I've gotta say, despite some dodgy FX back in those days, some of these films have an atmosphere about them that is superbly creepy and genuinely frightening, and a lot of modern day slash flicks don't manage to recapture or emulate that.
Exactly that. Both versions of whistle and I will come are on RUclips. In my opinion the original is more disturbing. I think modern films are too formulaic and its reasonably obvious to the viewer how we are pushed from one chapter to the next. The feeling of time drifting during a film is obviously difficult to achieve but to me the most successful use was in the moth man prophecies
I agree. A unique atmosphere I believe specific to that era. Jacques Tourneur who directed this also directed I walked with a Zombie and Cat People. Both superb and quite chilling.
Yes I agree, and I am tired of hearing the producer Hal E Chester hurt the movie by insisting they visualize the monster. It was a brilliant decision to include the demon and the film would not be half as popular without it.
@@richmonroe203 Couldn’t agree with you more. I’ve read critics that complain that the demon should never have been shown, and those who say he should only have been shown at the end; in either case my response is that the protagonist of the film is a skeptic, and showing the demon at the beginning places the viewer in the position of being a non-skeptic, heightening the terror and suspense in the film.
I remember seeing this movie as a kid and that final scene really scared me! That's a pretty vicious demon, the way that it claws that man to death and the sound that it makes only adds to the dread.
Yes, this scene haunted my memories since I was a very young boy but never knew which movie it was from....however, since the advent of the internet I was able to find it again...along with a lot of other movies I have faint recollection of.
And to think, I had to walk home one warm and windy early October night after watching this flick at my buddy's. I had to go through a deep forest to get to my place. I kept watching the tree tops :-)!
saw this as a kid and found it just a lot of talk with a not scary monster, now seeing it again, this is a horror classic. a truly great film. glad to have it in my collection.
The creature on it`s own was rather puppet like, but what made it really frightening was the blending in of the demon with the oncoming roar and whistles of the stream trains. BTW, Peggy Cummings is still going strong at 89 years old now. Dana Andrews died back in 1992.
Night of the Demon 1957, I will always remember this one, it scared the sh*t out of me when I was a kid during the 1960's - the early 1970's when it aired on a Chiller Theater or Creature Feature on a Saturday evening. Be ware of the parchment that the evil wizard stashed in your pocket or the Demon will come after you and rip you to shreds - What's In Your Wallet ?! LOL ! Good Posting.
It sort of reminds me of Godzilla in the Japanese films. Maybe the director was right in not wanting the demon to be seen, but rather to let the viewer create the demon in his or her own mind such as in the earlier successful Val Lewton films.
A brilliant film noir and seriously scary in its day. The night-time filming still sets a standard for atmospheric effects. Britain made some cracking movies in this period with pretty small budgets.
Kate Bush used the opening of this film: "It’s in the trees, it’s coming" as the opening line in her song "Hounds of Love" because she loved this film when she was young. It's on the same album as "Running up that hill" which has become a worldwide success after being featured in the Netflix "Stranger things" horror series. Interestingly Kate Bush's album is all about things which horrified or frightened her.
I still look down foggy tree covered lanes expecting to see a demon 50 odd years after seeing this film. Strange thing is ..the old warehouse I used to work at Was haunted with growling "things" and apparitions setting the night alarms off .I was the key holder and had to go in to deactivate them. Caught a few shapes and noises on camera .weird thing was I was more pissed off at them than scared for getting me out of bed ! Strange but true.
Pauleymack "As a 7 year old boy, this scared the pants off me." I was 10-12 and it had the same effect on me! Around 2000, I was running a *Call of Cthulhu / Delta Green* P&P RPG group and wanted a change of pace, so I took this storyline, altered it a bit, and had my game group running in circles trying to find the "Cthulhu Mythos monster" when all they were dealing with was a perfectly ordinary "hedge wizard" summoning a perfectly ordinary demon. :D
I LOVE this ending. It brilliantly subverts any genre savvy viewer's expectations. Throughout the film the demon was typically shown as a bright light enveloped in a cloud of steam, so when he runs on the train tracks, you assume they'll pull a "well it was really just a train, his fear/superstition was what killed him". And then this happens...
The demon also appeared at the beginning of the film when it's invoked to kill a bloke who's about expose the eccentric crackpot putting curses on everyone.
@@TheVidkid67 Yeah, but the production forced the director to show the demon at the beginning unfortunately, it's a shame because it would be more effective if it only appeared at the end
I'll never forget i was about 12 and turned it to TCM when I was at my grandmother's staying up late, she was asleep on the couch and it was well past midnight and saw this scene and it literally traumatized me as a kid lol.
This movie was based on the Radio drama "The Casting of the Runes" which was aired on the radio show "ESCAPE" and can be heard on RUclips from the original 1947 radio broadcast..
As a kid, I always usally caught the end just as Dana Andrews slipped back the paper, and it flew off the train, the demon appeared and finished off the man who summoned it up. Every so often I would see the whole movie, but I usually caught the end, the best part. PS I got in Church, I bought the move a couple of years ago on VHS, sometime later it stopped playing on my machiene...
I watched this film on tv when I was about 8 or 9 . I had begged my mam to let me watch it ... she finally gave in . that was 48 years ago . I'm 56 now and it still gives me goose bumps... should of listened to my ma lol.funny what sticks in our minds from our childhood days...the other bit that freaked me was the bit in the front parlour with the old biddies singing round the piano ...I think the tune was called cherry ripe ?
Much has been made of the studio v director battle over showing the demon, with most fans thinking it would be better without it. I am a big fan of both the movie and M R James, who wrote the original story, and think that the demon is very true to the James atmosphere- there are lots of demon/monsters in his stories, and many of them do not even feature what most contemporaries would consider a ghost. Casting the Runes is probably un-filmable, especially the part when the protagonist slides his hand under his pillow and has the sensation of reaching into a bestial mouth. The manifested demon here certainly lives up to that particular kind of visceral shudder!
incredible directing,still creeps me out now. I do films myself,I make horror films,this is the type of thing I one day want to make,I often think,will anyone,not me but anyone ever make a better horror film?
I was six years old & saw it at the drive-in with my parents. Scarred me for life, especially driving at night when the lights of an approaching car would shine through the fog over a hill or around a curve. I figured there was a 50-50 chance those were not car lights.
This is a film i have watched throughout the years (since the 1970s). I’ve got to say that it still scares me. The short story (Casting The Runes) is great but this film is just fantastic. The tea party always scared me.
Love that demon. However, this sequence features perhaps the film's only flaw, the inclusion of an actor in a non-matching suit and glowing eyes clutching Karswell. Thank goodness for the fog/smoke! Not only the best film prefaced in the supernatural, but one of the best of its kind, ever. See the longer, uncut British version!
I often wonder whether the producers intentionally chose the number plate on Joanna Harrington's car, or whether it was just a happy, and at the same time very apt coincidence! One of my favourite 50's horror films!
This was the first 'horror' film I was allowed to watch as a child back in the 70s and I loved it. Watched it again recently and it is still a great film, very atmospheric and with a story that keeps you interested to the end.
Such a great movie. These special effects are famous for being terrible, but the rest of the movie is famous for being very creepy and scary. I'm going to watch this one again soon - so good
In 2019: "Hey, was that guy run over by a train or did a gigantic demon pick him up and rip his guts out? I was looking at my smart phone and I missed it!"
I was in my twenties when I saw this movie. Can't say I was actually frightened by it but nevertheless thought it to be an excellent film...especially when the demon arrives and claws the guy to death and then throws his corpse away like a bag of trash. Definitely a classic...watched it a few times over the years, stands the test of time very well.
I reminded myself that 60 + years ago the steam locomotive burned coal. The occasional hot ember would fall to the track and ballast. There it would burn out. Still, that provides the tangible reason why the parchment caught fire. Not an instance of magic so much of the one little, burning ember.
+sonofcy . It's okay to admit you found this film terrifying, as you can read by the many comments on this page it left a lasting impression on all those that watched it. I have to agree it was my favourite out of the many classic horror films from those times. I think this is the film that scared all the kids more than any other horror film from that era. Of course some might prefer one of the other classics, but the consensus of the commenters easily shows Night of the Demon was the biggie that made kids kak their pants, when it came to bedtime. So your not the only one that shat themselves and refused to talk about the film.
+sonofcy . I couldn't find any reference to your favourite creepy film "The Queue at the bank" . But seeing as how almost all the comments on this page cite "Night of the demon" as the film that made them kak themselves when it came to bedtime even weeks after watching the film. Maybe bank queue munters syndrome is the cause of your fear concerning banks.
Why am I just finding out about this film? Lol This was a film that Ray was offered but turned down . He had worked with the film's producer Hal E. Chester on The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms in 1953 , and Chester would have wanted Ray to bring his animation skills to the demon . Columbia Pictures suggested Ray for the creature's realisation on screen , but Ray was already underway with The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and didn't want to divide his attention . In the US , the film was released under the title Curse of the Demon .
I love the depiction of Karswell in Night of the Demon, he's such an enchanting and enigmatic character, the screenwriter had to fashion him from whole cloth because Karswell barely appears in the story itself, he is only talked about in second or third hand accounts. The only thing I don't like about the film is the monster, it would have been more effective if the monster wasn't shown on screen and only Karswell's reaction to it depicted, his fright causing him to stumble into the path of the train. I think they probably put the monster in for the kids because children love for there to be an actual monster on screen, even while they're screaming in terror they're loving every moment of it.
You have to remember that this was not an independent film, but a mainstream 1950's horror film. To sell it, the studio would have to put the monster in there, in the late 50's the film going public would expect it - in the US market even today that is the same. Consider the film ALIEN in 79. In the US cut, the creature was seen much earlier in the film, because that is what US audiences expect. As for Karswell, I agree that this film fleshed out a barely existent character from the book, but I think that the credit should go to MacGuiniss. IMHO this was probably the best role he ever played and was a much underrated actor.
+Perce Blue Do you think after all these years there would still be copyright issues? I see a few posters have uploaded full movies on this page? I did find the movie on the Web a while ago. However, it was split into two parts but I can't remember where I found it!
+John Mills In the recent past I uploaded many classic films onto Utube and every time without fail they have eventually been deleted for copyright issues with warnings not to be a naughty boy with threats of removing my account. I am thinking of uploading films onto Daily Motion that don`t seen so touchy, which is rapidly becoming a serious competitor with Utube.
+Perce Blue Fine on that and uploading old movies to Daily Motion. As for 'Night of the Demon' someone has already uploaded it to that website. I did a search and found both the British and American (Curse of the Demon) releases. I've just watched the British version, but presume they are the same. Certainly was a great film and not surprising it scared me all those years ago. I'm 67 now and it still puts the shits up me :-)
I love classic horror films, but i remember watching this about 40 years ago, and still thinking it was daft, i was really disappointed at the time, because the title sounded good
The Brits and small American indie production companies such as American International and Roger Corman made something out of very little. The English "Dead of Night" a horror anthology tied together by the main character who had the same nightmare each night is another must see.
The Director did not want the demon to be seen, but rather created in the mind of the viewer. The human mind does have its' own way of creating such horrors, that the earlier and successful Director Val Lewton (who in his films did not show his monsters) knew all about.
I would have loved to see this recut the way the director and screenwriter originally wanted -- without seeing the demon. I do think the longshot of the demon, if it were "just" able to be made out, was effective but the closeups at regular speed (especially during the attack and dropping of the body) comes off as comical. A fantastic movie, nonetheless.
+Thom Florio As kids we always felt ripped off if we never got to see the creature or aliens. And i don't know any kids that didn't kak their pants when the demon clawed it's victim to pieces and cast his torn smoking body to the ground. The gibbering sound affects and glowing smoke all left a lasting impression and as a sixty year old i still love it. This is the film that made kids scared at bedtime. And searched to make sure nobody had passed them any runes. Yes it would still work for adults with no demon, but with kids its all about the monster and how scary it looks. And that demon was one scary fecker. And the reason every kid loves it.
I would cut the Close-ups only. The scene beside the passing train is quite effective for me. It retains the ambiguity while only showing the necessary, like the long shots.
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I've gotta say, despite some dodgy FX back in those days, some of these films have an atmosphere about them that is superbly creepy and genuinely frightening, and a lot of modern day slash flicks don't manage to recapture or emulate that.
Exactly that. Both versions of whistle and I will come are on RUclips. In my opinion the original is more disturbing. I think modern films are too formulaic and its reasonably obvious to the viewer how we are pushed from one chapter to the next. The feeling of time drifting during a film is obviously difficult to achieve but to me the most successful use was in the moth man prophecies
I agree. A unique atmosphere I believe specific to that era. Jacques Tourneur who directed this also directed I walked with a Zombie and Cat People. Both superb and quite chilling.
nothing dodgy about the fx in this film pure classic
I found this to be pretty creepy when I was a kid in the 70's
Holy crap, the effects for the demon still look great after sixty years!
BugPope was he portrayed by a rubber suit or puppet it looks like similar effects to Godzilla
Yes I agree, and I am tired of hearing the producer Hal E Chester hurt the movie by insisting they visualize the monster. It was a brilliant decision to include the demon and the film would not be half as popular without it.
Looks good
@@richmonroe203 Couldn’t agree with you more. I’ve read critics that complain that the demon should never have been shown, and those who say he should only have been shown at the end; in either case my response is that the protagonist of the film is a skeptic, and showing the demon at the beginning places the viewer in the position of being a non-skeptic, heightening the terror and suspense in the film.
I saw this aged 8 & it gave me nightmares for weeks.
I saw this movie when I was 4 years old [1964] and I was traumetised by it for the next 20 years.
You had company.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
I had this ending on 8mm film back in the days when you can buy these short film for Home projector.
Try almost 56 years on and it STILL terrifies me x
do you know the ghost stories of montague rhodes james? the film
based on his story "casting the runes".
Never saw this movie until yesterday. The whole story and creepy effects were great. I would watch it again.
Brilliant film, makes the films now look tame.
First horror I ever watch as a kid.. scared the life out of me.. and that screeching noise 😱
I remember seeing this movie as a kid and that final scene really scared me! That's a pretty vicious demon, the way that it claws that man to death and the sound that it makes only adds to the dread.
I actually think it looked like an ugly puppy hitting the guy with its paw. LOL
Looks like my wife when she doesnt get her way ;)
Yes, this scene haunted my memories since I was a very young boy but never knew which movie it was from....however, since the advent of the internet I was able to find it again...along with a lot of other movies I have faint recollection of.
@@rockwithroadrunnerEwwwwww, then your wife must be ugly asf 🤮
I'm in full agreement with the poster. This film gave me the absolute whim-whams when I was small. I'm 58 now and it can still provide a tingle.
You can't beat the scenes on the train, even today they have me on the edge of my seat. Carswell is visibly terrified by Holden's appearance.
Great, great, very underrated film. A really good old-fashioned horror tale.
And to think, I had to walk home one warm and windy early October night after watching this flick at my buddy's. I had to go through a deep forest to get to my place. I kept watching the tree tops :-)!
i had to move my bed as far from the bedroom window as possible when i saw this as a kid lol.
saw this as a kid and found it just a lot of talk with a not scary monster, now seeing it again, this is a horror classic. a truly great film. glad to have it in my collection.
The creature on it`s own was rather puppet like, but what made it really frightening was the blending in of the demon with the oncoming roar and whistles of the stream trains.
BTW, Peggy Cummings is still going strong at 89 years old now. Dana Andrews died back in 1992.
Not anymore
Just watched the remastered version of this, I thought the whole atmosphere and effects were incredible
gave me sleepless nights here for sure.
This old horror movie ‘classic’; kept me sleepless for many a night!...;
Night of the Demon 1957, I will always remember this one, it scared the sh*t out of me when I was a kid during the 1960's - the early 1970's when it aired on a Chiller Theater or Creature Feature on a Saturday evening. Be ware of the parchment that the evil wizard stashed in your pocket or the Demon will come after you and rip you to shreds - What's In Your Wallet ?! LOL ! Good Posting.
Me too - many years ago when I was about 14 I stayed up late alone to watch this on tv. What a terrific movie. Even what you don't see is scary.
This was the first horror movie I ever saw. I was 5 and they were showing it on TV in the early 70's. It gave me nightmares.
I was about 10/12 and for some reason I decided to watch it one evening. It scared me witless. I'll never forgot the ending and the sound.
Fantastic!!
I remember this film scaring the hell out of me and my Sister at the time !
This is a great movie to watch on a cold Fall night.
The demon always reminds me of a West Highland White Terrier we once had called Hamish, when he was in a mean mood and needed his dinner.
It sort of reminds me of Godzilla in the Japanese films. Maybe the director was right in not wanting the demon to be seen, but rather to let the viewer create the demon in his or her own mind such as in the earlier successful Val Lewton films.
Reminds max of one of our gorgeous cats it’s the ears
@@juliemayes2027 🙄 Cat people are fucking disturbed.
Fantastic film. Just as good now as it was when I was a little boy. Thanks for posting.
These Movie follows me in my Dreams. i was 6, as first seen on my small own blacknwhite tv....it was 1978!
A brilliant film noir and seriously scary in its day. The night-time filming still sets a standard for atmospheric effects. Britain made some cracking movies in this period with pretty small budgets.
Kate Bush used the opening of this film: "It’s in the trees, it’s coming" as the opening line in her song "Hounds of Love" because she loved this film when she was young. It's on the same album as "Running up that hill" which has become a worldwide success after being featured in the Netflix "Stranger things" horror series. Interestingly Kate Bush's album is all about things which horrified or frightened her.
Horror Icon she is
It was a success back then. It just gained traction again. lol
I still look down foggy tree covered lanes expecting to see a demon 50 odd years after seeing this film.
Strange thing is ..the old warehouse I used to work at Was haunted with growling "things" and apparitions setting the night alarms off .I was the key holder and had to go in to deactivate them.
Caught a few shapes and noises on camera .weird thing was I was more pissed off at them than scared for getting me out of bed ! Strange but true.
One of my favourite horror films...full stop
mine too
@@LisaCarso
It frightened the life out of me when I was young and it still looks great 2day
Pauleymack "As a 7 year old boy, this scared the pants off me." I was 10-12 and it had the same effect on me! Around 2000, I was running a *Call of Cthulhu / Delta Green* P&P RPG group and wanted a change of pace, so I took this storyline, altered it a bit, and had my game group running in circles trying to find the "Cthulhu Mythos monster" when all they were dealing with was a perfectly ordinary "hedge wizard" summoning a perfectly ordinary demon. :D
I LOVE this ending. It brilliantly subverts any genre savvy viewer's expectations. Throughout the film the demon was typically shown as a bright light enveloped in a cloud of steam, so when he runs on the train tracks, you assume they'll pull a "well it was really just a train, his fear/superstition was what killed him". And then this happens...
The demon also appeared at the beginning of the film when it's invoked to kill a bloke who's about expose the eccentric crackpot putting curses on everyone.
@@TheVidkid67 Yeah, but the production forced the director to show the demon at the beginning unfortunately, it's a shame because it would be more effective if it only appeared at the end
I was 4 and I had nightmares for days. Screaming and horrified of the dark .
I was about 10 and I never forget this creepy sound in this movie scene.
Much better WITH the monster, because that's one heck of a monster.
I'll never forget i was about 12 and turned it to TCM when I was at my grandmother's staying up late, she was asleep on the couch and it was well past midnight and saw this scene and it literally traumatized me as a kid lol.
This movie was based on the Radio drama "The Casting of the Runes" which was aired on the radio show "ESCAPE" and can be heard on RUclips from the original 1947 radio broadcast..
Based upon the great M. R. James story "Casting the Runes," of course.
As a kid, I always usally caught the end just as Dana Andrews slipped back the paper, and it flew off the train, the demon appeared and finished off the man who summoned it up. Every so often I would see the whole movie, but I usually caught the end, the best part. PS I got in Church, I bought the move a couple of years ago on VHS, sometime later it stopped playing on my machiene...
This was a great classic! Caught it years ago on TCM on Halloween. :)
saw this in the mid 70s as a young kid. scared me royally too.
I remember seeing this when I was a kid back in ‘59 scary as hell.
I hate those old horror movies where you wait through the whole thing and then the monster is a big let-down. This was NOT a let-down!
No it was not. That was terrifying.
I watched this film on tv when I was about 8 or 9 . I had begged my mam to let me watch it ... she finally gave in . that was 48 years ago . I'm 56 now and it still gives me goose bumps... should of listened to my ma lol.funny what sticks in our minds from our childhood days...the other bit that freaked me was the bit in the front parlour with the old biddies singing round the piano ...I think the tune was called cherry ripe ?
The look of that scene where the Demon picks up and guts the guy is horrifying
Agreed, one of the best film monsters ever, and a brilliant scene, where you get flashes of the demon as the train passes.
Much has been made of the studio v director battle over showing the demon, with most fans thinking it would be better without it. I am a big fan of both the movie and M R James, who wrote the original story, and think that the demon is very true to the James atmosphere- there are lots of demon/monsters in his stories, and many of them do not even feature what most contemporaries would consider a ghost. Casting the Runes is probably un-filmable, especially the part when the protagonist slides his hand under his pillow and has the sensation of reaching into a bestial mouth. The manifested demon here certainly lives up to that particular kind of visceral shudder!
As a kid growing up in the 60’s I watched this film and it terrified me.
Scared me at 7 too. I forgot its name and recently found it.
Thanks.Needed to see the ending again.
incredible directing,still creeps me out now.
I do films myself,I make horror films,this is the type of thing I one day want to make,I often think,will anyone,not me but anyone ever make a better horror film?
Wonderful stuff -scared me to death as a kid, too!
I was six years old & saw it at the drive-in with my parents. Scarred me for life, especially driving at night when the lights of an approaching car would shine through the fog over a hill or around a curve. I figured there was a 50-50 chance those were not car lights.
Oderus! Thanks for this! What a classic.
The demons like..."Bad human, bad, bad bad!"
This is a film i have watched throughout the years (since the 1970s). I’ve got to say that it still scares me. The short story (Casting The Runes) is great but this film is just fantastic. The tea party always scared me.
The way his body is struggling in the Demons hands- how did they do that? Even by todays standards, with CGI etc, its a great effect!
Love that demon. However, this sequence features perhaps the film's only flaw, the inclusion of an actor in a non-matching suit and glowing eyes clutching Karswell. Thank goodness for the fog/smoke! Not only the best film prefaced in the supernatural, but one of the best of its kind, ever. See the longer, uncut British version!
Great movie, Dana Andrews give it a lot more credibility that it might have had otherwise.
I often wonder whether the producers intentionally chose the number plate on Joanna Harrington's car, or whether it was just a happy, and at the same time very apt coincidence! One of my favourite 50's horror films!
THE BEST EVER!
They don't make 'em like that anymore. So much is left to the imagination...
This was the first 'horror' film I was allowed to watch as a child back in the 70s and I loved it. Watched it again recently and it is still a great film, very atmospheric and with a story that keeps you interested to the end.
Love it, yes the effects aren't great at times, but the acting and atmosphere are classic horror
Classic!
terrified me too still does lol
I always look over my shoulder when walking down hotel corridors because of this film, 40 years after first seeing it.
“Frightening stuff” legit made me LOL
Such a great movie. These special effects are famous for being terrible, but the rest of the movie is famous for being very creepy and scary. I'm going to watch this one again soon - so good
That sound is unforgettable.
Apparently, Ray Harryhausen was approached to do the demon FX in this movie. Unfortunately, he was busy with other projects.
In 2019: "Hey, was that guy run over by a train or did a gigantic demon pick him up and rip his guts out? I was looking at my smart phone and I missed it!"
MIssed by the train.....demon ripped him
I was in my twenties when I saw this movie. Can't say I was actually frightened by it but nevertheless thought it to be an excellent film...especially when the demon arrives and claws the guy to death and then throws his corpse away like a bag of trash. Definitely a classic...watched it a few times over the years, stands the test of time very well.
I always watched films without any pants on
So brave
@@pianodude7575 Thanks 👍
I reminded myself that 60 + years ago the steam locomotive burned coal. The occasional hot ember would fall to the track and ballast. There it would burn out. Still, that provides the tangible reason why the parchment caught fire. Not an instance of magic so much of the one little, burning ember.
This film is epic!! Epic!! That ending. Homeboy got a devil of a beat down! Satan style!
now that's what you call the friggin demon.
Drag me to hell obviously pays homage to this great film
I've read that Rami wanted to remake this film but could not get the rights. Soo he re-wrote it and voila "drag me to Hell"
+sonofcy typical ain't it
Shaun Barry I really wish he hadn't bothered, I found the film rather silly and about as creepy as a queue at the bank.
+sonofcy . It's okay to admit you found this film terrifying, as you can read by the many comments on this page it left a lasting impression on all those that watched it. I have to agree it was my favourite out of the many classic horror films from those times.
I think this is the film that scared all the kids more than any other horror film from that era. Of course some might prefer one of the other classics, but the consensus of the commenters easily shows Night of the Demon was the biggie that made kids kak their pants, when it came to bedtime. So your not the only one that shat themselves and refused to talk about the film.
+sonofcy . I couldn't find any reference to your favourite creepy film "The Queue at the bank" . But seeing as how almost all the comments on this page cite "Night of the demon" as the film that made them kak themselves when it came to bedtime even weeks after watching the film. Maybe bank queue munters syndrome is the cause of your fear concerning banks.
Why am I just finding out about this film? Lol
This was a film that Ray was offered but turned down . He had worked with the film's producer Hal E. Chester on The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms in 1953 , and Chester would have wanted Ray to bring his animation skills to the demon . Columbia Pictures suggested Ray for the creature's realisation on screen , but Ray was already underway with The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and didn't want to divide his attention . In the US , the film was released under the title Curse of the Demon .
"Dana Andrews said prunes gave him the runes..." Great line from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"
Great video 👍👍
I love the depiction of Karswell in Night of the Demon, he's such an enchanting and enigmatic character, the screenwriter had to fashion him from whole cloth because Karswell barely appears in the story itself, he is only talked about in second or third hand accounts. The only thing I don't like about the film is the monster, it would have been more effective if the monster wasn't shown on screen and only Karswell's reaction to it depicted, his fright causing him to stumble into the path of the train. I think they probably put the monster in for the kids because children love for there to be an actual monster on screen, even while they're screaming in terror they're loving every moment of it.
You have to remember that this was not an independent film, but a mainstream 1950's horror film. To sell it, the studio would have to put the monster in there, in the late 50's the film going public would expect it - in the US market even today that is the same. Consider the film ALIEN in 79. In the US cut, the creature was seen much earlier in the film, because that is what US audiences expect.
As for Karswell, I agree that this film fleshed out a barely existent character from the book, but I think that the credit should go to MacGuiniss. IMHO this was probably the best role he ever played and was a much underrated actor.
Disagree, the film would not be half as good without the demon. A great decision to include it.
"Night Of The Demon" Was An Occult Classic That Was Released In 1957! I Wonder Why This Movie Is Rarely Shown On TV? 🤔
It's like my cat, Dorian Gray, when he wants to be fed!
Do you have a portrait of Dorian in your attic? Have you checked it lately?
that will teach him, always carry some chewits
LOL.....best comment here.
Jesus Christ why did I look for this thing 😨😱
Rev Moore Thats for sure. To say nothing for a good screenplay and good acting make this Hal Chester film improve with each viewing
An absolute cult film among horror fans
I was 8 years old when I saw him for the first time
it was so scary back then 🤣
Scared me shitless also! I was 9 or 10 at the time. Would be great to see the entire film again rather than just snippets on you tube.
+John Mills I do have the full film on DVD.
Problem is that if I upload it onto Utube, they will probably delete the film screaming copyright.
+Perce Blue Do you think after all these years there would still be copyright issues? I see a few posters have uploaded full movies on this page? I did find the movie on the Web a while ago. However, it was split into two parts but I can't remember where I found it!
+John Mills In the recent past I uploaded many classic films onto Utube and every time without fail they have eventually been deleted for copyright issues with warnings not to be a naughty boy with threats of removing my account. I am thinking of uploading films onto Daily Motion that don`t seen so touchy, which is rapidly becoming a serious competitor with Utube.
+Perce Blue Fine on that and uploading old movies to Daily Motion. As for 'Night of the Demon' someone has already uploaded it to that website. I did a search and found both the British and American (Curse of the Demon) releases. I've just watched the British version, but presume they are the same. Certainly was a great film and not surprising it scared me all those years ago. I'm 67 now and it still puts the shits up me :-)
Now this demon needs to fight another kaiju since he fits all the qualities of a kaiju he should fight gorgo
This and"The Haunting". My two favorite b/w horror films. I'm (mumble) years old now, but both still give me the creeps.
LOVE. LOVE. LOVE!
I always think of Kate Bush when I think about this film: 'it’s in the trees, it’s coming!” in the song Hounds of Love.
Based on alaister Crowley
And Helena Blavatsky as the mother?
The villain had noteworthy resemblance to actor Victor Buono. He even acted and sounded like him! I wonder if they are related.
This is what Toby from Paranormal Activity should have been represented visually as in the Ghost Dimension! Freaky! love the goat likeness.
A classic
I love classic horror films, but i remember watching this about 40 years ago, and still thinking it was daft, i was really disappointed at the time, because the title sounded good
The Brits and small American indie production companies such as American International and Roger Corman made something out of very little. The English "Dead of Night" a horror anthology tied together by the main character who had the same nightmare each night is another must see.
my favourite horro film ever & even today that monster is scary
Not only the best demon ever but the only demon ever. All the others are just fake & pretend demons
Pumpkinhead was pretty good.
The Director did not want the demon to be seen, but rather created in the mind of the viewer. The human mind does have its' own way of creating such horrors, that the earlier and successful Director Val Lewton (who in his films did not show his monsters) knew all about.
Stethacan Thus except the conjuring demons because those are all based on real stories and are in the goetia
I would have loved to see this recut the way the director and screenwriter originally wanted -- without seeing the demon. I do think the longshot of the demon, if it were "just" able to be made out, was effective but the closeups at regular speed (especially during the attack and dropping of the body) comes off as comical. A fantastic movie, nonetheless.
+Thom Florio As kids we always felt ripped off if we never got to see the creature or aliens. And i don't know any kids that didn't kak their pants when the demon clawed it's victim to pieces and cast his torn smoking body to the ground. The gibbering sound affects and glowing smoke all left a lasting impression and as a sixty year old i still love it. This is the film that made kids scared at bedtime. And searched to make sure nobody had passed them any runes. Yes it would still work for adults with no demon, but with kids its all about the monster and how scary it looks. And that demon was one scary fecker. And the reason every kid loves it.
I would cut the Close-ups only. The scene beside the passing train is quite effective for me. It retains the ambiguity while only showing the necessary, like the long shots.