The Sudbury Devil

The Sudbury Devil (2023)

In the late 17th century, two Puritan witch hunters travel to a small Massachusetts town investigating rumors of devil worship, and are irrevocably transformed by the ungodly forces they encounter.

Date of release
2023-09-09
TMDB
4.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
History, Horror, Thriller
Director
Andrew Rakich

Casting

Interesting facts

The Sudbury Devil is a 2023 independent supernatural horror film written and directed by Andrew Rakich in his directorial debut. The film is set in late 17th century New England and follows a pair of witch hunters as they venture into the wilderness outside the town of Sudbury, Massachusetts, in search of demonic forces. The film is notable for its detailed authenticity to the era, including period sets, wardrobe, dialogue, and especially its use of the Early Modern English dialect.

Production

Pre-production on The Sudbury Devil began when Rakich wrote the first draft of the script around Halloween 2019 while he worked to expand his YouTube channel "Atun-Shei Films." He later ran a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo in March 2020 to raise additional funds for filming, which was hampered by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a 2023 interview with Dread Central, Rakich recalled, "The timing for that crowdfunding was disastrous.

Rakich was able to use funds raised from his Patreon page and YouTube channel during the extended pre-production to further finance the film, bringing the production budget up to roughly $25,000. Principal photography took place over two weeks in April 2022. Filming locations included the historic Josiah Keith House in Easton, Massachusetts, and the mountains of Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

Unlike most traditional production models, The Sudbury Devil was made as a cooperative film production. The cast and crew were all given no upfront fee and instead worked for a first-dollar gross percentage of the film's box-office revenue.

The film was executive produced by the author Tabitha King.

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