Late Night with the Devil (Cairnes and Cairnes 2023)

Late Night with the Devil became somewhat of an immediate indie cult classic. According to Wikipedia “The film grossed $16 million and was met with widespread critical acclaim.” While Laura found the film to be quite an entertaining watch, Marshall was not a fan. And then when we delved into the messaging and subtext of the film things really went sour. The film not only perpetuates sexist horror tropes but it does significant work to validate the caustic Satanic Panic of the late 1970s and early 1980s that is still toxically present in aspects of QAnon insanity.

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SPOILERS IN THIS EPISODE

Untraceable (Hoblit 2008)

The Conjuring (beginning only)

Carrie (De Palma 1976)

TOPIC INDEX – Late Night with the Devil (Cairnes and Cairnes 2023) (times are approximate) 

0:30 – Introductions

3:45 – Film discussion begins

4:30 – Marshall’s overall thoughts

9:30 – Laura’s overall thoughts

13:00 – SPOILERS section begins

13:30 – opening montage

16:00 – From Satanic Panic to Qanon

18:00 – The Conjuring opening spoilers

19:45 – Sociology Moment – Clover’s conversion plot

23:00 – additional gender dynamics

31:00 – subjective perspectives and wasted potential

37:00 – implications of the ending

1:15:30 – grading the film using the Collective Nightmares Evolving Rubric of Social Responsibility

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“Horror films are our collective nightmares.”

Episode 129

Keywords

sociology, horror, Satanic Panic, conspiracy theories, gender, Carol Clover, conversion plot, possession, real time, cults, subjective perspective, religion, secret society, psychic, cultic abuse, abuse, forgiveness, exploitation, sexuality, chastity, Puritan values, tropes, Qanon,

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