The Devil's Doorway
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Synopsis
In the fall of 1960, Father Thomas Riley and Father John Thornton were sent by the Vatican to investigate a miraculous event in an Irish home for 'fallen women', only to uncover something much more horrific.
Cast
- Lalor Roddy
- Ciaran Flynn
- Helena Bereen
- Lauren Coe
- Dearbhail Carr
- Carleen Melaugh
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- May 19, 2023
A found footage film that would have been much better had it not used the found footage format. This was good, but there were just way too many blatant scenes where there’s no conceivable logic for a camera being used and call me crazy (it’s ok, I am), but that’s a pretty…
Tony the TerrorJul 9, 2018Suffers from some typical “found footage” maladies (why are they still filming? gee, that camera dropped at just the right place to see that ghost’s feet pass, huh?), and some of the excorcism cinema imagery is rote, but this still builds an admirable level of genuine…
Jacob KnightMar 11, 2024For hundreds of years Irish women deemed a burden or shame to society were sent to the Catholic church which placed them in group homes nicknamed Magdalene Laundries. In the 1960s two priests were dispatched to one of these places to film an alleged miracle but what they…
Dan Abel - Jan 11, 2025
6/53 of Podcast Macabre 2025- Uafás na héireann 1st Aislinn Clarke Stumbles at the first hurdle with the found-footage conceit; maybe it’s a lack of camera knowledge but I found the idea that handheld sound cameras (complete with colour!) would be available to two priests…
𝔻𝕠𝕔 𝕃𝕪𝕠𝕟Dec 14, 2023The beats might be familiar, but I’ve never seen a found footage horror movie quite like this one. Directed and co-written by Aislinn Clarke and shot on beautiful 16mm film stock, THE DEVIL’S DOORWAY tells the story of two priests as they investigate Satanic occurrences at…
Bleeding SkullMay 20, 2023Found footage done well. Some good jump scares, storyline and imaginary, as well as a religious tone.
Artois - Apr 16, 2019
Another found footage horror this time set in Ireland in 1960. Catholicism tends to be the go-to religion for supernatural horror and it's no different here as veteran priest Father Thomas (Lalor Roddy) and the nieve Father John (Ciaran Flynn) are sent by the Vatican to…
Paul Anthony CassidyJul 24, 2022One of the scariest things you can do with a camera is move it slowly down an empty hallway. If you figure this out you can go pretty far. At least the length of a hallway
iiDec 15, 2020Interesting premise and story setting with good scares and creepy scenes. Unfortunately it starts to get slow at the middle and the end is unsatisfying. Slightly above average found footage.
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- devilbaby is "meh" onThe Devil's Doorway
4.5/10 It’s boring
Swift lovedThe Devil's Doorwaythis was so scary wth?!?! the setting and the camera were the perfect choice for this movie. the story was so interesting and creepy and I got scared many times lol
Aafreen Dabestani likedThe Devil's Doorwayjumpscares jumpscares jumpscares, nothing else scary about the movie. Jumpscares were pretty good though, they could’ve played more with those. shot in 60’s style
- Sebastian lovedThe Devil's Doorway
AMAZING MOVIE. Shooting was exceptional and VERY unique. ALL ON 16MM ‼️
jess likedThe Devil's Doorwaylove the catholic imagery and vibes of this
Andreea likedThe Devil's DoorwayLove a true story
- Adnan Sami is "meh" onThe Devil's Doorway
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Metacritic
Jul 12, 2018
Roddy and Bereen in particular give fully fleshed-out performances, playing agents of a religious institution they both disrespect in subtle and blatant ways. Clarke and company inject some old-fashioned scares into the context of a deeper moral rot.
Noel Murray
Los Angeles Times
Jul 12, 2018
It takes its narrative cue from the Bon Secours mother-and-baby home in Tuam, County Galway in which “significant” numbers of dead children have been discovered. Even though this is placed within a potentially-exploitative genre framework, it is still handled with sensitivity and sympathy by this latest female director to flesh out horror tropes.
Fionnuala Halligan
Screen Daily
Jul 12, 2018
This smart but uneven horror movie has little interest in fun.
Jeannette Catsoulis
The New York Times
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is The Devil's Doorway (2018)?
The movie is 1hr 16min long.
What's The Devil's Doorway (2018) about?
In the fall of 1960, Father Thomas Riley and Father John Thornton were sent by the Vatican to investigate a miraculous event in an Irish home for 'fallen women', only to uncover something much more horrific.
Who's the cast of The Devil's Doorway (2018)?
- Lalor Roddy as Father Thomas
- Ciaran Flynn as Father John
- Helena Bereen as Mother Superior
- Lauren Coe as Kathleen
- Dearbhail Carr as Eileen Murphy
- Carleen Melaugh as Sister Maria Louise
Who produced The Devil's Doorway (2018)?
Michael B. Jackson, Martin Brennan and Katy Jackson produced The Devil's Doorway (2018).
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