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Evil Words2003

Name: Evil Words
Genre: Psychological, Supernatural, Witchcraft & Occult
Released: 2003-10-03
Rating: 6.4

Directed by Éric Tessier

6.4

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 6.3TMDB 6.8

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Year

2003

Runtime

100 min

Box Office

Budget

$3,200,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$2,014,071

Domestic

$2,014,071

🏆 1 nomination

The premise

One day, for no apparent reason, a cop kills 11 children. The same day, horror novelist Thomas Roy tries to commit suicide after cutting his fingers. At first glance, nothing seems to link the two events – until Dr. Paul Lacasse, a disillusioned psychiatrist, takes over the case. Prompted by his colleague Jeanne, a fan of Thomas Roy, Dr. Lacasse investigates the writer’s past. Hounded by a gossip columnist, Dr. Lacasse uncovers a series of troubling facts that bolster his convictions about the case. As he tries to reassemble the pieces of the puzzle in order to better treat the famous writer, Dr. Lacasse is dragged further and further into a series of events, with terrifying consequences.

Horror Vault's take

When a cop commits an inexplicable act of mass violence on the same day a famous horror novelist attempts to take his own life, the connection between the two events seems impossible — until a weary psychiatrist begins pulling at the threads. Dr. Paul Lacasse's investigation into the writer's shadowy past opens doors that may have been better left shut. Rooted in the unsettling idea that words themselves can carry a malevolent force, this French-Canadian horror-thriller builds its dread slowly and methodically. What begins as a psychiatric case study gradually curdles into something far more sinister.

Content: Violence Against Children (Referenced/Depicted), Self-Harm, Disturbing Psychological Content