Episode 20 - Night of the Demon

Welcome back Bombers! On the final episode of our Spooktober festival, the guys get into their way-way back machine and discuss 1957’s Night of the Demon. This British horror film was directed by the amazing Jacques Tourneur and is loosely based on the 1911 short story, “Casting of Runes”. Night of the Demon has a troubled production history. The film was reedited for its American release, the runtime cut to 81 minutes, and the name was changed to Curse of the Demon. Lastly, it was only shown has a second bill in drive-ins.

Listen as Troy and Brad discuss some of their favorite black and white horror films, the eye-catching special effects and an incredibly intelligent script. Lastly, the boys circle back around and compare Night of the Demon to Sam Raimi’s 2009 horror film – Drag Me to Hell.

Our special intro for this episode was brought to you by our favorite horror hosts, Housewife of Horror and Mister of Horror! Please check their Instagram at Housewife of Horror and search for Suburban Screams on your Roku or Amazon Fire to find their show, Housewife of Horror. Also, please check out the Suburban Screams Film Festival which will be held in October 2021.

Night of the Demon is directed by Jacques Tourneur and stars Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, and Niall MacGinnis.

Additional Movies discussed during this episode:

The Old Dark House – 1932

The Wolf Man – 1941

The Thing from Another World - 1951

Creature from the Black Lagoon – 1954

Psycho - 1960

The Innocents – 1961

Carnival of Souls - 1962

The Haunting – 1963

Night of the Living Dead - 1968