Who will be the next in line to defy the curse?
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.
Director
Jacques Tourneur
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Screenplay
Charles Bennett, Hal E. Chester
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Release date
November 9, 1957
Top billed cast
Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis, Athene Seyler, Liam Redmond
Production companies
Sabre Film Productions Ltd.
Keywords
england, professor, black magic, animal attack, investigation, psychologist, electrocution, demon, witchcraft, skeptic, occult, hypnotism, satanic cult, séance, jumping through a window, stonehenge, folk horror, parapsychology, catatonic state, science vs superstition, foggy night, supernatural power
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