Late Night with the Devil Sparks a Backlash Over Three AI Stills

The Cairnes brothers' '70s-talk-show horror film opens to glowing reviews — and a controversy that quickly eclipses them. The directors confirm that three brief interstitial graphics (a network bumper, a pumpkin, a skeleton) were generated with AI. Even though the live action and performances are entirely human, the disclosure drives a days-long online debate about where the line sits and how loudly it should be drawn. It becomes the canonical case study for how a tiny amount of generative imagery can become the loudest fact about a release.