Night of the Demon

Night of the Demon

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

NR 1957 · 96 min · ★ 7.0 · Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

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.

Directed by Jacques Tourneur · Written by Charles Bennett

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