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{{Infobox film
| name           = Forest of the Damned
| image          = Forest of the Damned.jpg

| caption        =
| director       = [[Johannes Roberts]]
| producer       = Miguel Ruz
| writer         = Johannes Roberts<br />Joseph London
| narrator       =
| starring       = Nicole Petty<br />Daniel MacLagan<br />[[Tom Savini]]<br />[[Shaun Hutson]]<br />[[Richard Cambridge (British actor)|Richard Cambridge]]<br />[[Marysia Kay]]<br />James Fusco
| music          = Ollie Knight
| cinematography = John Raggett
| editing        = Richard Mitchell
| studio         = Gatlin Pictures
| distributor    = Universal Music & Video
| released       = {{Film date|2005|5|13|Cannes|df=y}}
| runtime        = 95 minutes
| country        = United Kingdom
| language       = English
| budget         =
| gross          =
}}

'''''Forest of the Damned''''' (known in the United States as 
'''''Johannes Roberts' Demonic''''') is a 2005 British [[horror film|horror]] 
feature film directed by [[Johannes Roberts]].

==Plot==
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Five friends have a car accident and fall into the clutches of fallen angels who first seduce their victims and then kill them. A deadly battle of seduction, fear, and blood consumes the group as these angels have an insatiable appetite for human flesh.

==Cast==
* Nicole Petty as Molly
* Daniel MacLagan as Judd
* [[Tom Savini]] as Stephen
* [[Shaun Hutson]] as himself
* [[Marysia Kay]] as Angel 1
* [[Richard Cambridge (British actor)|Richard Cambridge]] as Emilio
* [[Sophie Holland]] as Ally
* David Hood as Andrew
* [[Eleanor James]] as Angel 2

==Release==
The film premiered on 13 May 2005 at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] and was released in the UK on 26 November 2005.

==Reception==
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Jon Condit from [[Dread Central]] gave the film a score of 2.5 out of 5, stating that the film's director "took something worthy of praise and ruined it with too much added showiness that degrades it into nothing more than another sub-par horror flick".<ref name="condit06">{{cite web |last1=Condit |first1=Jon |title=Demonic (aka Forest of the Damned) (DVD) – Dread Central |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/4324/demonic-aka-forest-of-the-damned-dvd/ |website=Dread Central.com |publisher=Jon Condit |accessdate=23 August 2018}}</ref> ''[[Film Threat]]'' criticized the film's "paper-thin characters", grating soundtrack, and visual style.<ref name="filmthreatrev">{{cite web |title=FOREST OF THE DAMNED – Film Threat |url=http://filmthreat.com/reviews/forest-of-the-damned/ |website=Film Threat.com |publisher=Film Threat |accessdate=23 August 2018}}</ref>

==Sequel==
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''[[Forest of the Damned 2]]'', directed by Ernest Riera, was released in 2008. [[Eleanor James]] and [[Marysia Kay]] reprise their roles as bloodthirsty fallen angels.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0417686}}

{{Johannes Roberts}}

[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:2005 horror films]]
[[Category:British supernatural horror films]]
[[Category:Films set in forests]]
[[Category:Films shot in England]]
[[Category:Films directed by Johannes Roberts]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Johannes Roberts]]
[[Category:2005 English-language films]]
[[Category:2005 British films]]
[[Category:English-language horror films]]


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