The Sudbury Devil | Based on a True Story

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4 ай бұрын

Atun Shei Films directed a horror movie, called the Sudbury Devil. The genre can highlight societal fears and act as a cultural symbol of that, which this movie does well, with the added layer of some very interesting historical literacy. It uses a theme of scars from past (King Philip's War) affecting how New England conquered its frontier with witchcraft and satanism. By extension, it’s a commentary on settler colonialism and religiosity. So let’s thoroughly interrogate the Sudbury Devil, both its setting and meaning.
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Bibliography
Emerson W. Baker, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015). amzn.to/41m5Ks3
Daniel Richter, Facing East from Indian Country: A Native History of Early America (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2003). amzn.to/2MVhWJ4
Peter Silver, Our Savage Neighbors: How Indian War Transformed Early America (New York: W.W. Norton, 2008). amzn.to/3jAr8VI
Richard Slotkin, Regeneration through Violence: The Mythology of the American Frontier, 1600-1860 (Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, 1973). amzn.to/2KIdn8n
Douglas L. Winiarski, “‘Pale Blewish Lights’ and a Dead Man's Groan: Tales of the Supernatural from Eighteenth-Century Plymouth, Massachusetts,” William and Mary Quarterly 55, no. 4 (October 1998): 497-530.
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@CynicalHistorian 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Please consider supporting the channel by buying merch: teespring.com/stores/the-cynical-historian Or by donating to my Patreon: www.patreon.com/CynicalHistorian Click "read more" for corrections and bibliography. Get the movie: atunsheifilms.vhx.tv/ *Here are some related videos:* Wild West Myth: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fJp_m8hqq7ucgaM.html French and Indian Wars: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o5-eg9uCtcWXdXU.html VVitch review: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eK19e5Cd0Ja3nYk.html *[reserved for Errata]* *Bibliography* Emerson W. Baker, _A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience_ (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015). amzn.to/41m5Ks3 Daniel Richter, _Facing East from Indian Country: A Native History of Early America_ (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2003). amzn.to/2MVhWJ4 Peter Silver, _Our Savage Neighbors: How Indian War Transformed Early America_ (New York: W.W. Norton, 2008). amzn.to/3jAr8VI Richard Slotkin, _Regeneration through Violence: The Mythology of the American Frontier, 1600-1860_ (Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, 1973). amzn.to/2KIdn8n Douglas L. Winiarski, “‘Pale Blewish Lights’ and a Dead Man's Groan: Tales of the Supernatural from Eighteenth-Century Plymouth, Massachusetts,” _William and Mary Quarterly_ 55, no. 4 (October 1998): 497-530.

@MikkelKMikkel 4 ай бұрын

It’s a great movie, the cast is really really good. I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would…I primarily ended up on Atun Shei’s site a few years ago because of Checkmate Lincolnites, but man, the dude is a Jack of all trades when it comes to storytelling. He’s a beast when it comes to his profession :D

@AtunSheiFilms 4 ай бұрын

Yoo thanks so much!

@user-qt7nq5xl1m 4 ай бұрын

I started watching him also a couple years ago with Checkmate Lincolnites... Definitely a jack of all trades

@erikdaniels0n 4 ай бұрын

“What do you know about gratuitous sex? You don’t even have balls.” “Meow”

@hrunchtayt1587 4 ай бұрын

1:30 Kitty got absolutely roasted 😂

@andrewkathe3471 4 ай бұрын

I thought it was great, but in hindsight i wouldn't have brought my mom and aunt 😂

@nowhereman6019 4 ай бұрын

I didn't know about the gratuitous sex, but that definitely sounds like something Andy would put in his film.

@nathanirby4273 4 ай бұрын

Atun Shei is Awesome and I hope this opens the door for him to make more films with perhaps even studio backing! So glad you're covering it

@lucasmatiasdelaguilamacdon7798 4 ай бұрын

Atun Shei deserves more attention. Both his historical videos and his fiction productions are great!

@user-qt7nq5xl1m 4 ай бұрын

Atun-shei is an amazing creator I'm listening to the soundtrack right now and watching the birth of an American Town.

@AtunSheiFilms 4 ай бұрын

Noice

@user-qt7nq5xl1m 4 ай бұрын

@@AtunSheiFilms 🤣🤣🤣I tried to listen to it while falling asleep... That didn't seem to work but I'm halfway through it listening to it a bit by a bit.

@garrettmetting6938 4 ай бұрын

@@AtunSheiFilmsyour birth of an american town series is my current favorite of yours. Keep up your amazing work

@fuckboi_killa 4 ай бұрын

If you're into horror films with similar themes and setting, I think "The Witch" is like this film

@CynicalHistorian 4 ай бұрын

Yep, and I've already reviewed it too: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eK19e5Cd0Ja3nYk.html

@MafistoOU812 4 ай бұрын

You had me at "there's a ton of gratuitous sex"

@robstewartstewart98 4 ай бұрын

The reveal of the twist sent my brain on a mental journey that went from Fred “The Slacktivist” Clark to Warhamner 40k.

@roccoliuzzi8394 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the synopses. I like Atun Shei and wish him well, but gore and violence literally turns my stomach. I get all the horror I need from the news.

@Taskicore 4 ай бұрын

It's honestly not that gorey. There's only two scenes in the movie that are explicitly violent.

@miaththered 4 ай бұрын

Oh goody, debauchery!

@richmanifesto1090 4 ай бұрын

I don't remember the last time I heard a history youtuber other than Andy even mention king Phillips war

@frakjohnson2494 4 ай бұрын

Love the channel; congrats on all you and Atun-shei have accomplished!

@philingrouille7198 3 ай бұрын

You know what I'd love to see a movie be made about: The three men who were left behind in Roanoke by Francis Drake. A "going native" storyline.

@Echo2-2 4 ай бұрын

I am very intrigued now! Excellent work!

@colemcnight 4 ай бұрын

Thanks to bringing this to our attention

@nathanlamb75 4 ай бұрын

I'm a big fan of Atun Shei Films, thanks for introducing me to him on your channel.

@methos-ey9nf 4 ай бұрын

This makes my day as a subscriber to both you guys. Keep up the good work!

@rubies2905 4 ай бұрын

I can't wait top watch this tonight!!!

@brucebennett5338 3 ай бұрын

Love your work (and love your cat). Looking forward to renting the movie.

@theshenpartei 4 ай бұрын

Atun shei did very well with the movie and it was worth it

@gtg021xx 3 ай бұрын

Was i the only one who heard "For the devil nevrr sleeps" and was waiting for a WIL-SON?

@danielomar9712 4 ай бұрын

My friend and I stayed late at night to watch this movie , and i gotta say Unsurprised but still got taken aback regardless , absolutely loved it

@DemonSliime 3 ай бұрын

I am not a fan of the whole low budget movie look, but I fully support Andrew. No one focuses on New England history like Andrew does. I actually discovered his channel when I was in Sudbury, at BMW of Sudbury, purchasing my current vehicle. I went through all his early videos while waiting to dot I’s and cross T’s. He seems like a good guy, with a good head on his shoulders.

@Taskicore 4 ай бұрын

I loved the movie. I thought it was very thought provoking.

@kzonedd7718 4 ай бұрын

1:32 You had me at fornication. :-P

@alexanderstrauch5531 4 ай бұрын

I'm still counting this as a crossover episode

@texaskc 4 ай бұрын

DBEAUDHERY!!!!! Some one inform Bacchus!

@tabergineman7241 4 ай бұрын

Never seen this but I hope it got international release

@HoopTY303 4 ай бұрын

KINGS TAIL IS POOFY!? It must be the DEVILS WORK! 👹🙀👹

@goopumz 4 ай бұрын

I was excited to see my home city in a movie and then I realized its Subdury MA not ON lol

@MicaiahBaron 4 ай бұрын

Excited for the sequel where we watch the American Devil transform over the years into his true form; Mickey Mouse. ...too soon?

@scribesorcerer4967 3 ай бұрын

I’m glad Andy made the movie uncomfortable. Because I feel like the kind of story he was trying to tell should be uncomfortable, and that makes it great

@nickmargaritis3263 4 ай бұрын

🎉

@lornayounger1414 4 ай бұрын

I have been looking forward to this movie. However, I don't like slasher movies or gratuitous sex. So while I appreciate it, and have no doubt it is great, it's not for me. I will likely purchase access to it regardless to support Atun Shei Films.

@berglen100 4 ай бұрын

Imaginations do past doubt and heard and seen only allows power turn to rule weathers centers forbidding fear only outside power treats rudly.

@CynicalHistorian 4 ай бұрын

Hello ChatGPT. Please upgrade to 3.0 or higher

@berglen100 4 ай бұрын

I will follow exit happy trails.@@CynicalHistorian

@swirvinbirds1971 4 ай бұрын

What a crazy time it must have been to be living on the North American continent at the time.

@KevinFinkbeiner 3 ай бұрын

Atun-Shei _and_ Cynical Historian? What is this, a crossover episode?

@kevinp.h8655 4 ай бұрын

Does Atun shei have an hatred for Boston and New England or something?

@localroger 3 ай бұрын

He is doing another series on his YT channel about the founding of Sudbury. Not hatred so much as trying to understand what happened.

@EGSBiographies-om1wb 4 ай бұрын

49th

@Alex-cw3rz 4 ай бұрын

The only thing I was not to keen on is the accents, I understand it is apparently what they possibly sounded like. But it just sounds off, I think doing regional british accents may work better, especially as it would be historically accurate and would allow more of the actors to be able to sound more authenticas they could act in the best impersonation they can do. Like in the VVicth having a yorkshire and especially one as deep and rough as Ralph Ineson's. It not just feels like it would be from that time, the accent did exist at that time.I think would have worked better. But still a great movie.

@seanbeadles7421 4 ай бұрын

The Yorkshire accent of the time is not the same as a modern Yorkshire accent.

@dftp 4 ай бұрын

I don't understand how you think a Yorkshire accent would be more historically accurate.