Late Night

Late Night with the Devil culminates in a chaos that blurs the lines between reality and hallucination, leaving the audience questioning what was real. As Jack Delroy’s past unravels through visions, it becomes clear that his desperate pursuit of success was fueled by a pact with dark forces connected to the sinister “Grove,” a secretive men’s club linked to satanic rituals. Jack’s involvement with this cult, and ultimately his sacrifice—possibly his wife’s life—was a price paid for fame and influence. The climax erupts when the demon inside Lilly, called “Mr. Wriggles,” fully manifests, revealing itself not as a monstrous horned creature but as a radiant being of light, breaking free from Lilly’s body after chaos and murder unfold on the set of Jack’s show. The demon’s full revelation and the carnage symbolize how Jack’s obsession with success summoned dark forces he could neither control nor fully understand.

The scene where Jack stabs Lilly is highly ambiguous. It appears he is ending her suffering, but the film increasingly suggests that Jack might actually be killing the demon’s vessel, signifying a moment of shocking truth: that the bloodshed is both literal and metaphorical. Perhaps Jack’s stabbing is an attempt to dismantle the illusion that his success came without sacrifice, exposing the high price he paid—his wife’s life, and countless others’ lives indirectly. The film leaves viewers questioning whether Jack is a man ruined by tragedy or a man complicit in dark deeds, embodying the blurred line between good and evil.

The ending’s ambiguity intensifies as reality continues to fracture. When Jack looks at the scene again, flashes of his wife—who never truly recovered from her mysterious illness—suggest his guilt. It hints that perhaps his entire life of striving and sacrifice was intertwined with these sinister forces from the beginning. Ultimately, Late Night with the Devil offers a haunting meditation on obsession, power, and the cost of success—where the horror lies not just in on-screen monsters but in the destructive bargains made in the shadows. The film’s finale leaves audiences with a chilling sense that the true horror was not just the demon’s presence, but the sacrifices and darkness lurking beneath the pursuit of fame, forever embedded in Jack’s haunted mind.

Last Updated: June 25, 2025 at 08:59