What's this about?

Lately, it seems like many of the movies/shows are just a rehash or reboot of things that have already been done. And so I started to dive into the past. It's been fun, but I find myself losing track of which ones I’ve seen and whether or not I enjoyed them. Sometimes the titles themselves just don't tell me enough to remember.

I wouldn’t have voluntarily watched a lot of these movies when I was younger. It’s strange how interests change. That goes for what I read, too. I have another blog that explores books. I’m mostly reading older fiction and memoirs, and some of the books have led me to movies/shows and vice versa. In those cases, I may post the book review over here as well.

There will be spoilers, which is different than my book reviews. That’s mostly because I want to have enough information to help me remember what I’ve seen. I’m getting older. The brain doesn’t cooperate like it used to. What can I say? The gray hairs are catching up with me!

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Curse of the Demon (Night of the Demon) - 1957

I was going to watch a war movie from one of my lists, but the ones I was interested in watching were over two hours. Being a bit tired, I wanted something a bit lighter and shorter. I saw this and was instantly interested. It's a British film that was titled Night of the Demon. The U.S. title is Curse of the Demon.

A black magician is sending parchments with runes to people that are trying to expose his "cult." The parchments doom the recipient to being killed by a demon. A psychologist arrives in town and is skeptical of the entire thing, but circumstances start to change his mind. Slowly.

I loved this movie. It was campy and weird. The demon was cute, and the cult, as far as I could tell, consisted of the one dude. I can't explain how much the séance scene made my day. I wish everyone could watch just that scene when they were having a bad day. I think their day would turn around. Also, the cat guard was cool. The end was super silly, and I will forever associate the words "cherry ripe" with this film. Good Movie!





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