Night of the Demon

Night of the Demon

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

Rating

3.0 (1)

Release Date

11/9/1957

Runtime

96 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Homepage

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A cerebral supernatural thriller that slowly unsettles you as it peels back the rational world to reveal something genuinely malevolent lurking beneath. It's a film about the collision between scientific skepticism and the terrifying possibility that some things defy explanation.

Mood

UnsettlingParanoidDread-soakedContemplative

Themes

FaithObsessionPowerMortality

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

Black and whiteFormalistNaturalistic

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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