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* CreatorKiller: The poor reception of the film temporarily killed off Creator/{{Paramount}}'s Insurge Pictures sublabel [[note]] it was originally made for micro budget films like this and Film/ParanormalActivity [[/note]], following this and the failure for generating hype for the North American release of Film/TheLovedOnes (which tried to generate hype the same way Paranormal Activity did), was relegated to near Direct to VOD movies (with the exceptions being ''Film/ProjectAlmanac'' and ''Music/KatyPerry's Part of Me'', the former's underperformance killing it for good) and shut down in 2016.

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* CreatorKiller: The poor reception of the film temporarily killed off Creator/{{Paramount}}'s Insurge Pictures sublabel [[note]] it was originally sublabel[[note]]originally made for micro budget micro-budget films like this and Film/ParanormalActivity [[/note]], following ''Film/ParanormalActivity''[[/note]]. Following this and the failure for generating hype for the North American release of Film/TheLovedOnes ''Film/TheLovedOnes'' (which tried to generate hype the same way Paranormal Activity ''Paranormal Activity'' did), it was relegated to near Direct to VOD direct-to-VOD movies (with the exceptions being ''Film/ProjectAlmanac'' and ''Music/KatyPerry's Part of Me'', the former's underperformance killing it for good) and shut down in 2016. 2016.
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* GenreKiller: For FoundFootageFilms. While ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', released a month later was well-received, the genre as a whole started to decline in popularity. To date, no found footage film has been able to match ''The Devil Inside'''s $33 million opening.

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* GenreKiller: For FoundFootageFilms. While ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', released a month later later, was well-received, the genre as a whole started to decline in popularity. To date, no found footage film has been able to match ''The Devil Inside'''s $33 million opening.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The website promoted in the film's infamous ending went offline not long after its release. At least it's accessible on the Wayback Machine.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The website promoted touted in the film's infamous ending went offline not long after its release. At least it's accessible on the Wayback Machine.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The website promoted in the film's infamous ending went offline not long after its release. At least it's accessible on the Wayback Machine.
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* GenreKiller: For FoundFootageFilms. While ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', released a month later was well-received, the genre as a whole started to decline in popularity. To date, no found footage film has been able to match ''The Devil Inside'''s $33 million opening.
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* CreatorKiller: The poor reception of the film temporarily killed off Creator/{{Paramount}}'s Insurge Pictures sublabel [[note]] it was originally made for micro budget films like this and Film/ParanormalActivity [[/note]], following this and the failure for generating hype for the North American release of Film/TheLovedOnes (which tried to generate hype the same way Paranormal Activity did), was relegated to near Direct to VOD movies (with the exceptions being ''Film/ProjectAlmanac'' and ''Music/KatyPerry's Part of Me'', the formers underperformance killing it for good) and shut down in 2016.

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* CreatorKiller: The poor reception of the film temporarily killed off Creator/{{Paramount}}'s Insurge Pictures sublabel [[note]] it was originally made for micro budget films like this and Film/ParanormalActivity [[/note]], following this and the failure for generating hype for the North American release of Film/TheLovedOnes (which tried to generate hype the same way Paranormal Activity did), was relegated to near Direct to VOD movies (with the exceptions being ''Film/ProjectAlmanac'' and ''Music/KatyPerry's Part of Me'', the formers former's underperformance killing it for good) and shut down in 2016.
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* CreatorKiller: The poor reception of the film temporarily killed off Creator/{{Paramount}}'s Insurge Pictures sublabel [[note]] it was originally made for micro budget films like this [[/note]], and with the exception of ''Film/ProjectAlmanac'' and ''Music/KatyPerry's Part of Me'', was relegated to near Direct to VOD movies and shut down in 2016.

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* CreatorKiller: The poor reception of the film temporarily killed off Creator/{{Paramount}}'s Insurge Pictures sublabel [[note]] it was originally made for micro budget films like this and Film/ParanormalActivity [[/note]], following this and with the exception failure for generating hype for the North American release of Film/TheLovedOnes (which tried to generate hype the same way Paranormal Activity did), was relegated to near Direct to VOD movies (with the exceptions being ''Film/ProjectAlmanac'' and ''Music/KatyPerry's Part of Me'', was relegated to near Direct to VOD movies the formers underperformance killing it for good) and shut down in 2016.
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* GenreKiller: For FoundFootageFilms. While ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', released a month later was well-received, the genre as a whole started to decline in popularity. To date, no found footage film has been able to match ''The Devil Inside'''s $33 million opening.
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* GenreKiller: For FoundFootageFilms. While ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', released a month later was well-received, the genre as a whole started to decline in popularity. To date, no Found Footage film has been able to match ''The Devil Inside'''s $33 million opening.

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* GenreKiller: For FoundFootageFilms. While ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', released a month later was well-received, the genre as a whole started to decline in popularity. To date, no Found Footage found footage film has been able to match ''The Devil Inside'''s $33 million opening.
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* CreatorKiller: The poor reception of the film temporarily killed off Creator/{{Paramount}}'s Insurge Pictures sublabel [[note]] it was originally made for micro budget films like this [[/note]], and with the exception of Project Almanac and Music/KatyPerry's Part of Me, was relegated to near Direct to VOD movies and shut down in 2016.

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* CreatorKiller: The poor reception of the film temporarily killed off Creator/{{Paramount}}'s Insurge Pictures sublabel [[note]] it was originally made for micro budget films like this [[/note]], and with the exception of Project Almanac ''Film/ProjectAlmanac'' and Music/KatyPerry's ''Music/KatyPerry's Part of Me, Me'', was relegated to near Direct to VOD movies and shut down in 2016.
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* CreatorKiller: The poor reception of the film temporarily killed off Creator/{{Paramount}}'s Insurge Pictures sublabel [[note]] it was originally made for micro budget films like this [[/note]], and with the exception of Project Almanac and Creator/KatyPerry's Part of Me, was relegated to near Direct to VOD movies and shut down in 2016.

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* CreatorKiller: The poor reception of the film temporarily killed off Creator/{{Paramount}}'s Insurge Pictures sublabel [[note]] it was originally made for micro budget films like this [[/note]], and with the exception of Project Almanac and Creator/KatyPerry's Music/KatyPerry's Part of Me, was relegated to near Direct to VOD movies and shut down in 2016.
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* CreatorKiller: The poor reception of the film temporarily killed off Creator/{{Paramount}}'s Insurge Pictures sublabel [[note]] it was originally made for micro budget films like this [[/note]], and with the exception of Project Almanac and Creator/KatyPerry's Part of Me, was relegated to near Direct to VOD movies and shut down in 2016.
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* StillbornFranchise: Plans for a sequel were swiftly aborted after the massive fallout that followed the film's lack of an ending.

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* CriticalDissonance: While a massive financial hit, both critics and audiences hated the film, to the point where it earned a rare F on Cinemascore.
* GenreKiller: For FoundFootageFilms. While ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', released a month later was well-received, the genre as a whole started to decline in popularity. To date, no Found Footage film has been able to match ''The Devil Inside'''s $33 million opening.

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* CriticalDissonance: While a massive financial hit, both critics and audiences hated the film, to the point where it earned a rare F on Cinemascore.
* GenreKiller: For FoundFootageFilms. While ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', released a month later was well-received, the genre as a whole started to decline in popularity. To date, no Found Footage film has been able to match ''The Devil Inside'''s $33 million opening.opening.
* NotScreenedForCritics: This was cited as the likely reason the film opened with blockbuster numbers in its first week and then virtually disappeared in subsequent weeks.
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* CriticalDissonance: While a massive financial hit, both critics and audiences hated the film, to the point where it earned a rare F on Cinemascore.
* GenreKiller: For FoundFootageFilms. While ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', released a month later was well-received, the genre as a whole started to decline in popularity. To date, no Found Footage film has been able to match ''The Devil Inside'''s $33 million opening.

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