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Classic horror film of American skeptic investigating British Satanist who predicts the Yank has only three days to live. Unusual for showing the murderous demon up front, a decision made by executive producer Hal E. Chester and condemned by Tourneur and screenwriter Charles Bennett, who argued for a more ambiguous approach. (Chester got it right.) Fast-paced, intelligently plotted, and full of supernatural goings-on. A must for fans of the genre. Also known as Curse of the Demon, and based on the M. R. James story "Casting the Runes."
Classic horror film of American skeptic investigating British Satanist who predicts the Yank has only three days to live. Unusual for showing the murderous demon up front, a decision made by executive producer Hal E. Chester and condemned by Tourneur and screenwriter Charles Bennett, who argued for a more ambiguous approach. (Chester got it right.) Fast-paced, intelligently plotted, and full of supernatural goings-on. A must for fans of the genre. Also known as Curse of the Demon, and based on the M. R. James story "Casting the Runes."