Devil's Den (film)

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Devil's Den
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Directed by Jeff Burr
Written byMitch Gould
Produced byJohn Duffy
Mitch Gould
Starring Kelly Hu
Devon Sawa
Ken Foree
Steven Schub
CinematographyViorel Sergovici
Edited byLouis Cioffi
Music byJon Lee
Distributed byIDT Entertainment
Release date
  • October 22, 2006 (2006-10-22)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Devil's Den is a 2006 horror film directed by Jeff Burr. It stars Kelly Hu and Devon Sawa.

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Plot

A group of pleasure-seeking young adults enter a strip club and discover that it is a Satanic establishment that requires them to check their souls at the door. In order to make it through the night alive, they have to battle with a horde of blood-drinking she-demons whose power is drawn directly from the Lord of the Underworld.

Cast

Release

The film was released on DVD by Starz Home Entertainment on February 13, 2007. It was later released by Anchor Bay Entertainment on May 14 that same year. [1]

Reception

Juliet Farmer from DVD Talk gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, criticizing the film's dialogue, and cheesy special effects. However, Farmer concluded, "Between the funny dialogue and chemistry between the characters, I was able to overlook the poor attempts at scary effects and enjoy Devil's Den for the light romp it is." [2]

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References

  1. "Devil's Den (2006) - Jeff Burr". Allmovie.com. Allmovie. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. Farmer, Juliet. "Devil's Den : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". DVD Talk.com. Juliet Farmer. Retrieved 30 August 2018.