NIGHT OF THE DEMON (ANNIVERSARY EDITION) - LE

(Jacques Tourneur, 1957, 96/82 mins)
Release date: 19 October 2026
Limited Edition 2 x Blu-ray

NOTE: This two-disc Tenth Anniversary Limited Edition contains identical disc and book content to the original 2018 Limited Edition of Night of the Demon.

Based on M R James’ classic tale of terror, ‘Casting the Runes’, and adapted for the screen by regular Hitchcock collaborator Charles Bennett, Jacques Tourneur’s (Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie, Out of the Past) Night of the Demon is considered to be one of the seminal horror films of twentieth-century cinema.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION 2 x BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

DISC ONE

• Night of the Demon – the original full-length pre-release version (96 mins)
  
• Curse of the Demon – the US reissue version (96 mins)
  
• 2K BFI restoration presentations at 1.75:1
  
• High Definition remaster presentations at 1.66:1
  
• Original mono audio
  
• Audio commentary with film historian Tony Earnshaw, author of Beating the Devil: The Making of ‘Night of the Demon’

DISC TWO

• Night of the Demon – the original UK theatrical cut (82 mins)
  
• Curse of the Demon – the original US theatrical cut (82 mins)
  
• High Definition remasters at 1.66:1
  
• Original mono audio
  
• Speak of the Devil: The Making of ‘Night of the Demon’ (2007, 20 mins): a documentary featuring actor Peggy Cummins and production designer Ken Adam
  
• Cloven in Two (2018, 23 mins): a video essay exploring the different versions
  
• Hal E Chester at the Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films (1996, 51 mins): a rare archival video interview with the producer
  
• Dana Andrews on ‘Night of the Demon’ (1972, 10 mins): a rare audio interview with the actor conducted by film historian and preservationist Scott MacQueen
  
• The Devil’s in the Detail (2018, 36 mins): Christopher Frayling discusses the film and Ken Adam
  
• Horrors Unseen (2018, 27 mins): an interview with Chris Fujiwara, author of Jacques Tourneur: The Cinema of Nightfall
  
• Sinister Signs (2018, 21 mins): an analysis by Kim Newman, author of Nightmare Movies
  
• Under the Spell (2018, 19 mins): a personal appreciation by horror writer Ramsey Campbell
  
• The Devil Gets His Due (2018, 23 mins): Scott MacQueen details the film’s release history
  
• The Truth of Alchemy (2018, 22 mins): a discussion of M R James by author Roger Clarke
  
• The Devil in Music (2018, 11 mins): David Huckvale on composer Clifton Parker
  
• A Note of Fear (2018, 10 mins): Scott MacQueen discusses aspects of the film’s score
  
• Casting the Runes (1984, 53 mins): an audio recording of Michael Hordern reading M R James’ original story
  
• Escape: ‘Casting the Runes’ (1947, 30 mins): a radio adaptation of the story
  
• Super 8 version (7 mins): original cut-down home cinema presentation
  
• Isolated music & effects track
  
• Original theatrical trailer
  
• Image gallery: promotional and production material
  
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
  
  
• Limited edition exclusive 80-page book containing an essay by Kat Ellinger, a history of the film’s production through the words of its principle creators, writing on multiple aspects of the film and archival reprints
  
• Powerhouse Films Tenth Anniversary Limited Edition of 2,000 numbered units

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BBFC cert: PG 
REGION FREE
EAN: 5060697925623