Willard Russell

"There's a lot of no good sons of bitches out there."

- Willard Russell

Willard Russell is a character in The Devil All the Time. He is Arvin's father, Charlotte's husband, and Emma's son, haunted by his experience serving in World War II.

World War II
While fighting in the war, Willard had entered the Solomon Islands in the Southern Pacific. However, while he entered he spotted his comrade, who had been hung up of a cross, which led to Willard discovering that he had been brutally crucified by Japanese forces. He looked at the chain on his hand to find out who it was, and it was revealed to be Miller Jones. Suddenly, Miller awoke, and Willard was surprised that he was still alive. Willard was commanded to give Miller a mercy kill.

Family

 * Charlotte Russell - Wife
 * Arvin Russell - Son

Trivia

 * In the book the film was based on, Willard sacrifices several animals and one person to the altar, while he only does so to Arvin's dog in the film.