Beware! The Devil’s Wrath - Special Screening + Q&A

USA | 2026 | 92 min. | Craig Meinhart

November 24, 2026

Presented by Alsatian Allied. Beware! The Devil’s Wrath is an occult revenge horror film set in the fictional Texas town of Blackwood Falls. When a young couple moves into the tight-knit community, a shocking act of violence triggers a wave of ritualistic killings that forces residents to confront the dark secrets beneath their pious exterior.

Written and directed by Craig Meinhart, this low-budget feature draws inspiration from 1970s classics like Race with the Devil, Last House on the Left, and Don’t Look Now, blending atmospheric dread, practical effects, and a hard-edged sense of vengeance.

This special screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.

SIFF year-round passes and vouchers are not valid for this screening.

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Tuesday, November 24, 2026

Blackwood Falls is a Texas town where faith, family, and community reign supreme - until recently married outsiders Richard and Samantha unwittingly disrupt the fragile tranquility. The beautiful Samantha draws the watchful gaze of restless high school boys, leading to a fateful encounter that plunges the couple into tragedy. A shocking act of violence creates unimaginable loss and leads to a wave of mysterious, ritualistic attacks that threatens to reveal the small-town’s secrets. The killings evoke hooded specters, flaming visions, and unholy judgments that force residents to question their own complicity. Paranoia spreads like wildfire: are these acts divine retribution, demonic forces, or something more human? Their descent into confusion and terror uncovers layers of hypocrisy beneath the community’s pious exterior, building to a confrontation that tests the limits of vengeance and redemption.

  • Director: Craig Meinhart
  • Principal Cast: Dylan Pierce, Lorelei Linklater, Jake Slaughter, Aaron Martin, Katie Martin, Allan Vrooman
  • Country: USA
  • Year: 2026
  • Running Time: 92 min.
  • Language: English