The Devil Rides Out and Rides Back Again
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MMMM...tricky. If you're looking for an occult title and a De Richleau novel, then it's a choice between Strange Conflict and Gateway to Hell. Strange Conflict is definitely the better choice, but I do seriously wonder whether it is filmable on a small to medium budget. If they could bring it of without doing to much damage to the original story it would be marvellous!
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Granted that it would be a challenge, but I don't think it would be beyond the realms of possibility to come up with a decent movie version of The Ka Of Gifford Hillary if the director was working from a decent screenplay (preferably by Richard Matheson). It's not even my favourite Wheatley novel, but there are certain set-pieces in the story - the burial alive sequence, the death-ray murder and subsequent disposal of the body in a wheelbarrow, the arson etc. - which would lend themselves very well to filming.
Or so it seems to me.
Or so it seems to me.
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I saw a cinematic adaption of "To the Devil a Daughter" many years ago, with Christopher Lee in it. I can remember feeling very let down by the filmt, and thinking it wasn't a patch on "The Devil Rides Out". Not much of DM's original work was adhered to, if I recall correctly, I think someone just bought the film rights for the cracking title. All in all quite an inelegant and nasty piece of work, in my opinion.
"Cupid and Bacchus my saints are,
May drink and love still reign"
May drink and love still reign"
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You're absolutely right, Sir - DW himself fell out with Hammer over this production, which prevented any other DW titles from being filmed by them.
Check out the film page for further details of the films from DW's novels.
Check out the film page for further details of the films from DW's novels.
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How interesting! This is just the sort of "insider information" I was hoping to pick up when I entered The Library's portals. I must say I am enjoying myself immensley digging about and being enlightened on so many aspects of DW by the very knowledgable members here. I don't profess to be anything other than a mere dilettante, and offer my thanks and congratulations on providing such an enjoyable experience for me at the end of a burdensome day (I have teenage and older children, and today I confess I malevolently paraphrased DW in contemplating one of my offspring - "From The Devil A Daughter"!).
"Cupid and Bacchus my saints are,
May drink and love still reign"
May drink and love still reign"