sinclair (as G. Sinclair) and Paul Langlois (as P. Langlois)
Performed by The Tragically Hip
Published by Little Smoke Music and Southern Music Pub. Co. Canada Ltd.
Courtesy of Universal Music Canada

User Reviews

Actually not that bad

Granted, this is not one of the greatest Indie horror films out there, but I actually found this one to be a pleasant surprise. I began it on the premise that it might end up being another cliché style film ripping off Jacob's Ladder like the dreadful film Dead End. Instead, what we have is actually a bit of an original twist to a tale that has been overdone a thousand times. I could not count how many films and even short stories I have read where the hapless drivers end up in serious trouble when trying to take a shortcut off of the beaten path.

In this plot, we have three criminal kidnappers and two victims who pass a mysterious station before venturing down an endless nightmare highway.

While some parts of it are predictable, the ending for me was a surprise twist with the main character and some credits to me are warranted for originality here.

The actors were pretty decent in their roles and they special effects were not that bad for an Indie Film. Granted, this is not the work of some Master of Horror but for a boring Sunday afternoon, I found myself satisfied with it.