Curse of the Demon (aka Night of the Demon)
- Wed, Oct 23
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Jacques Tourneur Run Time: 96 min. Release Year: 1957
Starring: Athene Seyler, Dana Andrews, Maurice Denham, Niall MacGinnis, Peggy Cummins
Join us for a spooky season-themed edition of Classic Movie Nights with Curse of the Demon (aka Night of the Demon), a 1957 British horror film!
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.
Released in the US as Curse of the Demon, Night of the Demon has been cited by such filmmakers as Martin Scorsese as one of the finest of the horror genre.