The Duc de Richleau (Christopher Lee) and Rex Van Ryn (Leon Greene) arrive at a party thrown by de Richleau’s protégé, Simon (Patrick Mower), only to discover that the party is actually the gathering of a Satanic cult, led by the high priest Mocata (Charles Gray), who plans to initiate the beautiful young Tanith (Nike Arrighi) that night. Richleau and Van Ryn must defeat the devil-worshiping Mocata and save young Tanith and Simon from a terrible fate.
Welcome back to another diabolical devil movie! This one was quite the guilty pleasure as it is a Hammer film, with a decent pedigree, that neither of us had ever seen. Join us as we talk about the mechanics of Matheson’s script, Fisher’s confidence behind the camera, and a cast featuring two Bond villains! Listen, as Johnny Has the Keys travels to the English countryside, where the folks at the neighboring estate might be up to more than just a pleasant picnic!
SHOW LINKS
- The Devil Rides Out (1968)
- Original trailer
- Hammer studios
- Terence Fisher
- Richard Matheson
- Dennis Wheatley
- Aleister Crowley
- Christopher Lee
- Charles Gray
- Leon Greene
- Curse of the Demon (1957)
- The Wicker Man (1973)
- Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
- The Dunwich Horror (1970)
- Spectre (1977)
- The Exorcist (1973)
- Raiders of the Lost Arc (1981)
- The Raven (1963)
- Iron Maiden’s The Number of the Beast video
- Get Tim’s Book THE DEAD NEXT DOOR
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