Director J Lee Thompson is not well known to many and produced a fair mix of films during his career but i have found that he often had a certain touch that could just tip something from the mundane to the extraordinary. I am thinking of the original Cape Fear, the later, Reincarnation of Peter Proud and even his much earlier 2nd feature, The Yellow Balloon and now this, the most impressive, gothic horror, monstrosity that is, Eye Of the Devil. Never mind that it stars David Niven and Deborah Kerr, actually Niven's pretty good in this, but the way this is shot and the doom laden atmosphere established, never mind the thrilling chases and shadowy corridors concealing who knows…

Director J Lee Thompson is not well known to many and produced a fair mix of films during his career but i have found that he often had a certain touch that could just tip something from the mundane to the extraordinary. I am thinking of the original Cape Fear, the later, Reincarnation of Peter Proud and even his much earlier 2nd feature, The Yellow Balloon and now this, the most impressive, gothic horror, monstrosity that is, Eye Of the Devil. Never mind that it stars David Niven and Deborah Kerr, actually Niven's pretty good in this, but the way this is shot and the doom laden atmosphere established, never mind the thrilling chases and shadowy corridors concealing who knows…