Night of the Demon

IMDb 7.0 1957 • 96 min • FantasyHorrorMystery

Director

Jacques Tourneur

Country

GB

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews Dr. John Holden
Peggy Cummins
Peggy Cummins Joanna Harrington
Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinnis Dr. Julian Karswell
Maurice Denham
Maurice Denham Professor Henry Harrington
Athene Seyler
Athene Seyler Mrs. Karswell