Night of the Demon1957
“Who will be the next in line to defy the curse?”
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
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🏆 1 win & 1 nomination total
The premise
American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident the day before. It turns out that the deceased had been investigating a cult lead by Dr. Julian Karswell. Though a skeptic, Holden is suspicious of the devil-worshiping Karswell. Following a trail of mysterious manuscripts, Holden enters a world that makes him question his faith in science.
Horror Vault's take
When an American psychologist travels to London for a parapsychology conference, he finds his contact dead under deeply suspicious circumstances — and a trail leading straight to a charismatic, dangerous cult leader. As he digs deeper into a web of ancient manuscripts and black magic, his ironclad belief in science begins to crack under the weight of things he cannot explain. Adapted from M.R. James's classic tale, this British chiller builds its dread slowly and deliberately, offering one of the most genuinely unnerving demons ever committed to film. Elegant, fog-drenched, and endlessly atmospheric, it remains a high-water mark of 1950s horror.
Content: Creature Imagery, Animal Attack, Hypnotism And Psychological Manipulation, Mild Period-Era Horror Violence
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Cast
Dana Andrews
Dr. John Holden
Peggy Cummins
Joanna Harrington
Niall MacGinnis
Dr. Julian Karswell
Maurice Denham
Professor Henry Harrington
Athene Seyler
Mrs. Karswell
Liam Redmond
Professor Mark O'Brien
Reginald Beckwith
Mr. Meek
Ewan Roberts
Lloyd Williamson
Peter Elliott
Professor K.T. Kumar
Rosamund Greenwood
Mrs. Meek
Brian Wilde
Rand Hobart
Richard Leech
Inspector Mottrarn
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