Demons of the Mind [Blu-ray]

Overview

Hammer Films apply their characteristic Gothic touch to this offbeat psychological thriller about a bombastic 19th-century Baron (Robert Hardy) who keeps his two adult offspring imprisoned in the family estate, convinced they are afflicted by an evil curse of madness passed down from their late mother. Unfortunately, they're not the only ones to worry about: it seems a spate of recent murders in the surrounding village are being committed by his son (Shane Briant), who is being manipulated by his father's deranged will to leave the castle and act out Dad's twisted, violent fantasies. Superb photography and good use of locations lend a rich atmosphere to this psycho-costume-drama, and Patrick Magee turns in a good performance as the family doctor (somewhat reminiscent of his role in Coppola's Dementia 13). Director Peter Sykes keeps the horror fairly subdued until the bloody "shock" ending, which seems to spoil the mood a bit.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/14/2020
UPC:	0826663205329
Original Release:	1972
Rating:	R
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	1:29:00
Sales rank:	18,451

Special Features

New Audio Commentary with author/film historian Steve Haberman; "Blood Will Have Blood: Inside Demons of the Mind"; Audio Commentary with Director Peter Sykes, Writer Christopher Wicking and actress Virginia Wetherell, Moderated by Author/Film Historian Jonathan Sothcott; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Paul Jones	Carl
Gillian Hills	Elizabeth
Robert Hardy	Zorn
Michael Hordern	Priest
Patrick Magee	Falkenberg
Yvonne Mitchell	Hilda
Kenneth J. Warren	Klaus
Shane Briant	Emil
Virginia Wetherell	Inge
Barry Stanton	Ernst
Thomas Heathcote	le cocher
George Cormack	le villageois
Jan Adair	la fille
Jane Cardew	la fille
Glenda Allen	la fille
Richard Beaumont	Emil/jeune
Fred Wood	Villager Carrying Torch
John Atkinson	1st Villager
Dierdre Costello	Magda
Sheila Raynor	Old Crone
Robert Brown	Fischinger
Michael Horden	Actor
Harry Robertson	Composer

Technical Credits

Christopher Wicking

Frank Godwin	Producer
Peter Sykes	Director
Christopher Wicking	Screenwriter
Michael Carreras	Producer