Fin is a criminal on the run, wanted for the murder of his boss and the accidental shooting of an officer. He breaks into the home of a high-class escort, only to discover that you get more than you bargain for with Val, short for “Valefar” – a demon who offers to make all his problems disappear if he agrees to follow her rules. But in Val’s world there are no accidents, and as Fin meets her other “customers”, he learns that Val was expecting him all along, and it isn’t easy to escape Val’s dungeon.
Acting
Misha Reeves devours every scene whole
Practical Effects
Grungy demon effects that aged like cheap wine
Writing
Rules-of-hell premise better than execution
Director
Aaron Fradkin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Valefar is an actual demon from the Lesser Key of Solomon, known as a Duke of Hell who tempts with stolen goods—fitting for a film about a criminal who stole the wrong getaway car.
The 81-minute runtime and single-location structure suggest this was shot fast and cheap, yet the demon mythology hints at ambitions far beyond its budget—classic midnight movie DNA.
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