In the late 1960s the world of exploitation cinema was changing fast, and by the time The Devil Rides Out appeared in 1968 its stiff upper-lip approach alienated American audiences. The film was directed by Terence Fisher in a traditional style, albeit with more explicit references to Satanism and black magic than would have been permissible in the late 1950s. A favourite of leading man Christopher Lee, The Devil Rides Out is now seen as a classic, compromised only by its unfinished special effects and some misjudged re-voicing.

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