May the Devil Take You (2018) Ending Explained – Final Scene & Meaning

Alfie breaks the curse by performing a sacrificial act in the basement. She digs up the demonic priestess's corpse and burns Lesmana's hair that was kept with it, symbolically cutting the demonic hold on her family. This act mirrors the ritual from Drag Me to Hell and releases the priestess's grip on the family, stopping the possession.

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Lesmana is killed by the demonic priestess in the basement. After the family accidentally unseals the priestess's room, she emerges and murders Lesmana, completing her revenge for being trapped underground for decades. His death comes as the priestess finally enacts vengeance for his betrayal.

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The demonic priestess's hold is broken when Alfie burns Lesmana's hair from the corpse, causing the possessing spirits to release their grip. However, the ending strongly suggests the evil is not entirely vanquished. The final scenes hint the demons could return, with the villa remaining haunted and Alfie's ordeal potentially beginning again.

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• curse continues

Only Alfie and her youngest step-sibling Nara survive the night at the villa. Her stepmother Maya dies when the voodoo doll burns, Lesmana is killed by the priestess, and other family members fall to possession. The two escape together, though their survival is shadowed by the knowledge that the curse may not be truly over.

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Maya dies because the voodoo doll she uses to torture Alfie is destroyed. In the basement confrontation, Alfie manages to throw the linked doll into the fire. As the doll burns, Maya, who is possessed by the demonic force, bursts into flames herself, dying instantly.

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Burning Lesmana's hair serves as the symbolic key to breaking the pact. The hair was kept with the priestess's corpse as part of the original demonic deal. By burning it, Alfie destroys the spiritual link between her family and the demon, releasing them from the curse, just as burning objects can break magical connections in folklore.

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The priestess kills Lesmana because he trapped her in the basement decades earlier. After she granted him wealth through their pact (which cost his first wife), Lesmana feared her power and sealed her with runes to prevent her from taking more. When the family unknowingly unseals the room, she emerges to finish her revenge against the man who betrayed and imprisoned her.

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Yes, the ending strongly implies the demonic forces are not fully eradicated. The final scenes show Alfie and Nara escaping with a sense of unease, and the narration explicitly states the curse may have only just begun again someday. The villa remains haunted, and the film's closing note emphasizes that some evil cannot be completely destroyed.

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• ambiguous ending
• curse continues
• sequel hint