The Devil’s Chair

The Devil’s Chair

Year: 2007

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: English

Director: Adam Mason

HorrorHorror the undead and monster classicsIntense violence and sexual transgressionGory gruesome and slasher horrorTwisted dark psychological thriller

Nick West, armed with a stash of drugs, lures his girlfriend Sammy to a night of reckless fun. Their adventure leads them into an abandoned asylum where they uncover a twisted contraption—a hybrid of an electric chair and a sadistic fetish device. The discovery turns their drug‑fueled euphoria into terror and misery.

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1

Nick West introduces himself and frames the story

The film opens with Nick West addressing an unseen audience and presenting himself as a victim. He insists the tale is told from his point of view, shaping the events around his memories. This framing signals that the narrative may be unreliable and biased toward Nick.

Opening
2

Nick and Sammy visit Blackwater Asylum for sex and drugs

Nick brings Sammy to the abandoned Blackwater Asylum to use acid and have sex. They discover a strange chair, and Nick suggests using it during their encounter. The device activates and traps Sammy, killing her.

Before the incident Blackwater Asylum
3

Sammy is killed by the chair

The chair traps Sammy during their encounter and kills her, leaving Nick shocked and panicked. Police later arrest him, treating the death as a likely murder rather than an accident. The event cements Nick as the central suspect.

Night of the incident Blackwater Asylum
4

Nick is jailed in the Hildon Mental Institute

Nick is arrested for Sammy's death and deemed insane. He is sentenced to the Hildon Mental Institute, where officials question his claim that supernatural forces were involved. His memory of events becomes a subject of clinical scrutiny.

Shortly after Sammy's death Hildon Mental Institute
5

Four years later: Willard proposes experimental treatment

Four years pass and Cambridge professor Dr. Willard proposes releasing Nick under his custody for an experimental treatment. The aim is to expose the truth by returning Nick to the crime scene and confronting his memories. Clairebourne, Nick's psychiatrist, initially opposes but slowly contemplates participation.

Four years later Cambridge / Blackwater Asylum
6

Clairebourne agrees to participate

Clairebourne ultimately accepts Willard's plan to use Nick in his experiment, despite concerns about Nick's delusions. Willard frames the project as a way to reveal the alleged real events. Melissa, Willard's assistant, and students Rachel Fowles and Brett Wilson join the effort.

Four years later Cambridge / Willard's facility
7

Willard assembles the team and returns to the asylum

Nick is introduced to Willard, who intends to write a book about Nick and his experiences and assumes responsibility for the project. He travels with Melissa and students Rachel and Brett to the Blackwater Asylum to attempt the 'exposure' experiment.

Return trip / Night Blackwater Asylum
8

The group enters the asylum and the chair is found

Inside the asylum, Nick grows uneasy as the others press forward. Rachel offers to let him leave the next morning, then the infamous chair is discovered. Willard explains the chair's controversial purpose in testing the existence of the human soul.

Night Blackwater Asylum
9

The warden's journal and the 'truth' of the chair

Willard reveals the warden's journal, showing a theory about the soul and the chair's use. Nick admits he once doubted his guilt but now questions whether the events were real. The revelation raises the stakes for the experiment.

Night Blackwater Asylum
10

Rachel and Brett vanish after sitting on the chair

Rachel sits on the chair to dispel the supernatural, but she disappears into a dark building. A demonic creature hunts her, underscoring the danger of the experiment. Melissa then convinces Brett to sit in the chair, and he vanishes as well.

Night Dark building beyond the chair
11

The confrontation escalates and Nick's immunity is tested

Nick uses the chair to transport himself in an attempt to reach Rachel. Willard betrays Melissa by forcing her into the chair and transporting himself as well. The group regroups as Rachel struggles against the creature, while the doctor attempts to subdue Nick with chants.

Night Blackwater Asylum
12

The illusion breaks and the massacre is revealed

Nick fights off the doctor as the illusion collapses, and Willard's control over the situation shatters. It is revealed that the chair and the demonic forces were a product of Nick's imagination. In reality, Nick assaults the students and the doctor, killing Brett, raping Rachel, and killing the doctor and Melissa, with Rachel meeting the same fate as she tries to escape.

Endgame Blackwater Asylum
13

Ending: Nick leaves in a car with a Rachel look-alike, then hallucinates

After the massacre, a bloodied Nick gets into a car and chats with a woman who resembles Rachel, asking her to drive off with him. The scene is revealed to be another hallucination, and Nick drives away from the asylum alone. The ending confirms the story's unreliable perspective.

Finale Near the asylum / car

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