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Devil's Tree: Rooted Evil2018

Name: Devil's Tree: Rooted Evil
Genre: Demonic & Possession, Supernatural, Splatter & Gore, Witchcraft & Occult
Released: 2018-02-27
Rating: 4.7

Directed by Joshua Louis, Chris Alonso

4.7

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 4.1TMDB 5.1

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Year

2018

Runtime

75 min

The premise

Inspired by true events, The Devils Tree follows Samantha, a college student studying journalism, who needs to finish her thesis with one last breaking news story. Along with her friend Rob, Samantha stumbles across a news article about an old tree in a local park where many horrible acts occurred. The locals have given the tree the name Devils Tree because of its urban legends of mass murders, satanic rituals, and paranormal activity. She decides this is the perfect story to finish her thesis on. As Sam digs deeper into the realm of the tree, she begins to uncover the truth about these urban legends. Struggling with her own demons of her past, Samantha is confronted with a the true demon of the tree and now must expose the truth in hopes to set it free. In the end, Samantha founds the real reason why evil is so rooted at The Devils Tree.

Horror Vault's take

A journalism student chasing her final thesis story fixates on a notorious local landmark — an old Florida tree steeped in whispered legends of murder, satanic ritual, and restless spirits. What starts as a search for a compelling headline quickly pulls her into something far more dangerous than folklore. As she peels back the layers of the tree's dark history, the investigation begins to feel dangerously personal. Rooted in alleged true events, this low-budget regional horror leans into demonic dread and the idea that some evils are best left undisturbed.

Content: Gore, Graphic Violence, Occult/Satanic Imagery, Murder Depictions