Question 1

Why did director Jacques Tourneur originally not want to show the demon in the film?

Accepted Answer

Jacques Tourneur never planned to show the monster, preferring to leave it to the audience's imagination. He said, 'It should have been unveiled bit by bit without it ever really being shown.'

Question 2

What conflict arose between writer Charles Bennett and producer Hal E. Chester?

Accepted Answer

Charles Bennett was angry at the changes made to his script by producer Hal E. Chester, stating in an interview, 'If [Chester] walked up my driveway right now, I'd shoot him dead.'

Question 3

How was the film's release in the United States different from its original version?

Accepted Answer

Before its U.S. release, the film was retitled from 'Night of the Demon' to 'Curse of the Demon' and cut from 95 to 82 minutes. It was shown as the lower half of a double bill with other films.

Question 4

What effect did working with director Jacques Tourneur have on actor Dana Andrews?

Accepted Answer

Dana Andrews was so impressed with director Jacques Tourneur that when he returned to the United States, he had Tourneur direct his next film, The Fearmakers (1958).

Question 5

What is the central conflict that drives the story of Curse of the Demon?

Accepted Answer

American professor John Holden, a skeptic, arrives in London to find his colleague dead and becomes suspicious of devil-worshiping cult leader Dr. Julian Karswell, entering a world that makes him question his faith in science.

Curse of the Demon

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