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''Be the devil that we so richly deserve.''
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''The Sudbury Devil'' is a 2023 independent {{horror}} film by Andrew Rakich of the Website/YouTube channel Creator/AtunSheiFilms. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} Bay Colony in the 1670s in the aftermath of King Philip's War, it follows two Puritan {{witch hunter}}s -- John Fletcher and Josiah Cutting -- who arrive in the small town of Sudbury to investigate rumors of devil worship. In addition to Rakich himself, it also stars Benton Guinness as Fletcher, Linnea Gregg and Widow Gavett, and Josh Popa as Josiah Cutting.

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''The Sudbury Devil'' is a 2023 independent {{horror}} film by Andrew Rakich of the Website/YouTube channel Creator/AtunSheiFilms. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} Bay Colony in the 1670s in the aftermath of King Philip's War, it follows two Puritan {{witch hunter}}s -- John Fletcher and Josiah Cutting -- who arrive in the small town of Sudbury to investigate rumors of devil worship. In addition to Rakich himself, it also stars Benton Guinness as Fletcher, Linnea Gregg and as Widow Gavett, and Josh Popa as Josiah Cutting.
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''The Sudbury Devil'' is a 2023 independent {{horror}} film by Andrew Rakich of the Website/YouTube channel Creator/AtunSheiFilms. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} Bay Colony in the 1670s in the aftermath of King Philip's War, it follows two Puritan {{witch hunter}}s who arrive in the small town of Sudbury to investigate rumors of devil worship. In addition to Rakich himself, it also stars Benton Guinness, Linnea Gregg, and Josh Popa.

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''The Sudbury Devil'' is a 2023 independent {{horror}} film by Andrew Rakich of the Website/YouTube channel Creator/AtunSheiFilms. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} Bay Colony in the 1670s in the aftermath of King Philip's War, it follows two Puritan {{witch hunter}}s -- John Fletcher and Josiah Cutting -- who arrive in the small town of Sudbury to investigate rumors of devil worship. In addition to Rakich himself, it also stars Benton Guinness, Guinness as Fletcher, Linnea Gregg, Gregg and Widow Gavett, and Josh Popa.
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* AntiquatedLinguistics: In addition to accents, the characters also speak with 17th-century word choice and grammar.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: [[spoiler: Goodenow is prone to this, which is taken by the witchfinders as a sign of his demonic taint.]]

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* ADateWithRosiePalms: [[spoiler: Goodenow is prone to this, which is taken by the witchfinders as a sign of his demonic taint. Flora also masturbates in front of Fletcher to tempt him, which works.]]
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* FanDisservice: The film has a lot of sex in it, but precisely none of it is titillating or erotic. [[spoiler:Goodenow and Flora compulsively masturbating, Fletcher unceremoniously rutting into Flora as she cackles madly, and Patience and Fletcher having sex ''as they both bleed out from stabbing each other'' all stand out.]]


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* InterplayOfSexAndViolence: [[spoiler:Throughout the film, but most obviously at the end when Patience Gavett and Fletcher brutally stab each other to death, with Fletcher even disemboweling Patience, only to start having sex.]]
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: [[spoiler: Goodenow is prone to this, which is taken by the witchfinders as a sign of his demonic taint.]]


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* DecapitationPresentation: The Canadian to whom [[spoiler: Fletcher]] sells the heads of slaughtered Indian children loves to do this while revelling in his bloodlust.
* EldritchAbomination: The titular Devil is portrayed in such a way, [[spoiler: appearing as a ball of bright light, in visions as an animalistic silhouette, and causing the sky itself to turn into a kaleidoscope of bizarre moons and planets.]]


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* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: [[spoiler: Mr John Fletcher richochets between being Satan's staunch enemy, most willing servant, and a terrified onlooker.]]
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's initially kept ambiguous whether [[spoiler: Goodenow's outbursts are genuine demonic possession, or he's just a deeply traumatised war veteran experiencing psychosis. It's probably both.]]


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* TheUnreveal: We never actually get to fully see what [[spoiler: Patience did to Cutting.]] From the brief shots we do see, it certainly wouldn't have been pleasant.
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''The Sudbury Devil'' began its roadshow premiere in September 2023 and is set to release for streaming on December 21.

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''The Sudbury Devil'' began its roadshow premiere in September 2023 and is set to release for released on streaming on December 21.
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''The Sudbury Devil'' is a 2023 independent {{horror}} film by Creator/AndrewRakich of the Website/YouTube channel Creator/AtunSheiFilms. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} Bay Colony in the 1670s in the aftermath of King Philip's War, it follows two Puritan {{witch hunter}}s who arrive in the small town of Sudbury to investigate rumors of devil worship. In addition to Rakich himself, it also stars Benton Guinness, Linnea Gregg, and Josh Popa.

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''The Sudbury Devil'' is a 2023 independent {{horror}} film by Creator/AndrewRakich Andrew Rakich of the Website/YouTube channel Creator/AtunSheiFilms. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} Bay Colony in the 1670s in the aftermath of King Philip's War, it follows two Puritan {{witch hunter}}s who arrive in the small town of Sudbury to investigate rumors of devil worship. In addition to Rakich himself, it also stars Benton Guinness, Linnea Gregg, and Josh Popa.

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''The Sudbury Devil'' is an independent {{horror}} film by Creator/AndrewRakich of the Website/YouTube channel Creator/AtunSheiFilms, undergoing a roadshow release in 2023 and set for a self-published digital release on December 21st, 2023, the winter solstice. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} Bay Colony in the 1670s in the aftermath of King Philip's War, it follows two Puritan {{witch hunter}}s who arrive in a small Massachusetts town to investigate rumors of devil worship. In addition to Rakich himself, it also stars Benton Guinness, Linnea Gregg, and Josh Popa.

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''The Sudbury Devil'' is an a 2023 independent {{horror}} film by Creator/AndrewRakich of the Website/YouTube channel Creator/AtunSheiFilms, undergoing a roadshow release in 2023 and set for a self-published digital release on December 21st, 2023, the winter solstice. Creator/AtunSheiFilms. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} Bay Colony in the 1670s in the aftermath of King Philip's War, it follows two Puritan {{witch hunter}}s who arrive in a the small Massachusetts town of Sudbury to investigate rumors of devil worship. In addition to Rakich himself, it also stars Benton Guinness, Linnea Gregg, and Josh Popa.


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''The Sudbury Devil'' began its roadshow premiere in September 2023 and is set to release for streaming on December 21.
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''The Sudbury Devil'' is an independent {{horror}} film by Creator/AndrewRakich of the Website/YouTube channel Creator/AtunSheiFilms, undergoing a roadshow release in 2023. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} Bay Colony in the 1670s in the aftermath of King Philip's War, it follows two Puritan {{witch hunter}}s who arrive in a small Massachusetts town to investigate rumors of devil worship. In addition to Rakich himself, it also stars Benton Guinness, Linnea Gregg, and Josh Popa.

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''The Sudbury Devil'' is an independent {{horror}} film by Creator/AndrewRakich of the Website/YouTube channel Creator/AtunSheiFilms, undergoing a roadshow release in 2023.2023 and set for a self-published digital release on December 21st, 2023, the winter solstice. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} Bay Colony in the 1670s in the aftermath of King Philip's War, it follows two Puritan {{witch hunter}}s who arrive in a small Massachusetts town to investigate rumors of devil worship. In addition to Rakich himself, it also stars Benton Guinness, Linnea Gregg, and Josh Popa.
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* WretchedHive: This is how Boston is generally viewed; one character refers to Boston's "tavern rakes about all hours."

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* WretchedHive: This is how Boston is generally viewed; one character refers to Boston's "tavern rakes about all hours.""

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The film is notable for using period-accurate accents (as Rakich is known for doing for [[WebVideo/TheWitchfinderGeneral his Witchfinder General character]]) for New Englanders in the 17th century. You can see the [[https://youtu.be/lbxy91HbtXg trailer here]].

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The film is notable for using period-accurate accents (as Rakich is known for doing for [[WebVideo/TheWitchfinderGeneral his Witchfinder General character]]) and, wherever possible, appropriately made clothing and props for New Englanders in the 17th century. You can see the [[https://youtu.be/lbxy91HbtXg trailer here]].
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The film is notable for using period-accurate accents (as Rakich is known for doing for his Witchfinder General character) for New Englanders in the 17th century. You can see the [[https://youtu.be/lbxy91HbtXg trailer here]].

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The film is notable for using period-accurate accents (as Rakich is known for doing for [[WebVideo/TheWitchfinderGeneral his Witchfinder General character) character]]) for New Englanders in the 17th century. You can see the [[https://youtu.be/lbxy91HbtXg trailer here]].
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''The Sudbury Devil'' is an independent {{horror}} film by Creator/AndrewRakich of the Website/YouTube channel WebVideo/AtunSheiFilms, undergoing a roadshow release in 2023. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} Bay Colony in the 1670s in the aftermath of King Philip's War, it follows two Puritan {{witch hunter}}s who arrive in a small Massachusetts town to investigate rumors of devil worship. In addition to Rakich himself, it also stars Benton Guinness, Linnea Gregg, and Josh Popa.

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''The Sudbury Devil'' is an independent {{horror}} film by Creator/AndrewRakich of the Website/YouTube channel WebVideo/AtunSheiFilms, Creator/AtunSheiFilms, undergoing a roadshow release in 2023. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} Bay Colony in the 1670s in the aftermath of King Philip's War, it follows two Puritan {{witch hunter}}s who arrive in a small Massachusetts town to investigate rumors of devil worship. In addition to Rakich himself, it also stars Benton Guinness, Linnea Gregg, and Josh Popa.
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''The Sudbury Devil'' is an independent {{horror}} film by Andrew Rakich of the Website/YouTube channel WebVideo/AtunSheiFilms, undergoing a roadshow release in 2023. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} Bay Colony in the 1670s in the aftermath of King Philip's War, it follows two Puritan {{witch hunter}}s who arrive in a small Massachusetts town to investigate rumors of devil worship. In addition to Rakich himself, it also stars Benton Guinness, Linnea Gregg, and Josh Popa.

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''The Sudbury Devil'' is an independent {{horror}} film by Andrew Rakich Creator/AndrewRakich of the Website/YouTube channel WebVideo/AtunSheiFilms, undergoing a roadshow release in 2023. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} Bay Colony in the 1670s in the aftermath of King Philip's War, it follows two Puritan {{witch hunter}}s who arrive in a small Massachusetts town to investigate rumors of devil worship. In addition to Rakich himself, it also stars Benton Guinness, Linnea Gregg, and Josh Popa.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Enforced in one scene, with a trick self-admittedly borrowed from ''Film/AmericanPsycho''. One scene was shot twice, with Rakich giving two completely different performances in each; one where Mr. Gavett is just a normal, kindly fellow offering hospitality to the witch hunters and in another a flamboyantly proud servant of the devil barely able to conceal his glee at manipulating the protagonists. Shots from the two were then spliced together, making it just as hard for the audience to discern which is the truth as the witch finders.

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* AmbiguousSituation: Enforced in one scene, with a trick self-admittedly borrowed from ''Film/AmericanPsycho''. One scene It was shot twice, with Rakich giving two completely different performances in each; one where Mr. Gavett is just a normal, kindly fellow offering hospitality to the witch hunters and in another a flamboyantly proud servant of the devil barely able to conceal his glee at manipulating the protagonists. Shots from the two were then spliced together, making it just as hard for the audience to discern which is the truth as the witch finders.
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->''"Be not afeared. Thou art safe now."''

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* AmbiguousSituation: Enforced in one scene, with a trick self-admittedly borrowed from ''Film/AmericanPsycho''. One scene was shot twice, with Rakich giving two completely different performances in each; one where a character is just a normal, kindly fellow offering hospitality to the witch hunters and in another a flamboyantly proud servant of the devil barely able to conceal his glee at manipulating the protagonists. Shots from the two were then spliced together, making it just as hard for the audience to discern which is the truth as the witch finders.

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* AmbiguousSituation: Enforced in one scene, with a trick self-admittedly borrowed from ''Film/AmericanPsycho''. One scene was shot twice, with Rakich giving two completely different performances in each; one where a character Mr. Gavett is just a normal, kindly fellow offering hospitality to the witch hunters and in another a flamboyantly proud servant of the devil barely able to conceal his glee at manipulating the protagonists. Shots from the two were then spliced together, making it just as hard for the audience to discern which is the truth as the witch finders.
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''The Sudbury Devil'' is an independent {{horror}} film by Andrew Rakich of the Website/YouTube channel WebVideo/AtunSheiFilms, slated for release in 2023. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} Bay Colony in the 1670s in the aftermath of King Philip's War, it follows two Puritan {{witch hunter}}s who arrive in a small Massachusetts town to investigate rumors of devil worship. In addition to Rakich himself, it also stars Benton Guinness, Linnea Gregg, and Josh Popa.

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''The Sudbury Devil'' is an independent {{horror}} film by Andrew Rakich of the Website/YouTube channel WebVideo/AtunSheiFilms, slated for undergoing a roadshow release in 2023. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} Bay Colony in the 1670s in the aftermath of King Philip's War, it follows two Puritan {{witch hunter}}s who arrive in a small Massachusetts town to investigate rumors of devil worship. In addition to Rakich himself, it also stars Benton Guinness, Linnea Gregg, and Josh Popa.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Enforced in one scene, with a trick self-admittedly borrowed from ''Film/AmericanPsycho''. One scene was shot twice, with Rakich giving two completely different performances in each; one where a character is just a normal, kindly fellow offering hospitality to the witch hunters and in another a flamboyantly proud servant of the devil barely able to conceal his glee at manipulating the protagonists. Shots from the two were then spliced together, making it just as hard for the audience to discern which is the truth as the witch finders.
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''The Sudbury Devil'' is an upcoming independent {{horror}} film by Andrew Rakich of the Website/YouTube channel WebVideo/AtunSheiFilms, slated for release in 2023. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} Bay Colony in the 1670s in the aftermath of King Philip's War, it follows two Puritan {{witch hunter}}s who arrive in a small Massachusetts town to investigate rumors of devil worship. In addition to Rakich himself, it also stars Benton Guinness, Linnea Gregg, and Josh Popa.

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''The Sudbury Devil'' is an upcoming independent {{horror}} film by Andrew Rakich of the Website/YouTube channel WebVideo/AtunSheiFilms, slated for release in 2023. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} Bay Colony in the 1670s in the aftermath of King Philip's War, it follows two Puritan {{witch hunter}}s who arrive in a small Massachusetts town to investigate rumors of devil worship. In addition to Rakich himself, it also stars Benton Guinness, Linnea Gregg, and Josh Popa.
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-->''"Night falls hard here, sirs."''
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* TheWitchHunter: The protagonists are Puritan witch hunters.

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* TheWitchHunter: The protagonists are Puritan witch hunters.hunters.
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--> -- '''Mr. Gavett'''
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-->''"Night falls hard here, sirs."

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* NewEnglandGothic: The town of Sudbury is very isolated and remote at this point in history, making it an ideal setting for spooky gothic horror.

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* NewEnglandGothic: LovecraftCountry: The town of Sudbury is very isolated and remote at this point in history, making it an ideal setting for spooky gothic horror.
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->''"Be not afeared. Thou art safe now."''

''The Sudbury Devil'' is an upcoming independent {{horror}} film by Andrew Rakich of the Website/YouTube channel WebVideo/AtunSheiFilms, slated for release in 2023. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} Bay Colony in the 1670s in the aftermath of King Philip's War, it follows two Puritan {{witch hunter}}s who arrive in a small Massachusetts town to investigate rumors of devil worship. In addition to Rakich himself, it also stars Benton Guinness, Linnea Gregg, and Josh Popa.

The film is notable for using period-accurate accents (as Rakich is known for doing for his Witchfinder General character) for New Englanders in the 17th century. You can see the [[https://youtu.be/lbxy91HbtXg trailer here]].

!!Bewarned, for the ''The Sudbury Devil'' containeth the following tropes...

*NewEnglandGothic: The town of Sudbury is very isolated and remote at this point in history, making it an ideal setting for spooky gothic horror.
-->''"Night falls hard here, sirs."
*NewEnglandPuritan: Most of the characters, given the 17th-century Massachusetts setting.
*TheSavageIndian: {{Invoked|Trope}} and {{discussed|Trope}}. On the heels of a brutal war with the Wampanoag and other Native American tribes of New England, this is how most of the white characters view them.
*TheWitchHunter: The protagonists are Puritan witch hunters.

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