Night of the Demon

1h 36m · 1957 · Directed by Jacques Tourneur · 3.8 / 5 on Letterboxd

Night of the Demon (1957) runs 1h 36m, directed by Jacques Tourneur. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

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