Metal music, wet paint, and family are the passions of Jesse, a struggling painter who lives a happy life with his wife, Astrid, and their preteen daughter, Zooey. And things look even brighter when Jesse and Astrid are able to put in a bid on their dream home - a huge property in rural Texas with a barn big enough for a proper art studio - after the price is driven down due to the home's mysterious past. After the trio moves in, Jesse's work starts taking on a new, considerably darker flavour - and things get even more ominous when Ray, the hulking, clearly unbalanced son of the deceased former owners, appears on the doorstep one night, clutching a red electric guitar and asking to "return home." It soon becomes clear that Ray and Jesse are both being influenced by the same satanic forces, and that Jesse's family won't be safe until they find a way to quiet the Devil himself
从来不过多关注恐怖片里面演员的演技，但可能是午间休息在安静昏暗的办公室里带着耳机集中注意力看的，觉得男主和他女儿的演技真的是很一般，尤其小女孩，想表现出成熟摇滚酷girl的一面但其实又很稚嫩，有点不伦不类。另外剧情在惊悚片里面算是一般的，惊悚元素不足，重金属风格也很浅淡，无论往哪方面看都不突出。。。可能就结局不俗了。
这部电影拥有成为一部现象级电影所需的一切。引人入胜的剧情，音乐做得很好，导演显然很有才华。问题在于，这部电影往往会从所讲述的故事中失去焦点。有时，导演似乎更专注于获得一个很酷的镜头，而不是手头的情节，在某些时候，它有点过分了。这部电影没有专注于所讲述的故事，而是将你的注意力吸引到镜头/摄影上。这些镜头绝不是坏事，它只是将焦点从手头的故事和电影中移开，阻碍了电影的发展。