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The Devil is in the Detail

After agreeing to a deal one year ago, Scott returns to a crime scene to meet his mysterious benefactor - this deal now threatens Scott’s sanity and endangers his life.

  • Dean M. Drinkel
    Director
    The Good Wife
  • Dean M. Drinkel
    Writer
  • Sharon Axcell
    Producer
    Black Time, Before and After
  • Kevin McNally
    Key Cast
    "Apollyon"
    Pirates of the Caribbean
  • Dion Marcos
    Key Cast
    "Scott"
  • Richard Carnaby
    Key Cast
    "Eurynomos"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Horror
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 8, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    18,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Dean M. Drinkel

Dean M Drinkel is an award-winning writer, director, and producer whose work spans horror, science fiction, and experimental storytelling. He co-founded DrAx Productions in 2022 (with Sharon Axcell), writing and directing The Devil Is In The Detail (2025) and producing Black Time (2025). The Devil Is In The Detail earned Drinkel a Best Horror Director nomination at the European Shorts Awards and won Best Editing at the Unrestricted View Horror Film Festival.

Dean’s storytelling is driven by a fascination with the uncanny, the psychological, and the morally complex. His work explores identity, desire, and the shadowed edges of human experience. Alongside film, Drinkel has written and directed fifteen theatrical plays, authored over sixty works of genre fiction, and created numerous short films. He also directed the forthcoming feature The Good Wife for Fourstreete Productions.

A participant in international labs including Sundance Institute TV Writing, BFI Project Labs, and StoryFutures; is a member of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Dean combines creative ambition with industry leadership. He is also expanding into period drama, seeking bold, visually rich European collaborations with international reach.

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Director Statement

The Devil Is In The Detail is a short horror-thriller, plunging viewers into an eerie underground bar in London on New Year’s Eve, where SCOTT, a troubled young man comes face-to-face with the enigmatic NIKOLAOS APOLLYON. A deal struck a year earlier comes due, forcing Scott into a tense, nightmarish confrontation with forces (including EURYNOMOS, a sinister barman) that seem to emerge from the darkest corners of his own mind.

Dean writes: “As writer/director, I collaborated closely with cast and crew to heighten psychological tension and character depth. Kevin McNally’s Apollyon exudes a subtle, intelligent evil, avoiding clichés of the archetypal Devil, while Dion Marcos’ Scott is mostly glimpsed in fleeting fragments until the fragile veneer of reality collapses. Chris Carcelle, Director of Photography, helped craft a visual language that amplifies unease and Lily Faith Knight’s production design transformed a central London crypt into a hellish, immersive space, grounding the surreal in tangible terror.”

At under ten minutes, the film interrogates reality, morality, and the human psyche, asking questions without providing obvious answers. True to DrAx Productions’ ethos, it is unsettling, thought-provoking, and unflinchingly captivating…an invitation to explore the bizarre, the uncanny, and the psychologically profound.