Spanning between World War II and the Vietnam war, The Devil All the Time begins with the introduction to Willard Russell ( Bill Skarsgård), a man left disturbed and deeply religious by his tour of duty. Netflix’s latest adapts Pollock’s novel with the exact level of scope and care it deserves, offering an expansive ensemble Southern Gothic thriller oozing with unrelenting dread from start to finish. The precise type of epic tale that begged for adaptation. Author Donald Ray Pollock‘s works have been referred to as “Hillbilly Gothic” or “Southern Ohio Gothic.” His debut novel, The Devil All the Time, earned accolades and praise for its blood-soaked noir and sprawling story spanning families in the rural underbellies of Southern Ohio and West Virginia.
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