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Andrew Howard, Elize DuToit, David Gant, Matt Berry, Louise Griffiths ... see more see more... , Polly Brown , Elize du Toit , Eric M. Breiman , Graham Riddell , Nadja Brand , Olivia Hill , Gary Mackay , Pollyanna Rose

A man locked away in a mental health hospital on suspicions that he murdered his girlfriend vows to reveal the infernal truth behind the young woman's agonizing death in British horror specialist Adam... read more read more... Mason's satanic shocker. Nick (Andrew Howard) and Sammy (Polly Brown) were just two horny with time to kill and a pocket full of drugs. Upon discovering an abandoned asylum, the pair ventures inside and finds a bizarre contraption that appears to be a cross between an electric chair and a sadistic fetish device. It seems that this chair has the power to transform chemical bliss into unimaginable despair, and when Sammy is assaulted and brutally slain by an unknown force Nick becomes the number one suspect in her murder. Years later, after being held in a high security mental hospital, Nick is released into the care of his psychiatrist Dr. Willard (David Gant). Dr. Gant suspects that there is more to this murder than the authorities realize, and in order to prove it he organizes a special field trip to the decrepit asylum where Sammy was slain. Accompanying Nick and Dr. Willard on their excursion are a group of Dr. Willard's most prestigious students. But Nick has been diagnosed as clinically insane, and years of psychiatric treatment have irreversibly altered his perception of reality. Now, as the brutal, blood-soaked truth emerges from the darkness intent on destroying everything in it's path, Nick will have to overcome demons of both the psychological and supernatural varieties if he holds out any hope of ending the slaughter and proving his sanity. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Adam Mason

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DVD Release Date: October 7, 2008

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  • TheDudeLebowski65
    February 5, 2012
    TheDudeLebowski65
    The Devil's Chair is one of those films that has a good concept for a film, unfortunately , the filmmakers don't know how to build up on the idea and ends up with a really bad film. This film sucks. The film seemed interesting, and I thought the film had an interesting idea for a... read more film. Unfortunately, the film just didn't deliver. The Devil's Chair is an awful film that has a poor plot. I felt that that film was poorly made, and that director Adam Mason directed a film that is simply bland, tired and overall unimpressive. I hated the film, and thought it was a mess. There are many sequences that simply don't make sense, and frankly don't add anything of interest to the film. This film might have worked if the script would have been worked on a little bit harder. There was some interesting ideas for a film, but none seem to really work. The Devil's Chair was a bad horror flick with a poor cast, poor directing and a poorly constructed script. This was boring, and The Devil's Chair was simply a forgettable film not worth your time. I thought that the film was a missed opportunity to do something truly memorable. The film tried too hard to deliver on the gore with little emphasis on horror. Adam Mason is terrible director in the genre. This film just goes to show that he isn't capable of directing a film that has genuine terror or suspense. That's what this film lacks.
  • newvogueravyn
    November 24, 2009
    newvogueravyn
    My first impression: fuck every other word does not make for good dialogue. I'm not a prude about swearing, but too much and anything you're trying to put across gets swamped and makes you sound like a 14 year old trying to impress his mates and seem 'hard'. Sadly, the fuck-fest... read more was not the worst of my viewing experience.
    Even when Nick West was supposed to be somewhat sympathetic, he appeared to be the kind of person I'd cross the street to avoid. I suppose the hideously sexist, angry drivelling rant of over narration (which actually worked quite well at the beginning bar the extreme potty-mouth) was supposed to be a hint to his true nature. The idea is a decent one on paper/in retrospect, but it was pretty horrid to sit through at the time.

    The scenes on the 'other side' look effective, but they quickly descend into gore-hound territory and stick there for the duration of their appearance. The dialogue is laughable (seriously), though I suppose the jar between it appearing serious and sounding ridiculous may have been intentional. This was aided by the, ahem, performance, of Matt Berry - star of lovely comedy series such as Garth Marenghi's Darkplace and The IT Crowd. I suppose he had a mortgage to pay.

    I found Hostel pretty unpleasant viewing, but this film makes it seem rather inoffensive in comparison.
  • bbcfloridabound
    June 7, 2009
    bbcfloridabound
    Best thing about this movie was the closing song. I'm about to give up on British Horror, they are 2 for 2 in the under 3 star award. This is about a man who is said to be insane, and also supposed to have killed a girl, but did he or was it the chair. The devil or monster or w... read morehat ever it was supposed to be in the other world was real hokey. Was it the acid, was it the chair, is the guy completely insane, I am beginning to this its me who is insane. The chair now that was the movie, pretty bloody when the drills and metal objects went into the skin, not bad on the blood and gore scale but for over all movie just 1 1/2 stars..
  • deano
    January 26, 2009
    deano
    Really weird and strange supernatural horror movie that made me really confused in the crime scene between a brilliant psychology professor, his students and the accused killer. The screenwriter made this story really silly and not 100% perfect to understand from the beginning to... read more end of the killer.
  • Stinger839
    October 21, 2008
    Stinger839
    For a horror film, this is a four because of the split genre format and genre commentary in the main character's narrating voice-over, as well as the demon creature and related effects. The sets are interestingly bare and bleak, and the actors know how to overact on purpose. The ... read moregore is pretty great and the practical effects are fun, and I can also tolerate the bits of CG effects.

    The main reason I like this movie so much is that I would have written this script from the synopsis the same way that is done here. The framing technique gave away the ending to me, but I think that's because I was thinking about how I would do it vs. what would be the worst way to do it. The great thing is...they do it the worst way (the plot) and then switch it into the cleverer mode at the necessary points, leaving a stunner of an ending. The camera work, which is mostly brilliant save a few handheld scenes, matches which version of the story is at work, especially at the ending where the camera is most responsible for the creep-em-out factor.

    A nice break from the slew of modern B movies with a modern B movie that seeks to subtly satirize itself and its genre.

    "So Fucked Up" highlight: final reel
  • michaelneumann
    May 28, 2010
    michaelneumann
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  • trisarahtops22
    October 29, 2009
    trisarahtops22
    This film apparently embraced itself being a badly acted B horror film which is fine, but then my question would be...so who would want to watch it then?
  • silentbob66
    December 21, 2008
    silentbob66
    When Nick and his girlfriend Sammy go into a old asylum to mess around and take drugs no one expected just one of them to come out alive fast forward alittle and we find Nick now has been locked up the last 4 years in a mental hospital Nick believes his girlfriend was killed when... read more she sat down in a electric chair that was still inside the building now with no more episodes he is set to be released only to be taken back to the asylum by a doctor and his students to find out the truth was Nick the real killer? or was someting more sinister at work?. Really good horror film that crosses genres and i feel is worth the watch even if it is alittle overacted though.
  • chrismid259
    October 11, 2008
    chrismid259
    This films opening sequence and the last half-hour are arguable the only well crafted sequences in its duration.
  • sleepykiss
    September 13, 2011
    sleepykiss
    "Am I the only one slightly concerned we returned to the scene of the murder with the murderer?"

    Not so bad, but then Im a sucker for Brit films. Get through the opening sex/murder scene & it gets interesting. With Matt Berry of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace & Mighty Boosh (gosh... read more, he makes me laff.)

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Critic Reviews

Dennis Harvey
September 19, 2007
Dennis Harvey, Variety

Dumb sensationalism that trusts blood-buckets dumped on thesps are enough to raise a fright. Full Review

Andrew L. Urban
December 20, 2008
Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile

Angry young working class Nick West (Andrew Howard) narrates this hideous story for us in an engaging and self-referential manner that, surprisingly enough, adds to the entertainment value Full Review

Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton
October 1, 2008
Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton, Dread Central

The Devil's Chair delivers everything that a movie should while shattering just about every film convention possible. Full Review

David Nusair
October 27, 2007
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...I preferred this movie back when it was called Session 9. Full Review

Scott Weinberg
September 16, 2007
Scott Weinberg, Cinematical

With only two horror flicks under his belt, Adam Mason's already a director to keep an eye on. Full Review

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