Little Evil (2017) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Gary begins suspecting Lucas after a series of bizarre events: a clown spontaneously combusts at Lucas' birthday party, a teacher has a tragic incident at school, and Karl reveals Lucas was untouched by a devastating tornado during Gary's wedding. These supernatural occurrences, combined with Lucas' quiet and unsettling demeanor, lead Gary to believe his stepson may be the Antichrist.

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• lucas
• antichrist
• suspicion
• tornado
• clown

Karl called Gary with a cryptic warning about something extraordinary in the wedding footage. Later, he revealed that during the wedding, a devastating tornado struck dangerously close, but Lucas was completely untouched, a miraculous event that defied all natural explanation and sparked Gary's investigation into Lucas' true nature.

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• wedding videographer
• tornado
• lucas
• footage

Father J.D. Gospel is the charismatic leader of a doomsday cult that has taken over the old nunnery Gary owns. His followers prepare to carry out a sacrificial ritual on Lucas to bring forth the apocalypse. He manipulates people like Miss Shaylock from Child Protective Services to do his bidding.

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• cult
• nunnery
• apocalypse
• sacrifice

Gozamel, the demon hunter Gary and Al meet in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, dies in a tragic car accident. This mundane death is in line with the film's comedic tone, despite his supernatural expertise, he meets an ordinary end. His death leaves Gary with the burden of deciding whether to kill Lucas with the Knife of Destiny to prevent the apocalypse.

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• demon hunter
• car accident
• knife of destiny

Just as Gary attempts to send Lucas down a water slide believing it would be his doom, a celestial sign spelling out "Love" appears across the sky. This miraculous event causes Gary to abandon his plan and realize that love, not violence, is the answer, leading him to save Lucas and apologize for his actions.

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• love
• sky
• miracle

Miss Shaylock, who appeared as a Child Protective Services representative, is revealed to be a staunch follower of Father Gospel's cult. She kidnaps Samantha as part of the cult's plan to use Lucas in their sacrificial ritual to bring forth the apocalypse. Her deception shows how the cult has infiltrated ordinary institutions.

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• cpa
• kidnapping
• samantha
• cult

At the nunnery during the cult's sacrificial ritual, Samantha uses her maternal instincts to cast Father Gospel into the portal to Hell that Lucas accidentally opened. This act saves her family and defeats the cult's apocalyptic plan, demonstrating the film's theme that maternal love conquers evil.

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• father gospel
• portal
• hell
• maternal love

Gary investigates Samantha's past and discovers shadowy details about her ex-hovers, each of whom met unfortunate fates. The sole survivor, Gabriel, becomes a critical lead that guides Gary to uncover that Lucas' conception was tied to a sinister cult ritual performed by Father Gospel.

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• ex-husbands
• gabriel
• conception
• cult ritual

During the rescue mission at the nunnery, Lucas accidentally unleashes a portal to Hell while the cult attempts their sacrificial ritual. This event raises the stakes dramatically, threatening to unleash unimaginable horrors until Samantha acts to stop Father Gospel and close the portal.

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• portal
• hell
• nunnery
• ritual

Gary's paranoia leads him to equip Lucas with floaties and send him down a water slide, believing this would cause Lucas' death and prevent the apocalypse. However, this plan fails when the celestial sign appears, and Gary realizes his stepson is not the evil he feared.

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• lucas
• floaties
• water slide
• waterland
• accident

Gozamel, the demon hunter, tells Gary about the Knife of Destiny, a legendary weapon that can kill the Antichrist. Gozamel implies they may need to use it on Lucas to prevent an impending apocalypse. However, after Gozamel's death, Gary never ultimately uses it, as the film's resolution comes through love instead of violence.

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• weapon

Weeks after defeating Father Gospel, Gary and Lucas stand proudly together at the Okatok Soap Box Derby. The final scene shows them embracing without the burden of doom hanging over their heads, cementing their bond as father and son and affirming the film's theme that love conquers fear and prejudice.

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• gary
• lucas
• bond
• father
• son