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Night of the Demon (1957)

Night of the Demon (1957)

Fantasy Horror Mystery

Who will be the next in line to defy the curse?

Release Date: 1957, November 9
Directors: Jacques Tourneur
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Sabre Film Productions Ltd.
Cast: Reginald Beckwith, Brian Wilde, Peter Elliott, Liam Redmond, Lloyd Lamble, Percy Herbert, Richard Leech, Maurice Denham, Niall MacGinnis, Athene Seyler, Dana Andrews, Rosamund Greenwood

Overview:

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.

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