''Devil May Call'' is a 2013

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directed by American filmmaker Jason Cuadrado and written by Cuadrado and Wyatt Doyle. The film stars Corri English as Samantha, a

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counselor.

Plot

Blind telephone counselor Sam (Corri English) is leaving. Volunteering to train new employee Jess ( Van Hansis), Sam joins skeleton crew Val (

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) and Jules (Tracy Perez) for one last night on the phones. They’re expecting a quiet night. But John (

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), a

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and one of Sam’s regular callers, is upset at Sam's leaving and feels betrayed. Seeking revenge, John knocks out the power to the building and begins tearing the office to pieces. Terror ensues.

Cast

* Corri English as Sam Carvin *

as John Reed Smith *

as Valerie "Val" Kramer * Van Hansis as Jess Gibson * Traci Perez as Jules Ibanez *

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as Emily Gretsch *

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as Tony Taylor * Carina Aviles as Ana Charvel

Production

''Devil May Call'' was financed by Urs Brunner, the CEO of Boncafe and Angel and Bear Productions. It is his first American production. Corri English studied with a blind coach to learn the mannerisms of the sight impaired. The production also consulted with crisis hotlines to authenticate the calling process for volunteers and how the centers are managed. The film was shot in

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over the course of 12 nights. The office location where most of the action takes place was in a practically abandoned building which helped sell the isolation and general creepiness of the story. A nighttime schedule also allowed the production to work without disturbing the few residents still left in the entire building. The entire project went from a story by Jason Cuadrado to a completed rough cut in six months. The film was completed and had its domestic premiere at

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three months after.

Distribution

North American film rights were acquired by

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for

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References

External links

* *{{IMDb title, id=tt2569298, title=Devil May Call 2013 films 2013 horror films 2013 horror thriller films 2013 independent films 2010s serial killer films American horror thriller films American independent films Films shot in Los Angeles Films scored by Nicholas Pike 2010s English-language films 2010s American films