The Devil's Rain is the seventh studio album by horror punk band the Misfits, released October 4, 2011 through their own label Misfits Records. It is the band's first album in eight years, following 2003's covers record Project 1950, and the first of original material since 1999's Famous Monsters. It is also the only release by the band's lineup of Jerry Only, Dez Cadena, and Eric "Chupacabra" Arce.The Devil's Rain was produced by Ed Stasium, who previously worked with the band on Famous Monsters.

The album is titled after the 1975 horror film of the same name and features cover artwork by Arthur Suydam, who previously did the cover of the band's 2009 single "Land of the Dead". Both songs from that single—"Land of the Dead" and "Twilight of the Dead"—were re-recorded for The Devil's Rain, and "Twilight of the Dead" was released as the album's lead single, with "Land of the Dead" as the b-side. The Misfits supported the album with tours of the United States and Australia from September to December 2011.

Like previous Misfits albums, The Devil's Rain includes references and homages to many past works of horror and science fiction. The title track is based on the 1975 film The Devil's Rain, while other tracks reference the films The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964), The Black Hole (1979), and Land of the Dead (2005; Twilight of the Dead was this film's working title). "Dark Shadows" is based on the gothic soap opera of the same title that aired from 1966 to 1971, while "Monkey's Paw" is based on the 1902 short story and its various adaptations. "Vivid Red" is inspired by the opening scene of Dracula (1992), which depicts Vlad the Impaler in battle.

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