恶魔之夜 （1957）

别名：Curse of the Demon / 魔鬼的诅咒

状态：DVD

类型：电影  地区：英国 

更新：2024-02-17

导演：雅克·特纳 

主演：达纳·安德鲁斯 佩吉·卡明斯 尼尔·麦吉尼斯 莫瑞斯·德纳姆 阿西妮·瑟伦 利亚姆·雷德蒙 雷金纳德·贝克威思 尤安·罗伯茨 布莱恩·怀尔德 理查德·利奇 劳埃德·兰布尔 查尔斯·劳埃德·帕克 珀西·赫伯特 

剧情：AmericanpsychologistJohnHoldenarrivesinLondontoparticipateinasymp...AmericanpsychologistJohnHoldenarrivesinLondontoparticipateinasymposiumaimingtoexposewitchcraftanddevil-worshipasafraud,withattentioncenteredonacultrunbyaJulianKarswell.Debarkinghisplane,Holdenlearnsthatthesymposiumleader,HenryHarrington,hassuddenlydiedandheisnowincharge.WhatonlytheaudienceknowsisthatHarringtonwasclearlykilledbyademon,apparentlysummonedbyKarswelltoavengehispersecution.DespiteboththreateningandcajolingbehaviorbyKarswell,Holdendeterminestoproceed,thoughtheonlycultmemberwillingtotalkabouthisexperiencesisinaprisonpsychiatricward,catatonicafterallegedlykillingyetanothercultmember.However,Harrington'sniece,Joanna,believes,basedonheruncle'snotes,thatKarswellmayindeedhavesomesatanicpowersderivedfromanancienttomeinanobscurelanguagewhichhehasbeenabletotranslate,andattemptstowarntheskepticHolden.Karswell'smotheralsoattemptstowarnHoldenoff.However,thethingwhichbeginstomostgettoHoldenaretheoccasional,butmounting,sensoryandmentaldisturbanceshebeginsexperiencingafteranencounterwithKarswell,andthediscoverythat,duringthisencounter,KarswellsecretlyslippedaslipofparchmentwithacurseinrunicsymbolsonitintoHolden'sbelongings,aparchmentidenticaltooneHarringtonrecordedhavinghadpassedtohiminasimilarmannershortlybeforehisdeath...[N.B.HoldenatnopointstaysattheKarswellestate].展开