CLASSIC CHILLER - CURSE OF THE DEMON (1958), based on the M.R. James story, Casting the Runes, was filmed and released in England under the title NIGHT OF THE DEMON, with a 95 minute running time. Per Wikipedia: The films production was turbulent due to clashing ideas between producer Hal E. Chester on one side and Tourneur and writer Charles Bennett on the other. Although the original plan was not to show a literal demon, producer Chester inserted a monster over the objections of the writer, director and star Dana Andrews. To accelerate the pace, the film was trimmed down to 83 minutes (and retitled Curse of the Demon) in the US where it played the second half of a double feature bill with both THE TRUE STORY OF LYNN STUART and THE REVENGE OF FRANKENENSTEIN (1958). In 2002, Sony Pictures released both versions together on a single DVD. Star Dana Andrews (1909-1992), was born in Mississippi, moved to Huntsville, Texas, graduated from Huntsville High School in 1925 and attended Sam Houston State Teachers College, majoring in business administration and appearing in the schools theatre productions. He took a bookkeeping job with Gulf Oil in 1929 prior to graduating, In 1931, he hitchhiked to Hollywood to get into the movies, but didnt receive his first screen credit until 1940. NIGHT OF THE DEMON was included by director Martin Scorcese on his list of the 11 scariest horror films of all time. youtu.be/JKy9vxXK2-I
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