The Demoness

2025

Action / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 85%
IMDb Rating 2.5/10 10 175 175

Director

Andrew de Burgh Photo
Andrew de Burgh

Top cast

Xander Bailey Photo
Xander Bailey as Jack Gerrard
Taylor Anne Danehower Photo
Taylor Anne Danehower as Rude Girl in Trance Club
Abigail Cavanaugh Photo
Abigail Cavanaugh as Trance Club Goer
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Maddisen Darr as Trance Club Goer
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855.78 MB
1280*536
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 5
1.55 GB
1920*804
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by paul_m_haakonsen 2 / 10

Laughably bad...

Never even having heard about this 2025 horror movie titled "The Demoness", as I stumbled upon it here in 2026. But with it being a movie that I hadn't already seen, and a horror movie nonetheless, of course I needed no persuasion to check it out.Writer Andrew de Burgh, whom also directed the movie, may have had the best of intentions at heart when penning down the script here, but it failed miserably. Not solely because of the script, because it had potential, but because of the main antagonist. I just couldn't take the movie seriously because of the demoness.The one thing that worked in favor of this 2025 movie was the fact that I wasn't familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list. And while the script failed to entertain me miserably, I will say that the acting performances were fair enough.The demoness in the movie came off as being a comical sidekick and nowhere as a dangerous, demonic entity. And that, in fact, totally ruined the movie, because I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at that.Now, if you enjoy horror movies, do yourself a favor and skip on this one. It just simply wasn't worth the 93 minutes that the movie ran for. In fact, I gave up on this travesty of a movie after a mere 28 minutes, and have absolutely zero intentions of ever picking it up a second time and attempt to finish watching it.My rating of writer and director Andrew de Burgh's 2025 movie "The Demoness" lands on a generous two out of ten stars.
Reviewed by Journey_with_a_Cinephile 6 / 10

Review for the Demoness

This is a film that I learned about when writer/director Andrew de Burgh reached out to see if I'd be interested in the screener. I had seen a previous film he did, The Seductress from Hell, and I enjoyed that. I agreed to check this one out. Now I'm including this on my 2025 list, since I saw it this year. This is getting a wide release in 2026.Synopsis: a demonic succubus visits Earth to torment humans.We start this out in the home of Jack (Xander Bailey) and Sarah (Bella Glanville). They're in a rough patch. He hates his job and takes it out on her. She's struggling to find work. We see that there is something stalking them while they sleep. It turns out to be the succubus from the synopsis. She wakes up Jack, puts Sarah in a trance and then has sex with him. He believes it is a dream. Sarah finds the sheets soiled and comes up with a plan of revenge on her husband.Sarah then has an encounter with the demon. It ends up with the succubus killing her. She then does a ritual, calling Satan (Mark Pontarelli). She makes a request. Her work has caught the attention of her lord and she wants to do more. He makes her a deal; he gives her the option to change her appearance into anyone or look anyway she wants. There is also a human form. That is what she takes, taking on the name Charlotte (Sydney Culbertson).It is from here that she goes out to a club and meets a couple of guys, Brad (Bruce Clifford) and Steve (Riley Nottingham). The former is turned off by her personality, but Steve and her hit it off. She also meets a couple from the neighborhood, Yagami (Akihiro Kitamura) and Tamara (Amelia Gotham). They invite her to dinner. Not everyone is as they seem and Charlotte does what she can to entice them, which is in her nature.That is where I'll leave my recap and introduction to the characters. I went a bit briefer with my recap since this has a basic story. It is more about the characters developing themselves as they interact with Charlotte. This is almost a supernatural slasher of sorts as well where she entices different people, leads them back to her place and then kills them. I'd also say that it is a slow burn with the development of these as well.Now that I've set that up, this is a character study of Charlotte. It is interesting that we don't truly meet her until after the initial couple. That is an interesting swerve, because she's there just in demonic form. Charlotte doesn't emerge until after. I'll say that Culbertson is attractive. She conveys a sassiness that I could see enticing certain men as well. I thought this worked. I believe that this creature in this form could lure men back to her place like she does.The social commentary is overly heavy-handed. The opening scene, showing a couple's relationship struggles (Jack hates his job and taking it out on Sarah, who is unemployed and unappreciated), is relatable. However, Charlotte's encounter with two womanizers at a nightclub and her subsequent actions, though understandable to a degree (despite neither deserving death), are drawn out and bog down the runtime.Then there's a couple of others. The Minaminos seem like nice neighbors but they're hiding a secret. Since this is a movie, I can roll with it. What this feels like is again trying to almost make Charlotte an anti-hero. There is then something else with Brad. He seeks out Detective Gerrard (Dallas Schaefer) when Steve has gone missing. This is a corrupt detective who digs up dirt to help Brad with deals. Neither deserves harm, but they're grey characters by doing illegal things.Since I've already started into it, let's finish out with the filmmaking aspects. The cinematography and framing are solid, with creative nightclub scenes and interesting use of shadows. The demon design for the succubus and practical kill effects is effective. While CGI effects were present, the low budget makes it forgivable. Musical selections are good, and the distorted demon voices are a nice touch. Overall, the film is well-made.Then the last thing to go into would be the acting performances. I've already said that I thought Culbertson was good in her role. I like how we see her in the start but we don't get to truly meet her until after the opening sequence. That is an interesting route to go. Glanville and Bailey help set the stage. Nottingham and Schaefer fit their roles. Then I like Kitamura, Gotham, Haruka Igarsahi, Pontarelli and the rest of the cast. They rounded this out for what was needed.In conclusion, this offers an intriguing character study of its titular succubus, Charlotte, portrayed effectively by Culbertson. While the film's social commentary can be heavy-handed and some scenes drawn out, the overall filmmaking-including cinematography, practical effects, and musical selections-is solid, especially considering its budget. Despite some minor CGI issues, the performances from the cast round out a well-made horror film that I found enjoyable.My Rating: 6 out of 10.
Reviewed by KrazzyKlown 3 / 10

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