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It's in the trees! It's coming!

From: "J.A.Harkness" <J.A.Harkness@sheffield.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 1995 08:59:41 +0000
Subject: It's in the trees! It's coming!
To: acorboul@metz.une.edu.au
CC: love-hounds@uunet.uu.net
Priority: normal

Hey, Adrian.,

The film in question isn't 'THEM' but Jacques Tourneurs classic movie 

entitled 'Night of the Demon' (US:'Curse of the Demon) which starred 
the much ignored Dana Andrews.

The story involved a black magician who disposed of his enemies by 
slipping some magical runes to whomever he wanted to 'remove' but 
with out them knowing.  One enemy is observed by a gamekeeper (or 
something similar and goes into shock.

Later on Dana hypnotically regresses said guy who screams the words 
'It's in the trees!  It's coming'  and then hurls himself out of a 
third story window.  Traumatic stuff, seeing demons.  It would 
appear.  Think it was made in about 1957.  No to sure though.  
Whatever, it is well worth the watch and ranks as one of my all time 
favourite movies.  Chech out some of his other stuff, too. 
(Tourneurs, I mean)

Take care.

Incidentally,  in the Rocky Horror show, 'Science Fiction 
Double Feature' contains the line:-

Dana Andrews said prunes
Gave him the Runes
And passing them used lots of skill

Which is another, somewhat scatalogica, reference to the same movie.

Take Care

Will Yum!