My review of 'The Devil's Candy' By William S. Mayfield

This movie came out of nowhere for me. Suggested by fellow Creepercast writer, Joel,  in passing. I decided to give The Devil's Candy a try.

The brain child of writer/director Sean Bean, The Devil's Candy starts off in a old house in Texas with Ray Smilie, played by Pruitt Taylor Vince, as he is hearing voices and trying to block them out with the use of a flying V guitar. Quickly we learn that his parents live in the house and his mother tells him to knock it off or he's going back to the hospital. It's about that time, we learn there is a lot more wrong with him besides the "voices". Fast forward a bit and we meet the Hellman family, Jessie, Astrid amd Zooey. They are in the market for a new house and this leads them to Smilie, from the beginning of the film. Astrid is the breadwinner of the family and Jessie is an artist, but is making commissions off his work. After learning of some deaths in the house, they think it over and decide to take the property and unbeknownst to them, all that goes with it. Jessie starts to work out of the shed, that he turns into a studio, and not too long after he starts to hear things. As the story unfolds, Ray comes to the house one night wanting to see his parents, and Jessie tells him to leave because of how he was acting and the way he was acting around Zooey. Ray leaves and we learn that he too is still hearing the voices from before. The story just flows from there as Ray keeps trying to come home and Jessie is now battling his own demons. The relationship between Zooey and Jessie becomes strained, as he is spending more and more time in his studio and forgetting things like to pick her up from school.

Also, on a side note, all of the actors in this movie did a outstanding job, but Kiara Glasco was beyond good. She nailed every line and made me believe that her fear was genuine every time she was in peril, this girl is going places. The production value of this movie was perfect. I'm not sure of the budget, but what they had, they used well. Keeping the jump scares to a bare minimum and the creep/suspense level higher, The Devil's Candy keeps you on the edge of your seat. The soundtrack isn't anything to laugh at either, using old school metal to show that not everyone listens to pop crap and some families still rock. Sean Byrne takes an old story and puts some nice twists in it and made it into a winner. Do yourself a favor and Give this gem a view. I give The Devil's Candy a solid 9 out of 10.