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The Diabolical

The Diabolical

Evil is timeless.

20155.01h 26m

Overview

When a single mother and her two young children are tormented by an increasingly strange and intense presence in their quiet suburban home, she turns to her scientist boyfriend to take on the violent forces that paranormal experts are too frightened to face.

Directed by Alistair Legrand
Written by Alistair Legrand, Luke Harvis
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Top Cast

Ali Larter

Ali Larter

Madison

Arjun Gupta

Arjun Gupta

Nikolai

Chloe Perrin

Chloe Perrin

Haley

Joe Egender

Joe Egender

Carl

Patrick Fischler

Patrick Fischler

Austin

Wilmer Calderon

Wilmer Calderon

Miguel

Tom Wright

Tom Wright

Curtis (as Thomas Wright)

Merrin Dungey

Merrin Dungey

Mrs. Wallace

M

Max Rose

Jacob

Kurt Carley

Kurt Carley

The Prisoner

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Themes & Keywords

parapsychologyabsurdbaffledcomplicated

About The Diabolical

The Diabolical is a horror, science fiction, thriller film released in 2015 exploring themes of parapsychology, absurd, baffled, complicated. Directed by Alistair Legrand, it stars Ali Larter, Arjun Gupta, Chloe Perrin. When a single mother and her two young children are tormented by an increasingly strange and intense presence in their quiet suburban home, she turns to her scientist boyfriend to take on the violent forces that paranormal experts are too frightened to face.

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