"DEMONS OF THE MIND" (1972)
Starring: Paul Jones, Patrick Magee, Yvonne Mitchell, Robert Hardy, Gillian Hills and Michael Hordern.
Directed By: Peter Sykes. " A Blood lust coursed through me. I relished the thought, the very idea of blood. Like my ancestors before me, I saw myself an evil demon of the forest, lusting to kill, and that I would die a ritual death as they did. But, still my desires were violent...obscene." DVD Information
Anchor Bay Home Entertainment - Widescreen 1.85:1 enhanced 16 x 9 - Dolby Digital Mono - Audio Commentary with Peter Skyes, Writer Christopher Wicking, Star Virginia Wetherell Moderated by Journalist Johathan Sothcott. - Theatrical Trailer and Two page booklet with a reproduction of The Original Theatrical poster printed on it's cover.
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The disappearance of several young women leads superstitious villagers believing that a demon is once again stalking their community. Baron Friedrich Zorn resides in a remote castle in Bavaria. With visions of blood and evil possessing his mind he fears that the curse that had been passed onto him has now passed onto his two children Emil and Elizabeth.
Fearing that his children and infested with the cursed blood, he holds the two locked behind the castle walls. Enlisting the help from a psychiatrist (Magee), the Baron hopes to cure his family from the madness. Can these demons be destroyed by a power beyond madness or will a final onslaught of evil demand that blood have blood? "Demons of the Mind", is a surreal gothic horror tale and is part of the Hammer Collection. Though more serious that a regular Hammer Tale, "Demons of the Mind" deals with insanity, incest and horror all combined into one.
This film had been considered to be one of the most offbeat and unique horror films ever made. This film successfully substitutes supernatural events and the fear of monsters with psychological events and the fear of the unseen and the fear of madness or "Demons of the Mind". Available on DVD by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment. The disc is presented in a Widescreen Presentation (1.85:1) Enhanced for 16x9 T.V.'s. The Disc also contains an audio commentary with Director Peter Sykes, Writer Christopher Wicking and Star Virginia Wetherell. The Disc also contains The Theatrical Trailer. This stylish tale has never looked better thanks to Anchor Bay who delivers a clear and crisp picture with nicely saturated colors. The audio is Dolby Digital Mono.