Bedeviled (2017) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A paranormal application turns personal fears into lethal attacks while its victims search for a way to remove it from reality.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

A Fatal Download

Nikki downloads Mr. Bedevil and is stalked by a paranormal presence. Her shock-induced death and funeral establish the app as a lethal mystery.

Key Events

• Nikki Downloads the App — Nikki downloads the mysterious Siri-like application. Characters: Nikki, Mr. Bedevil Location: Nikki's home
• The Paranormal Stalking Begins — A paranormal presence begins stalking Nikki after installation. Characters: Nikki, Mr. Bedevil Location: Nikki's home
• Nikki Dies — Nikki is found dead from a shock-induced heart attack. Characters: Nikki, Mr. Bedevil Location: Nikki's home
• The Funeral — Nikki's funeral brings her boyfriend and friends together. Characters: Cody, Nikki Location: Funeral service

The Cursed Friend Group

Cody, Dan, Gavin, and their friends accept invitations to install the app. Their fears become personalized attacks, and strange brands appear on their bodies.

Key Events

• Invitations Spread — The friends receive invitations to download the application. Characters: Cody, Dan, Gavin, Mr. Bedevil Location: Friends' homes
• The Group Installs Mr. Bedevil — The friends accept the invitations and install the app. Characters: Cody, Dan, Gavin, Mr. Bedevil Location: Friends' homes
• Fears Become Attacks — Mr. Bedevil torments each user according to personal fears. Characters: Cody, Dan, Gavin, Mr. Bedevil Location: Various homes
• The App Brands Its Users — The users discover brands shaped like the application icon. Characters: Cody, Dan, Gavin, Mr. Bedevil Location: Friends' homes

No Ordinary Application

The group learns that destroying their phones does not stop the app. A leaked sex tape and possessed police officers prove that ordinary help cannot contain Mr. Bedevil.

Key Events

• Destroyed Phones Return — Destroying the phones fails because they restore themselves. Characters: Cody, Dan, Gavin, Mr. Bedevil Location: Friends' homes
• The Sex Tape Is Uploaded — The app uploads a sex tape involving Dan and another user. Characters: Dan, Mr. Bedevil Location: Friends' homes
• The Police Are Possessed — The group seeks police help, but Mr. Bedevil possesses the police. Characters: Cody, Dan, Gavin, Mr. Bedevil Location: Police station
• Gavin Is Lured Away — The app tricks Gavin into going to a house. Characters: Gavin, Mr. Bedevil Location: A house

The Source Beneath Reality

Gavin is lured and killed, while Nikki's recovered phone points toward Samuel Price. Samuel's body and audiotapes reveal the app's function as a paranormal gateway.

Key Events

• Clowns Kill Gavin — Possessed clowns murder Gavin after the app lures him there. Characters: Gavin, Mr. Bedevil Location: A house
• Nikki's Phone Is Recovered — The remaining friends recover Nikki's phone for investigation. Characters: Cody, Nikki Location: A house
• Samuel's Invitation Link Revealed — The phone shows that Samuel Price sent or enabled Nikki's invitation. Characters: Nikki, Samuel Price, Cody Location: Investigation site
• Samuel's Body Is Found — Cody discovers Samuel's body and recordings of his research. Characters: Cody, Samuel Price Location: Samuel's house
• The Paranormal Gateway Explained — Samuel's tapes explain the app as a gateway into reality. Characters: Cody, Samuel Price, Mr. Bedevil Location: Samuel's house

The Warehouse Failure

Cody develops an uninstall program and arranges a warehouse trap. One phone is cleansed, but Cody's enhanced security prevents removal and he dies, while the app survives.

Key Events

• Dan Is Murdered — Mr. Bedevil kills Dan through an attack modeled on his fears. Characters: Dan, Mr. Bedevil Location: Dan's home
• Cody Writes Uninstall Code — Cody creates code intended to remove the application. Characters: Cody, Mr. Bedevil Location: Cody's workspace
• The Warehouse Trap — Cody and a surviving friend lure the entity into a warehouse trap. Characters: Cody, Mr. Bedevil Location: Warehouse
• One Phone Is Cleansed — The uninstall program successfully removes Mr. Bedevil from one phone. Characters: Cody, Mr. Bedevil Location: Warehouse
• Cody's Phone Resists Removal — Enhanced security blocks removal from Cody's phone, causing his death. Characters: Cody, Mr. Bedevil Location: Warehouse
• The App Reappears — A surviving friend discovers that the app has reached another phone. Characters: Mr. Bedevil Location: College dormitory

Story Breakdown

• Nikki's Fatal Download — Nikki's installation of Mr. Bedevil begins the chain of supernatural deaths.
  • Paranormal Stalking — Nikki is pursued by a presence after downloading the app.
  • Shock-Induced Death — Nikki dies from a shock-induced heart attack.
• Friends Enter the Curse — The friend group receives invitations and becomes connected to the application's attacks.
  • Invitation Spread — Cody, Dan, Gavin, and the others receive app invitations.
  • Group Installation — The friends download Mr. Bedevil onto their phones.
• Fears Become Weapons — The app personalizes supernatural torment and marks its users.
  • Personalized Torment — Users are haunted according to their individual fears.
  • App Icon Brands — The victims discover brands shaped like the app icon.
• Resistance Fails — Attempts to use technology and law enforcement against the app make the threat more dangerous.
  • Restored Phones — Destroyed phones return to their previous state.
  • Possessed Police — Mr. Bedevil possesses police officers when the group seeks help.
• The Paranormal Source — Nikki's phone and Samuel Price's research reveal how the application enters reality.
  • Samuel's Connection — Nikki's recovered phone traces her invitation to Samuel Price.
  • Gateway Research — Samuel's audiotapes compare the app's function to a Ouija board.
• Deaths And Escalation — Mr. Bedevil converts its victims' fears into increasingly direct killings.
  • Gavin's Clown Attack — Gavin is lured to a house and murdered by possessed clowns.
  • Dan's Fear-Based Death — Dan is killed in a manner that mimics his personal fears.
• The Warehouse Counterattack — Cody develops a technical solution and attempts to uninstall the app during its physical manifestation.
  • Uninstall Code — Cody writes code designed to remove Mr. Bedevil from a phone.
  • Security Failure — The program removes the app from one phone but fails on Cody's enhanced device.
• A Continuing Curse — Cody's death does not end the threat, and the app appears on another phone.
  • Cody's Final Sacrifice — Cody dies when the uninstall program cannot penetrate his phone's security.
  • New User Discovery — The ending reveals that another phone is now using Mr. Bedevil.

Directed by

Burlee Vang, Abel Vang

Key Cast

• Saxon Sharbino — Alice Gorman
• Mitchell Edwards — Cody
• Brandon Soo Hoo — Dan
• Victory Van Tuyl — Haley Davis
• Carson Boatman — Gavin