철저한 기독교 가정에서 자라난 로버트는 학교에 입학한 후, 예수의 재림뿐만 아니라 예수의 존재조차도 믿지 않는 외부인들이 너무 많다는 사실에 놀라워한다. 심적 갈등을 겪기 시작한 로버트는 점점 기독교인의 삶을 강조하는 어머니에게 반감을 갖기 시작하는데….

Robert Eastwood is an innocent, brought up in a world of Born Again Christianity that's taught him to look for signs and to believe evil in waiting just outside the front door. When he goes to school he's shocked to discover that no one else thinks the world was made in 7 days or that Jesus will be returning. Caught between his Mother, who's determined to bring Jesus' love to a dead mining town, and his best friend Marcus who's introduced him to teenage rebellion Robert becomes the centre of a spiritual tug of war as he tries to escape his religious beliefs. It's then that he discovers a dead body in the woods and realises God has sent him a sign. The Devil Outside is a story of everyday madness.