Night of the Demon

1957 · TMDB 7.0

Directed by Jacques Tourneur

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.

Dana Andrews Peggy Cummins Niall MacGinnis Maurice Denham Athene Seyler Liam Redmond Reginald Beckwith Ewan Roberts Peter Elliott Rosamund Greenwood Brian Wilde Richard Leech

Director · Jacques Tourneur Producer · Frank Bevis Writer · Charles Bennett Writer · Hal E. Chester Cinematography · Edward Scaife Composer · Clifton Parker Editor · Michael Gordon

Runtime: 96 min
Released: 1957-11-09
Studio: Sabre Film Productions Ltd.
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
TMDB score: 7.0

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Tim Laws

2026-05-05

Fun-ish