Films like May the Devil Take You.

May the Devil Take You (2018) reads as Heavy, breathless, extreme horror / indonesian, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Some Kind of Hate (2015) poster
1. Some Kind of Hate2015

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Stay Out of the Attic (2020) poster
2. Stay Out of the Attic2020

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

[REC] 4: Apocalypse (2014) poster
3. [REC] 4: Apocalypse2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Rendel (2017) poster
4. Rendel2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Exeter (2015) poster
5. Exeter2015

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Windmill Massacre (2016) poster
6. The Windmill Massacre2016

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Savaged (2014) poster
7. Savaged2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Spin the Bottle (2024) poster
8. Spin the Bottle2024

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Triggered (2020) poster
9. Triggered2020

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Siren (2016) poster
10. Siren2016

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the chilly detachment — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Run Sweetheart Run (2020) poster
11. Run Sweetheart Run2020

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the chilly detachment; trades toward a white-knuckle intensity.

Clown (2014) poster
12. Clown2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

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