TO THE DEVIL… A DAUGHTER (1976) – Episode 214 – Decades Of Horror 1970s

"It is not heresy … and I will not recant!" But if you don't recant, you can't have any pudding. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr along with guest host Gregory Crosby – as they take a trip to Hammer-land for To the Devil… a Daughter (1976), the last horror film from the original incarnation of Hammer. Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 214 – To the Devil… a Daughter (1976) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! https://youtube.com/gruesomemagazine Decades of Horror 1970s is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL (https://wickedhorrortv.com/) which now includes video episodes of the podcast and is available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, and its online website across all OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop. An American occult novelist battles to save the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists – led by an excommunicated priest – who plan on using her as the representative of the Devil on Earth.   Directed by: Peter Sykes Writing Credits: Christopher Wicking (screenplay by) (as Chris Wicking); John Peacock (adaptation); Dennis Wheatley (from the novel by); Gerald Vaughan-Hughes (additional material) (uncredited) Produced by: Roy Skeggs (producer) Music by: Paul Glass Cinematography by: David Watkin (director of photography) Special Effects by: Les Bowie Selected Cast: Richard Widmark as John Verney Christopher Lee as Father Michael Raynor Honor Blackman as Anna Fountain Denholm Elliott as Henry Beddows Michael Goodliffe as George de Grass Nastassja Kinski as Catherine Beddows Eva Maria Meineke as Eveline de Grass Anthony Valentine as David Kennedy Derek Francis as Bishop Izabella Telezynska as Margaret (as Isabella Telezynska) Constantine Gregory as Kollde (as Constantin de Goguel) Anna Bentinck as Isabel Irene Prador as German Matron Brian Wilde as Black Room Attendant Petra Peters as Sister Helle William Ridoutt as Airport Porter Howard Goorney as Critic Frances de la Tour as Salvation Army Major Zoe Hendry as 1st Girl Lindy Benson as 2nd Girl Jo Peters as 3rd Girl Bobby Sparrow as 4th Girl Ed Devereaux as Reporter (uncredited) Bill Horsley as Curator (uncredited) Juba Kennerley as Man Entering Art Gallery (uncredited) Alan Meacham as Guest at Book Launch (uncredited) Peter Sykes as Man at Airport (uncredited) It's time to explore the final Hammer Horror film of the 1970s, To the Devil… a Daughter (1976). [Note: The mystery comedy film The Lady Vanishes (1979) would drop and… vanish… in 1979.] To the Devil… a Daughter has the reputation of putting the final nail into Hammer's filmmaking coffin. The quality and success of Hammer productions spiraled throughout the decade as the landscape of horror films changed – especially after The Exorcist (1973). Surprisingly, the film is much better than how the Grue Crew remembers it and how its reputation proceeds it. That is, up until its abrupt and head-scratching ending and that strange devil puppet. If you know, you know. Check out what the Grue Crew thinks of the film directed by Peter Sykes and featuring Christopher Lee, Richard Widmark, and Nastassja Kinski. At the time of this writing, To the Devil… a Daughter is available to stream from Peacock and PlutoTV as well as various PPV from Amazon and Fandango At Home. To the Devil… a Daughter is also available on physical media as a Blu-ray from SCREAM Factory. Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Jeff, will be Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973), an ABC Movie of the Week starring Kim Darby, Jim Hutton, William Demarest, and Barbara Anderson. Grue Believer Lone Wolf suggested this flick. Woot! We want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at [email protected].