This afternoon’s double-feature was Curse of the Demon and The Haunted Palace.
In Curse of the Demon, Dana Andrews must save himself from certain death at the claws of a demon that would have been much scarier if it had been kept off-camera.
Despite the Edgar Allan Poe title, Haunted Palace is actually based on the H.P. Lovecraft story, “The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.” It stars some of our old friends: Vincent Price and Elisha Cook (seen together last week in House on Haunted Hill), plus Lon Chaney, Jr.
Neither required any actual thought – the perfect Sunday afternoon double feature after a grueling morning of Meet the Press, poll-watching, and newspaper reading.
Good for you. Now, some info on “Curse”. SPOILER ALERT! The scene of the demon at the
of the flick was created and added by the
producers; the director insisted on leaving the
ending vague. Was it the train, or the demon?
I love love love the Curse flick. And the visual on the demon that Karlmek is talking about always makes me giggle. It’s kinda a “oooo they should make a plushy out of him!” sort of demon.
Batty – I think you and I chatted one time while we watched Curse, way back in the dark ages when you were living la vida louisiana.