THE DEVIL RIDES OUT (THE DEVIL'S BRIDE): A CLASSIC MONSTERS OF THE MOVIES TRIBUTE

Hammer Films-Seven Arts/20th Century Fox's The Devil Rides Out, aka The Devil's Bride (for U.S. distribution) is a wicked, 1968 masterpiece, based on Dennis Wheatley's 1934 novel, adapted for the screen by the prolific Richard Matheson and directed by terror maestro Terence Fisher. Thanks to writers/historians Nige Burton & Jamie Jones, Classic Monsters of the Movies now celebrates this cinematic, (oc)cult classic in a meaty, 36-page volume.

The plot centers on Lee's investigator/adventurer Duc de Richleau (Wheatley's popular, Black Magic-series protagonist), who tangles with Charles Gray's mind-bending warlock, Mocata, who intends to baptize Nike Arrighi's Tanith Carlisle and torment Leon Greene's Rex Van Ryn, all in the blasphemous name of Baphomet, i.e. Satan. Duc de Richleau will have none of it, despite Mocata's daunting array of apparitions, which include a humongous spider, a sneering, hypnotic-eyed entity and an unearthly horse with a Templar-implied rider. (BTW: Lee and Gray would go on to play Bond villains, making this confrontation a pre-Scaramanga-vs Blofeld-allusion of sorts.)

Burton & Jones do an outstanding job detailing the adaptation's development, placing keen attention on Wheatley, Matheson and Fisher, as well as producer Anthony Nelson Keyes, composer James Bernard, special-effects wizard Les Bowie, cinematographer Arthur Grant and of course, the movie's sophisticated cast, which in addition to Lee, Gray, Arrighi and Greene, features Patrick Mower, Sara Lawson, Paul Eddington, Gwen Ffragcon-Davis, Rosalyn Landor, Russell Waters and stuntman Eddie Powell.  

Adorning Burton & Jones' text are "Quotable Quotes," delightful trivia and archival, publicity materials, which possess extra vibrancy, thanks to the volume's high-quality, paper stock.

The Devil Rides Out is one of the best of its kind, holding a status comparable to such contemporary examples as Night (Curse) of the Demon, The City of the Dead (Horror Hotel), The Innocents, The Haunting, Rosemary's Baby, The Legend of Hell House and The House of Seven Corpses. Burton & Jones' meticulous work also ensures this Classic Monsters submission as one of the best in their grand, encyclopedic succession. 

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CLASSIC MONSTERS OF THE MOVIES #37: HANLEY, HENCHMEN, BAVA & MORE

Classic Monsters of the Movies #37 serves a creepy cauldron of madness that's designed to bring fans utmost, ghoulish gladness, with 84 pages of pure, glossy terror. 

As one can infer from Daniel Horne's eye-catching cover, the spotlight falls on Christopher Lee's ravishing, Scars of Dracula costar, Jenny Hanley. To accompany such, there's a detailed article on Hammer's Blood from the Mummy's Tomb, the studio's revered adaptation of Jewel of Seven Stars, starring the vivacious Valerie Leon. (Ah, speak of a fearsome, Bram Stoker-inspired double feature!)

To spice up the devilish brew even more, readers receive a rundown of horror-dom's best and most memorable servants and henchman (as seen in The Black Cat 1934 and The Cat and the Canary 1939), as well as a retrospective on that beloved, outsider classic, Edward Scissorhands, not to mention an analysis of Mario Bava's atmospheric creations, headlined by Boris Karloff's hosted curation, Black Sabbath, and that influential, Alien precursor, Planet of the Vampires. 

Classic Monsters' continuation of cinema's haunted houses and gloomy abodes rounds out the eerie ingredients, with scary sojourns to The Others, The Conjuring and Nosferatu 1922. 

Nige Burton, Jamie Jones, John Logan and Dave Huckvale lend their remarkable, writing/research skills to clinch this issue as an encyclopedic winner, with a succession of rare and captivating stills that fans will cheer and adore.  

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CLASSIC MONSTERS: SCROOGE (A CHRISTMAS CAROL) 1951: FOR PREORDER

As a special treat to garnish the holiday season, Classic Monsters of the Movies is accepting preorders for one of its most anticipated, "ultimate guides": Scrooge (A Christmas Carol) 1951. (Sales commence at 7pm GMT, Friday 12/5.) 

Scrooge 1951 is considered by many to be the definite, film adaptation of Charles Dickens ghostly (and uplifting) classic, directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, with a spot-on cast, featuring the great Alistair Sim in the titular role. It's one of those rare, ethereal gems that can be watched and enjoyed at any time of the year, and this special edition will no doubt hold the same attraction. 

Classic Monsters scribes, Nige Burton & Jamie Jones, have done wonders revealing a plethora of details on so many classics, one can only image the level of attention they'll now grant this beloved, Yuletide staple.  

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