'Presented in a found footage style, David Dastmalchian stars as Jack Delroy, the host of a fictional 1970s variety and late-night talk show titled Night Owls with Jack Delroy. The film purports to be derived from a rediscovered master tape of an episode from the show's sixth season, broadcast on Halloween 1977; during this live television broadcast, havoc unfolds when Delroy interviews a parapsychologist and the subject of her recent book, a young teenager who was the sole survivor of a Satanic church's mass suicide.'
It stars Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi, Ingrid Torelli, Rhys Auteri, Georgina Haig and Josh Quong Tart.
Late Night with the Devil was written and directed by Australian siblings Cameron and Colin Cairnes, who previously discussed their inspiration for the movie.
"In the '70s and '80s, there was something slightly dangerous about late-night TV," they told Variety.
"Talk shows in particular were a window into some strange adult world. We thought combining that charged, live-to-air atmosphere with the supernatural could make for a uniquely frightening film experience."
Horror master Stephen King has already provided his seal of approval, as he said of Late Night with the Devil: "Absolutely brilliant, I couldn't take my eyes off it..."
The film will be theatrically released on 22 March, 2024 and will be available on Shudder on 19 April, 2024.
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