The Devil Rides Out
The Devil Rides Out is a 1968 film from the UK, directed by Terence Fisher, running 95 minutes. reelscum files it under occult & satanic panic.
- Year
- 1968 · 1960s films
- Country
- UK
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Director
- Terence Fisher
- Updated
- 29 Oct 2026
- Obscurity
- known (29/100)
- Also known as
- The Devil's Bride
Defined in the glossary: Occult & satanic panic
Hammer's best occult film. Lee as the hero for once, and enjoying it.
Hammer's best occult film, and one of the few where Christopher Lee plays the hero. A duc battles a satanic cult for the souls of his friends, Richard Matheson adapts Dennis Wheatley with unusual seriousness, and the set pieces, the summoning circle, the Angel of Death, still land.
Lee reportedly considered it among his finest work, and his conviction holds the more dated effects together. It treats black magic as a genuine threat rather than a costume, which is why it works.
Hammer operating at the top of its craft.
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