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NIGHT OF THE DEMON ('57) NIGHT OF THE DEMON ('57) insert OR search current auctions Auction History Result 3a121 NIGHT OF THE DEMON insert '57 Jacques Tourneur, artwork of the wackiest monster from Hell! Date Sold 5/6/2010 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36" [36 x 91 cm]) (Learn More) Night of the Demon (this was also re-cut and released in the U.S. as "Curse of the Demon"), the 1957 Jacques Tourneur English horror thriller ("Horror!"; "Most terrifying story the screen has ever told!"; "Hell on Earth! Skeptical? Don't make up your mind till you see this masterpiece of the macabre!"; "Demons! Monsters from Hell!"; "You will actually see them on the screen!"; "Terrifying!!"; "Scenes of terror never before imagined! Satan's most horrifying creatures loose in a modern city!"; "Based on the story 'Casting the Runes' by Montague R. James") starring Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis, Maurice Denham, Athene Seyler, and Liam Redmond. Note that although the demon's image is one of the '50s most iconic monsters, it was not in the original English version of the film (Night of the Demon), and only appears in the American re-cut version (Curse of the Demon). Director Jacques Tourneur wanted to create a brooding, moody film of the type he had done for Val Lewton in the 1940s. But the producer of the American version was Hal E. Chester, better known as Hally Chester, one of the East side Kids with Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, et al in the early 1940s. Against Tourneur's wishes, he re-cut the film for its American release with its new title, and with the cheesy looking monster appearing not only at the end but at the beginning too, absolutely killing off suspense and anticipation. Ironically, it's that image that's most closely associated with the picture in the minds of most horror/sci-fi fans. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Although the demon's image is one of the '50s most iconic monsters, it was not in the original English version of the film, "Night of the Demon", and only appears in the American re-cut version, "Curse of the Demon". Director Jacques Tourneur wanted to create a brooding, moody film of the type he had done for Val Lewton in the 1940s. But the producer of the American version was Hal E. Chester, better known as Hally Chester, one of the East side Kids with Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, et al in the early '40s. Against Tourneur's wishes, he re-cut the film for its American release with its new title, and with the cheesy looking monster appearing not only at the end but at the beginning too, absolutely killing off suspense and anticipation. Ironically, it's that image that's most closely associated with the picture in the minds of most horror/sci-fi fans. Chester, in his 80s, is as of this writing still active as a producer! Condition: good to very good. Years ago, some collector had this poster mounted onto foamcore. While most collectors do not like this, I have seen many posters that have been mounted on foamcore for years, and it never has any ill effects on the poster, so I am not sure why there is a bias against it! The poster had never been folded and there were pinholes in the borders and some creases and scuffs in the center of the top and bottom borders. There were three areas of surface paper loss at the bottom left of the poster (two in the "D" of "DEMON" and one in the background below it) and there were a few bits of surface paper loss in the borders, with two in the extreme left edge of the image near the middle. Other than the above, the poster was in pretty good condition prior to being mounted on the foamcore. Someone started to try to remove the poster from the foamcore, and they peeled it back in the top 4" of the poster, and then decided to stop. If I owned this great poster, I would give it to a professional to completely remove from the foamcore and then have them paperback it, touching up the few bits of surface paper loss in the image, and the few minor border defects, after which the poster will look fantastic! Learn More about condition grades 
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