Demons of the Mind
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Peter Sykes |
| Produced by |
Michael Carreras Frank Godwin |
| Written by | Christopher Wicking |
| Story by | Frank Godwin |
| Starring |
Gillian Hills Robert Hardy Patrick Magee Michael Hordern Shane Briant |
| Music by | Harry Robinson |
| Cinematography | Arthur Grant |
| Edited by | Chris Barnes |
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| Distributed by | Anglo-EMI Film Distributors MGM-EMI |
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Release date
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5 November 1972 |
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Running time
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89 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £250,000 |
Demons of the Mind is a 1972 British horror film, directed by Peter Sykes and produced Anglo-EMI, Frank Godwin Productions and Hammer Film Productions. It was written by Christopher Wicking, based on a story by Frank Godwin. It was released on 5 November 1972. The cast includes Gillian Hills (playing a role originally intended for Marianne Faithfull), Robert Hardy, Patrick Magee, Michael Hordern and Shane Briant.
A widower locks up his two children, afraid that they will go mad, as did his wife. He then invites a doctor of dubious reputation to supervise the young people's mental health. Meanwhile, in the vicinity of the house, grisly murders are happening.
The film's working title was Blood Will Have Blood. Principal photography took place from 16 August to September 1971.
Peter Sykes was hired after Hammer were impressed by his work on Venom. The movie was based on the life of Franz Mesmer.
Time Out called the film "an exotic, Wildean horror story, visually as extravagant and tantalising as a decadent painting" that is "badly let down, though, by some grotesque overacting".The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films wrote of the film: "oblique, ambitious and suffused with an air of primal dread, Demons of the Mind deserved better."
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