Casting The Runes

The M.R. James ghost story--which served as the inspiration for the classic 1956 British chiller "Night of the Demon" (or "Curse of the Demon" in the U.S.)--comes alive once more in this episode of "ITV Playhouse." This modernized adaptation finds a television producer (Jan Francis) getting mixed up with a practitioner of the occult (Ian Cuthbertson) who secretly transfers some cursed runes into her possession. With Bernard Gallagher, Joanna Dunham. 47 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.