Devil's Due (2014) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A newlywed's impossible pregnancy draws her husband into a hidden occult conspiracy whose cycle survives death and separation.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

A Honeymoon Into Darkness

Zach begins a video diary before the wedding and travels with his bride to the Dominican Republic. A palm reader's warning and a mysterious taxi ride lead them toward an occult encounter.

Key Events

• Wedding Video Diary — Zach begins recording a family video diary before the wedding. Characters: Zach McCall Location: The couple's home
• Honeymoon Departure — The newlyweds travel to the Dominican Republic for their honeymoon. Characters: Zach McCall Location: Dominican Republic
• Palm Reader Warning — A palm reader says the bride was born from death and has been awaited. Characters: Zach McCall Location: A carnival street
• The Couple Gets Lost — The couple cannot find their way back to the hotel after leaving the reader. Characters: Zach McCall Location: An unknown street
• Nightclub Ride — The cab driver offers the lost couple a ride to a nightclub. Characters: Zach McCall, Cab Driver Location: A taxi and nightclub
• Unseen Ritual Attack — The couple becomes unconscious while an unseen force overwhelms the bride. Characters: Zach McCall, Cab Driver Location: An underground chamber

The Impossible Pregnancy

After the honeymoon, an unexpected pregnancy initially brings joy. The first ultrasound glitch and increasingly abnormal symptoms transform celebration into suspicion.

Key Events

• Unseen Ritual Attack — The couple becomes unconscious while an unseen force overwhelms the bride. Characters: Zach McCall, Cab Driver Location: An underground chamber
• Unexpected Pregnancy — The bride discovers a pregnancy despite consistently taking birth control. Characters: Zach McCall Location: The couple's home
• Ultrasound Static — The first ultrasound appears healthy, then briefly turns to static. Characters: Zach McCall Location: Medical clinic
• Pregnancy Abnormalities — The pregnancy brings nosebleeds, bruising, raw-meat cravings, strength, telekinesis, and rage. Characters: Zach McCall Location: The couple's home
• Watchers Surround Home — Strange people watch the house while hidden cameras monitor the pregnancy. Characters: Zach McCall Location: Outside the couple's house

Signs Of The Ritual

Surveillance around the home, a replacement doctor, and disturbing church events suggest that the pregnancy is being monitored by an organized occult force. Zach begins connecting the evidence through recorded footage.

Key Events

• Watchers Surround Home — Strange people watch the house while hidden cameras monitor the pregnancy. Characters: Zach McCall Location: Outside the couple's house
• Second Doctor Appears — A new doctor performs an amniocentesis while the original doctor's whereabouts remain unknown. Characters: Zach McCall Location: Medical clinic
• Buried Family History — Zach reveals that his wife's parents died in a car accident while she was in utero. Characters: Zach McCall Location: Medical clinic
• Bloodied Communion — At communion, a child fears the pregnant woman and the officiating priest coughs blood. Characters: Zach McCall Location: A church
• Symbols On Recorded Doors — Zach sees the cab driver in the church footage and finds symbols in the nightclub footage. Characters: Zach McCall, Cab Driver Location: The couple's home
• Antichrist Symbol Explained — The hospitalized priest explains that the symbol is connected to summoning the Antichrist. Characters: Zach McCall Location: A hospital

The Hidden Congregation

Violent footage and the priest's explanation identify the symbols as part of an attempt to summon the Antichrist. Zach enters an abandoned house and discovers the ritual network behind the surveillance.

Key Events

• Forest Slaughter — Recorded footage shows a deer slaughter and a telekinetic attack on three people. Characters: Zach McCall Location: A forest
• Suzie Asked To Help — Zach asks Suzie to stay with the pregnant woman while he investigates further. Characters: Zach McCall, Suzie Location: The couple's home
• Cult Hideout Discovered — Zach finds surveillance footage and witnesses worshipers conducting a ritual. Characters: Zach McCall, Cab Driver Location: An abandoned house

Blood In The Nursery

The occult faction surrounds the house, Suzie is found dead, and the supernatural force erupts during the final pregnancy crisis. The baby is taken, Zach is arrested, and the cab driver begins the cycle again elsewhere.

Key Events

• Suzie's Death — Zach returns to find the house surrounded and Suzie dead inside. Characters: Zach McCall, Suzie, Cab Driver Location: The couple's house
• Nursery Light Blast — A knife pressed against the pregnant woman's stomach is followed by a violent blast of light. Characters: Zach McCall Location: The baby's nursery
• Baby Taken Away — After the woman's death, the cab driver and the second doctor appear and take the baby. Characters: Zach McCall, Cab Driver Location: The destroyed house
• Zach Is Arrested — Zach is arrested and questioned about his wife's death and the missing child. Characters: Zach McCall Location: A police station
• The Cycle Continues — The cab driver offers another honeymooning couple a ride, implying the cycle will repeat. Characters: Cab Driver Location: Paris

Story Breakdown

• Wedding And Honeymoon — Zach documents the beginning of married life before the couple travels abroad.
  • Family Video Diary — Zach records a message intended for the couple's future child.
  • Dominican Carnival — The honeymoon leads to a palm reader's disturbing prediction.
• Occult Abduction — A mysterious taxi ride brings the couple to a nightclub and an unseen ritual.
  • Lost Street — The couple cannot navigate back to their hotel.
  • Underground Ritual — The couple becomes unconscious while an unseen force overwhelms the bride.
• Impossible Pregnancy — The pregnancy begins as a joyful surprise but quickly develops unnatural symptoms.
  • Unexpected Conception — A pregnancy appears despite consistent birth-control use.
  • Supernatural Symptoms — Telekinesis, strength, cravings, bruising, and violent rage emerge.
• Growing Surveillance — Unknown watchers and medical irregularities reveal that the pregnancy is being tracked.
  • Replacement Doctor — A new doctor performs an amniocentesis while the original doctor disappears.
  • Hidden Cameras — Masked men install surveillance equipment around the house.
• Symbols And Prophecy — Church disturbances and recorded evidence connect the events to an Antichrist-summoning symbol.
  • Bloodied Communion — A child fears the pregnant woman and the priest coughs blood.
  • Priestly Explanation — The hospitalized priest identifies the symbol's occult purpose.
• Zach's Investigation — Zach follows the evidence from recorded violence to the hidden ritual site.
  • Forest Footage — A recording captures a telekinetic killing after a deer slaughter.
  • Abandoned House — Zach finds CCTV footage, a missing ultrasound, and a ritual congregation.
• Household Collapse — The occult faction attacks the home while the supernatural force reaches its final eruption.
  • Suzie's Death — Zach returns and discovers Suzie dead inside the surrounded house.
  • Nursery Blast — A knife and violent burst of light end the pregnancy crisis.
• Cycle Without End — The baby is taken, Zach faces arrest, and the same pattern begins again in Paris.
  • Child Removed — The cab driver and second doctor take the baby after the wife's death.
  • Paris Repetition — The cab driver offers another honeymooning couple a ride.

Directed by

Tyler Gillett, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin

Key Cast

• Zach Gilford — Zach McCall
• Allison Miller — Samantha McCall
• Sam Anderson — Father Thomas
• Roger Payano — Cab Driver
• Vanessa Ray — Suzie