I had heard that "Curse of the Demon" was a Brit classic, never seen it though. Then I read Video Watchdog's extensive review of the Columbia Tri-Star disc which features the double bill of "Curse of the Demon" and "Night of the Demon" - they're the same film, only "Night" is the original, uncut version.
In any case, I'm watching it for the first time and a little bell goes off in my head about 3/4 of the way into the movie...here, folks, we have a one of Ring's major influences.
The story concerns a debunker of those who claim to dabble in the supernatural. When he meddles with one guy he shouldn't be messing with, he receives a piece of paper with some runes on it. Having received this paper, he learns he is going to die by a certain time and a nasty demon is going to appear and tear the shit out of him.
His only out to avoid such a fate is...by passing the paper to someone else.
It's a really incredible movie and no horror fan should let this gem pass them by. Acting and writing is all top-notch. Damn spooky at times too. Highly recommend!
In any case, I'm watching it for the first time and a little bell goes off in my head about 3/4 of the way into the movie...here, folks, we have a one of Ring's major influences.
The story concerns a debunker of those who claim to dabble in the supernatural. When he meddles with one guy he shouldn't be messing with, he receives a piece of paper with some runes on it. Having received this paper, he learns he is going to die by a certain time and a nasty demon is going to appear and tear the shit out of him.
His only out to avoid such a fate is...by passing the paper to someone else.
It's a really incredible movie and no horror fan should let this gem pass them by. Acting and writing is all top-notch. Damn spooky at times too. Highly recommend!
