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Night of the Demon

1957 · 96 min

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.

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Appeals to viewers who enjoy atmospheric supernatural mysteries, scholarly investigations, and the unsettling collision of rational inquiry with ancient belief.

Tone
eerie, dread, cerebral
Payoff
unease, revelation
Pacing
slow-burn
Intensity
moderate
Structure
linear
Themes
occult knowledge, skepticism versus belief, investigation, forbidden power, fate
Setting
mid-twentieth-century England, foggy city streets, secluded estates and ancient ritual sites

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