The Night of the Devils1972
“Creatures of the Living Dead!”
Directed by Giorgio Ferroni
The premise
In this adaptation of Tolstoy's story the Wurdulak, a mentally ill patient known as Nicola flashes back to horrifying experiences that he encountered while driving through the country. Upon damaging his car, Nicola sets out for help, only to meet a mysterious family that lives in total fear of someone or something. This evil force slowly penetrates the household and thrusts each of its members into a frenzy of absolute terror.
Horror Vault's take
A stranded traveller stumbles upon a remote family gripped by a nameless, creeping dread — and what he witnesses there will shatter his sanity. Based on Alexei Tolstoy's classic tale of the Wurdulak, this 1972 Italian Gothic horror trades shock tactics for mounting psychological unease. Told through the fractured recollections of a disturbed patient, the film layers its horrors across past and present until the two become impossible to separate. Fans of European folk-inflected supernatural horror will find much to savour in its eerie rural atmosphere.
Content: Supernatural Violence, Disturbing Imagery, Horror Involving Children
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