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Night of the Demon (1957)

NR · 1957-11-09 · 1h 36m · EN
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Who will be the next in line to defy the curse?

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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Jacques TourneurDirector

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Dana AndrewsDana AndrewsDr. John HoldenPeggy CumminsPeggy CumminsJoanna HarringtonNiall MacGinnisNiall MacGinnisDr. Julian KarswellAthene SeylerAthene SeylerMrs. KarswellLiam RedmondLiam RedmondProfessor Mark O'BrienPeter ElliottPeter ElliottProfessor K.T. KumarEwan RobertsEwan RobertsLloyd WilliamsonReginald BeckwithReginald BeckwithMr. MeekRosamund GreenwoodRosamund GreenwoodMrs. MeekBrian WildeBrian WildeRand HobartMaurice DenhamMaurice DenhamProfessor Henry HarringtonRichard LeechRichard LeechInspector Mottrarn

Keywords

InvestigationAnimal attackSupernatural powerBlack magicDemonWitchcraftOccultSatanic cultEnglandElectrocutionProfessorFolk horrorPsychologistSeanceStonehengeSkepticHypnotismJumping through a windowParapsychologyCatatonic stateScience vs superstitionFoggy nightNight for night shotsRunes

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Genre affinityThriller · Fantasy · HorrorTheme affinityInvestigation · Animal Attack · Supernatural PowerMood preferencePsychologist · ParapsychologyNarrative complexityMysteryDirector preference220782Actor preference227934 · 227935 · 159636

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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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Night of the Demon has a runtime of 96 minutes.

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