The Devil Rides Out. 1968.
A classic vintage shocker from Hammer based on Dennis Wheatley book with Christopher Lee headlining the film as a protagonist trying to save the son of a old friend from Charles Gray and his satanic followers. Right from the start we are thrown into the film and from then on we re glued to the screen, Gray's performance as Mocata is certainly menacing from the first meet and is able to carry on the persona all the way through. The visual effects are a bit outdated but still worthy of the shock and horror blended in with the dark toned atmosphere that Terence Fisher knew how to create perfectly for the setting of the film.
With Mr Lee, Patrick Mower and Leon Greene creating the perfect bond of friendship throughout the film as they served in story WWI and Lee creating a somewhat father figure shows the credible acting skills and and making the characters likeable, while Greene 's character is somewhat a sceptic to a believer in the supernatural and occult. A solid film that still makes your hair stand up.
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