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* WatchItForTheMeme: A lot of Music/KateBush fans found out about this film through her song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VerK4zwMRQw Hounds of Love]], which opens with the sampled line "It's in the trees, it's coming!"

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* WatchItForTheMeme: A lot of Music/KateBush fans found out about this film through her song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VerK4zwMRQw Hounds "Hounds of Love]], Love"]] from the [[Music/HoundsOfLove album of the same name]], which opens with the sampled line "It's in the trees, it's coming!"
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Rand Hobart is played by Creator/BrianWilde, who would later be best known for playing Mr. Barrowclough in ''Series/{{Porridge}}'' and Foggy Dewhirst in ''Series/LastOfTheSummerWine''.
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** From a modern perspective, the closeups of the demon are more likely to inspire laughter than terror. The demon's smoky long shots are effective, though.

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** From a modern perspective, the closeups of the demon are more likely to inspire laughter than terror. The demon's smoky long shots are effective, though.shots, however, hold up pretty well.
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* BrokenBase: Opinions are split on whether showing the demon in closeup (or showing him at all) adds to or detracts from the film. The closeups were a result of ExecutiveMeddling -- director Creator/JacquesTourneur wanted the demon to be barely glimpsed.

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* BrokenBase: Opinions are split on whether showing the demon in closeup (or showing him it at all) adds to or detracts from the film. The closeups were a result of ExecutiveMeddling -- director Creator/JacquesTourneur wanted the demon to be barely glimpsed.

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* BrokenBase: On whether the inclusion of the demon adds to or detracts from the film.
* SpecialEffectFailure: The closeups of the demon are more likely to inspire laughter than terror. Other effects, however, are really pretty good.
** The closeups were a result of ExecutiveMeddling - director Creator/JacquesTourneur wanted the demon to be barely glimpsed. The demon's smoky long shots are effective, though.
** A failure everyone can agree on is the scene where Karswell's cat Graymalkin turns into a leopard and attacks Holden-- Dana Andrew's pretty obviously wrestling with a taxidermy model.

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* BrokenBase: On Opinions are split on whether the inclusion of showing the demon in closeup (or showing him at all) adds to or detracts from the film.
* SpecialEffectFailure:
film. The closeups were a result of ExecutiveMeddling -- director Creator/JacquesTourneur wanted the demon to be barely glimpsed.
* SpecialEffectFailure:
** From a modern perspective, the
closeups of the demon are more likely to inspire laughter than terror. Other effects, however, are really pretty good.
** The closeups were a result of ExecutiveMeddling - director Creator/JacquesTourneur wanted the demon to be barely glimpsed.
terror. The demon's smoky long shots are effective, though.
** A failure everyone can agree on is In the scene where Karswell's cat Graymalkin turns into a leopard and attacks Holden-- Holden, Dana Andrew's Andrews is pretty obviously wrestling with a taxidermy model.



* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The demon looks very impressive for the 50's.
** For that matter, the scenes where we don't see the demon but rather the effect it's having on the world, like the smoking hoofprints in the forest being left by [[NothingIsScarier something we can't even see]], are VERY effective.

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* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The demon SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome:
** Although the closeups of the demon's face haven't aged particularly well, the puppet
looks very quite impressive for the 50's.
50s, especially when it's shown from afar and wreathed in smoke.
** For that matter, the The scenes where we don't see the demon itself but rather the effect it's having on the world, like the smoking hoofprints in the forest being left by [[NothingIsScarier something we can't even see]], are VERY very effective.
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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The demon looks very impressive for the 50's.

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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The demon looks very impressive for the 50's.
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* BrokenBase: On whether the inclusion of the demon adds or detracts from the film.

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** The closeups were a result of ExecutiveMeddling - director Jacques Tourneur wanted the demon to be barely glimpsed. The demon's smoky long shots are effective, though.

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** The closeups were a result of ExecutiveMeddling - director Jacques Tourneur Creator/JacquesTourneur wanted the demon to be barely glimpsed. The demon's smoky long shots are effective, though.
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** When Karswell leaves the train to chase the parchment with the runes, you can clearly see the wire on which it's hanging.

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* BrokenBase: On whether the inclusion of the demon adds or detracts from the film
* HellIsThatNoise: If you hear creepy bat-like chittering, your time is almost up.

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* BrokenBase: On whether the inclusion of the demon adds or detracts from the film
* HellIsThatNoise: If you hear creepy bat-like chittering, your time is almost up.
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** A failure everyone can agree on is the scene where a housecat turns into a leopard and attacks Dana Andrews-- he's pretty obviously wrestling with a taxidermy model.

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** A failure everyone can agree on is the scene where a housecat Karswell's cat Graymalkin turns into a leopard and attacks Holden-- Dana Andrews-- he's Andrew's pretty obviously wrestling with a taxidermy model.
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** A failure everyone can agree on is the scene where a housecat turns into a leopard and attacks Dana Andrews-- he's pretty obviously wrestling with a taxidermy model.
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** For that matter, the scenes where we don't see the demon but rather the effect it's having on the world, like the smoking hoofprints in the forest being left by [[NothingIsScarier something we can't even see]], are VERY effective.

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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The demon looks very impressive for the 50's.



* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The demon looks very impressive for the 50's.
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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The demon looks very impressive for the 50's.

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** At a certain speed, this troper's vehicle makes the exact same noise from its vents - kind of scary.



* WatchItForTheMeme: A lot of Music/KateBush fans found out about this film through her song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VerK4zwMRQw Hounds of Love]], which opens with the sampled line "It's in the trees, it's coming!"

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* WatchItForTheMeme: A lot of Music/KateBush fans found out about this film through her song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VerK4zwMRQw Hounds of Love]], which opens with the sampled line "It's in the trees, it's coming!"coming!"
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* WatchItForTheMeme: A lot of KateBush fans found out about this film through her song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VerK4zwMRQw Hounds of Love]], which opens with the sampled line "It's in the trees, it's coming!"

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* WatchItForTheMeme: A lot of KateBush Music/KateBush fans found out about this film through her song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VerK4zwMRQw Hounds of Love]], which opens with the sampled line "It's in the trees, it's coming!"
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* WatchItForTheMeme: A lot of KateBush fans found out about this film through her song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VerK4zwMRQw Hounds of Love]], which opens with the sampled line "It's in the trees, it's coming!"

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