A man sees the number nine everywhere and is convinced the forces of evil are at work.A man sees the number nine everywhere and is convinced the forces of evil are at work.A man sees the number nine everywhere and is convinced the forces of evil are at work.
Antony Brown
- Priest
- (as Anthony Brown)
Andy Bradford
- Steve
- (as Andrew Bradford)
Anne Dyson
- Mrs. Rord
- (as Annie Dyson)
John Clifford
- Man in Street
- (uncredited)
Roy Lansford
- Undertaker
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaThe only episode of Hammer House of Horror that was not included in ThrillerVideo (1985), and the Precision Video 1982 and Channel 5 1987 UK Video releases. It would not get a home video/DVD release until 2000 under Carlton Video/Granada Ventures/ITV DVD/ITV Studios Home Entertainment and later Blu Ray by Network.
- GoofsWhen Edwyn looks up at the weathervane for the first time, the head of a crewperson can be seen ducking out of sight on the roof.
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And I thought the number was supposed to be 666...
The magnificent British Hammer Studios' TV-series "Hammer House of Horror" sadly ran for only one season in 1980; however, this one season is more than worth watching and includes several little films that are downright great. Such as this last episode, "The Mask of Satan". This thirteenth episode to the series is maybe my personal second-favorite after the brilliant seventh episode, "The Silent Scream" (starring Hammer icon Peter Cushing and Brian Cox). "The Mark of Satan" tells the story of a man obsessed with the number nine. Edwyn Rord (Peter McEnery), a solitary middle-aged man who still lives with his mother and works at a hospital morgue, sees the number nine everywhere he goes, and gets obsessed with the idea that it is a Satanic code. Convinced that disciples of Satan are conspiring against him, Edwyn descends further and further into madness. Is he simply going mad, or is there a truth behind his occult conspiracy theories? The greatness of this Hammer episode lies in an increasing atmosphere of insanity which is created by both an intelligent and creepy script, and a great performance by leading man Peter McEnery. McEnery depicts the obsession of his character in a highly convincing manner to a point that actually makes the viewer believe in his bizarre occult theories. The strangeness of the other characters, such as his dominant mother, their tenant Stella (Georgina Hale), as well as Edwyn's colleagues even increases this mystery, and keeps the suspense-level high from start to finish. Overall, this is one of the most suspenseful and greatest episodes of this regrettably short-running TV-series, and a definite must-see for my fellow Hammer-fans.
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