IFC Midnight to release I Trapped the Devil, starring AJ Bowen

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

I Trapped the Devil Josh Lobo

Ten years after playing a memorable role in Ti West's 2009 film THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, AJ Bowen has taken a lead role in another movie with "devil" in the title, writer/director Josh Lobo's I TRAPPED THE DEVIL.

Co-starring Susan Burke and Scott Poythress, I TRAPPED THE DEVIL has the following synopsis: 

Christmas is supposed to be a time for peace and joyful family reunions. But when Matt (Bowen) and his wife Karen (Burke) show up unannounced at the home of his estranged brother Steve (Poythress) to celebrate the holidays, they are instead greeted with a horrifying surprise: trapped in the basement is a man. But not just any man. Steve believes that his hostage is none other than the devil himself. As shock and skepticism turn to fear and paranoia, Matt and Karen find themselves facing a terrifying quandary: is Steve dangerously unhinged? Or could the mysterious stranger really be evil incarnate? Either way, the stage is set for a true Christmas from hell.

That's a set-up that I find to be very intriguing, and Lobo has made his film even more appealing by giving Bowen's THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL co-star Jocelin Donahue a role in it as well.

IFC Midnight will be giving I TRAPPED THE DEVIL a theatrical and VOD release on April 26th.

The film will also be screening at the follow film festivals before its release: 

Chattanooga Film Festival // Chattanooga, TN

Minneapolis-St. Paul Int'l Film Festival // Minneapolis, MN

Motor City Nightmares // Novi, MI

Phoenix Film Festival // Phoenix, AZ

The poster art can be seen below: 

I Trapped the Devil Josh Lobo

Source: Arrow in the Head

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