The third episode of The Terror series, Devil in Silver, will be released on AMC+ and Shudder, and it is a horror-drama that addresses the systemic issues of mental health services in the United States. Based on the novel of the same name written by Victor LaValle in 2012, the series consists of six episodes starring Dan Stevens and Judith Light. Producers Chris Cantwell and Victor LaValle present an atmosphere created by adding a superior supernatural entity to the rising tensions in a confined space, drawing from classic literary masterpieces in their screenplay.

The story begins with the character Pepper (Dan Stevens), who works as a heavy metal musician in Queens, being unjustly committed to New Hyde Hospital after a fight to protect his girlfriend from a man. Instead of formally arresting Pepper, the police deliver him to the hospital for a 72-hour observation. New Hyde Hospital, with its filthy carpets and crumbling ceilings, not only sharpens the tension between patients and staff but also harbors a more sinister danger.

At the hospital, Pepper encounters other patients, including the elderly patient Dorry (Judith Light), who is crying blood, and a young patient with anger management issues. The institution, run by Dr. Anand (Aasif Mandvi) and Nurse Miss Chris (CCH Pounder), contains a mysterious patient in an environment filled with drug addiction and vague medical practices. At night, this patient roams the corridors, attacking other patients and emerging from a secret door opened by the nurses.

While the six-episode series progresses faster compared to the previous two episodes, it fails to fully integrate horror elements with a critique of the mental health system. Although an atmospheric setting has been created, the work does not achieve a truly frightening or thematically deep experience. Despite these limitations in the third anthology film, The Terror: Devil in Silver stands out as a production that seeks to question institutional failures and individual resistance.