Esoteric Night of the Demon
It’s in the trees. It’s coming.
The crunch of popcorn (like the sound of brittle bones snapping and cracking), the sweet taste of carbonated beverages (sweetened fructose, blood-like), a darkened room (my inner crypt), and a comfy throw to curl-up under - these are a part of my latest craving. They represent details of the larger picture, a movie in fact. I am craving the delights of a terribly, non-scary, B horror movie. I do not want to spend my nights fearing long-haired, yoga-posing demons that come out of the wells of my unconscious mind. No, I want a good old fashioned, over-latexed demon that can remain on the television screen, something from the 1950s to the 1990s would do it. And to top it off, it must have a hypnosis element to it. This is not to say one that engages the mind in sharp concentration, but actually uses hypnosis to further the plot.
In doing some searching, I have come across Night of the Demon. This seems to fit my bill. Apparently there are two (maybe three of them), one from the 1950s (which was reedited into Curse of the Demon) and one from the 1980s. It was the one from the 1980s that caught my original notice. It involves a psych professor who is studying Big Foot. The former version apparently also involved a psych professor but actually dealt with the demonic (more toward parapsychology) as opposed parabiology (Big Foot, Nessie, and the Abominable Snowman). I became aware of the 1980s version from a review by Brain Hammer on www.horroryearbook.com. I will not recapitulate his words, as he has seen the movie and I have not. But he describes a scene that involves hypnosis that sort of sounds like great fun in a terribly depraved way. Apparently the professor regresses another character who remembers having sex with Big Foot (as well as killing her father who destroyed her baby that was the outcome of sleeping with Big Foot). Hmmm.
That led me to look the movie up in Netflicks. Sadly, they do not have that version. Instead they have the 1950 version, which frankly sounds more toward my interest. I really enjoy good demon culture (Jack, are you reading this?). The hypnosis in this one is less pop culture, but helps the plot move along. In this hypnosis scene apparently regression is the format wherein another character remembers foisting off a demonic death warrant.
I have put this on my movie queue and will let you know more when I actually see it. Are any of you familiar with either of these movies?
You will also note the youtube video I posted with this. I was looking for the hypnosis scene in either but found this video instead. I am a big Kate Bush fan and find the synchronicity of finding this timely. In her alternative Hounds of Love song (not the UK version), she sampled sound bites from the 1950s version of Night of the Demon. The video above is robbjmc compilation from the movie and Kate Bush’s videos.
October 28th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
To tell the truth, I’am speechless. The Shawshank Redemption is tremendous. I am a young film fanatic, actually, this film come out the same yearI was very young, and so I’am to a greater extent accustomed movies with marvellous special effects, edge-of-your-seat action, et cetera. This film has none of that, and nevertheless, it attracts . Way Frank Darabont uses the tale of Red to drive on the story, the beauty of the film music utilized (note the mouth harp used merely before Red receiving the letter close to the end). The entire movie, from starting to closing, from actions to music, is a beacon of hope, assessment, and redemption. The cast is ideal, Morgan Freeman(Red) in reality brings about a refreshing feel to the movie, and that is exactly what the movie is, what a movie should be. Really recommended for each viewer.