The Devil's Honey

Plot

Dr. Wendell is a troubled surgeon with a nagging wife, Carol, and a stressful hospital job, who botches a surgery on an injured young man, Johnny, who then dies under his care. The man's dangerously disturbed girlfriend, Jessica, abducts the doctor and holds him captive at her apartment and subjects him to mind games and sexual torture because she holds him responsible for the death of her boyfriend.

Why watch

Dr. Wendell finds himself at the mercy of Jessica, a woman whose life has been shattered by his medical failure. As she subjects him to a series of psychological and physical torments, the film plunges into the depths of despair and moral reckoning. Watching it is an unsettling experience, as the viewer is drawn into a claustrophobic world where the lines between victim and perpetrator blur, leaving a lingering sense of dread.

Talking points

• the ethics of medical practice
• the nature of obsession
• gender dynamics in horror
• the impact of trauma on mental health

Cultural context

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