Fury of the Demon

The documentary focuses on a fictional short film, La rage du Démon, that is purported to have driven its viewers into a temporary but extremely chaotic and rage filled frenzy. Because of the violence and destruction caused, the movie has only been shown a handful of times and is believed to have been lost. The only known evidence of the film's existence are newspaper reports of murder, arson, and overall destruction that have occurred at theaters where the film was stated to have been shown.

The director of the short film is ultimately unknown but is believed to have been Georges Méliès, a landmark film pioneer and director. Throughout the documentary film directors. critics, and film historians, as well as his granddaughter Pauline, comment on the legitimacy of the claim by discussing the history and achievements of Méliès and his life's work.

• Alexandre Aja
• Dave Alexander
• Jean-Jacques Bernard
• Christophe Gans
• Pauline Méliès

Fury of the Demon was reviewed by outlets such as Screen Anarchy and Bloody Disgusting,[2] the latter of which stated that while some of the content was repetitious, the documentary's interviewees were a "great mix of deadly sincere, enthusiastic, and scholarly" and that it was "a breezy, entertaining watch that cinephiles and horror hounds will particularly dig."[3] Tom Holland's Terror Time and SciFiNow also praised the choice of interviewees for the film, as well as Delage's attention to historical information.[4][5] Dread Central wrote a favorable review for the film, rating it at 3.5 out of 5 stars and stating that "Not only does Fury of the Demon work as a great made-for-TV documentary with lots of intrigue, it highlights the inherent horror elements of Méliés work and invites the viewer to track down his films and fall down the rabbit hole."[6]

• "Cigarette Burns" (2005)

• Official website
• Fury of the Demon at IMDb