But apparently, even the re-writing and the insertion of the demon could not destroy the poetic work of Tourneur, who I think is one of the very best film directors of the period. Then Harrington is hunted down and killed by the demon on his way home. Cut to Dana Andrews and Peggy Cummins as they travel separately on a plane to England. The parchment will then blow away and land in the nearest fireplace. This sends the demon after you.
Most film scholars denounce the presence of the demon in the movie.
I am in favor of this vile creature as big as a house and ugly as sin. I think I agree with him. The demon looks like a Godzilla -type monster, but now that I've seen him, I think I would miss him if I saw the movie without him. Curse of the Demon is much darker than Tourneur's 1940's work with Lewton. It loses some of the dreamy poetry and digs a little deeper into the psyche.