Curse of the Demon

In this film, American Professor Dana Andrews investigates a devil-worshipping cult active in England. The cult has apparently been responsible for more than one death in recent months. When Andrews comes too close to the cult for comfort, the devil-worshipping leader slips a cursed parchment into Andrews’ research files. This 1958 American release is a re-edit of Tourneur’s original 1957 British film., In England, an American professor looks into a devil-worshipping cult that may been responsible for a few recent deaths, but when his investigation hits too close to home, the cult leader slips a cursed parchment into his research files and his life becomes a hell on Earth., Based on Montague R. James’ classic shiver tale Casting the Runes, NIGHT OF THE DEMON is an exercise in psychological terror. American Professor Dana Andrews investigates a devil-worshipping cult active in England. The cult has apparently been responsible for more than one death in recent months, and it’s all the handiwork of the group’s leader, an Aleister Crowley type played by Niall MacGinnis…