Evil in the Bayou (2003)

Low rent detective Jake LeClaire is hired by a man whose wife has disappeared.  The scene is only noteworthy because when they shake hands, they freeze mid shake and stand still as the camera zooms in on their clasped hands.

In another story that will eventually intersect, a herd of Satanists kill a goat and drug a priest in an attempt to call forth Satan.  They shout Hail Devon, which is apparently Satan's name?  Two more human sacrifices and Satan will control the world which means the cult will be immortal.  So... a sheep, 3 humans, and the Devil rules the Earth?

In their bid to find a sacrifice, they pick up a hitchhiker whose car has broken down.  They pull out a bottle of wine and pour her a glass of wine which she gladly accepts.  The fool!  How can she not think it strange to be offered an actual GLASS of wine in a moving car?  Also of note: our hitchhiker, who is desperate for a ride, was on a busy road and there appears to be a mall up ahead.  Yet she still acts like they're rescued her from the middle of a desert.

This was much worse than I expected.  It appears to be shot on video, and recorded live with no ADR.  It's sometimes it is hard to hear the dialogue.  The soundtrack sounds like it was done on a Casio.

The more credits one person gets in a film, the more likely it is to be poor.  Perhaps because it's a good idea to have constructive feedback rather than have one person in charge of everything.  The additional input can keep a movie on course rather than veering off into self indulgent or poorly done territory.  Stephanie Beaton is credited as actor, producer, executive producer, director, writer, costumer and dog trainer/owner.

It was filmed on location in Hollywood, New Orleans, and London.  Maybe they should have saved their money as you can't tell which scenes were filmed in which location.  They're all interchangeable.

I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the rhymes in the lyrics to a bad song in the film:
Devil on my mind
His destiny ain't kind