Devils of Darkness

Devils of Darkness
British original poster
Directed by Lance Comfort
Produced by Tom Blakeley
Written by Lyn Fairhurst
Starring William Sylvester
Hubert Noël
Carole Gray
Tracy Reed
Music by Bernie Fenton
Cinematography Frank Drake
Edited by John Trumper
Release date
  • April 1965 (1965-04)
Running time
 82 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Devils of Darkness is a 1965 British horror film directed by Lance Comfort and starring William Sylvester, Hubert Noël and Carole Gray.[1][2]

It was the last feature film directed by Lance Comfort.

Plot

Its plot involves a group of vampires and satanic worshippers, led by Count Sinistre, who search out fresh victims. The film begins in a small town in Brittany, primarily inhabited by gypsies, where Baxter is on holiday with a group of friends. Count Sinistre returns to terrorise the townspeople on All Soul's Night, and murders three of Baxter's friends. Baxter, initially sceptical of the supernatural nature of the town, becomes suspicious and returns to England with a talisman belonging to Sinistre which he had taken from the scene of one of his murders, leading Sinistre to pursue Baxter in an attempt to recover the talisman and murder acquaintances along the way.

Cast

Reception

Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film two out of four stars, calling it "Intelligent, with great use of color, but flat, slow, and ultimately trivial."[3]

References

  1. ↑ Devils of Darkness. Film & TV Database. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  2. ↑ John Hamilton, The British Independent Horror Film 1951-70 Hemlock Books 2013 p 145-147
  3. ↑ Leonard Maltin; Spencer Green; Rob Edelman (January 2010). Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide. Plume. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-452-29577-3.


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