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In Osgood PerkinsLonglegs,demonic works are a full-time job.
The devil is everywhere and nowhere inescapable but often unseen.
Did you notice just how often he shows up?
(Warning: spoilers ahead.)
Frame after frame, you’re free to see him lingering in the background.
As seriously as some folks have takenLonglegs, Perkins emphasizes that its also meant to be playful.
Seeing the devil pop up everywhere is part of the fun.
Below, youll find a detailed guide to every time the dark lord pops up on screen.
Its the first time that shes engaging with these crimes, Perkins says.
Her analytical mind is being turned on by the evidence, and shes kind of clicking it into action.
Shadowing Longlegs
A giant demon shadow lingers over Longlegs during a nighttime walk.
Then, she gets a call from her mother.
Its all playful foreshadowing a hint that her mom has been in on these gruesome crimes for years.
Shes going a step deeper into the case, Perkins says of Lee.
Now, the birthday card is coming to her.
The cipher is coming to her.
Its a thing that its a thing that looks right to me, Perkins says.
As in all great crime procedurals, Lee eventually stops by the library to research the murders.
The devil in this movie wants the worst thing possible to happen to an individual, Perkins says.
The devils hideaway
The devil sits at the back of Longlegs basement lair.
We wanted to feel the devils presence in that corner, Perkins says.
Theres one of those fuzzy carpeted amps back there those big, shaggy, furry amps, Perkins says.
Theres a deceased fish bowl with nothing in it.
You know, theres all the markers of a gross kids basement a gross teenagers basement.
We didnt know that shot until we got to it on the day, he says.
Shes at the fucking door.
The devils playthings
The devil stands in Lees childhood doorway as she looks through her toy box.
As we come to learn, the devil has haunted Lees family since her 9th birthday.
There was a whole red piano thematic in the script, Perkins says.
We shot a lot of red, little red piano things.
It never really made it into the movie, but its in there.
And the toy chest was derived from my own toy chest when I was little.
I kept it at the bottom, face down, just so I knew where it was.
Again, the devil appears when the next revelation is at hand.
Unheavenly father
The devil towers over a young Lee as she sits on her bed.
As far as Perkins is concerned, this is the best of all his hidden devils: Its fun.
At a certain point, Perkins says, a movie starts to tell you what it wants.
