On December 18, 1968 the horror film “The Devil’s Bride” made its United States theatrical premiere in New York City under the title “The Devil Rides Out”. Based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Dennis Wheatley. It was written by Richard Matheson and directed by Terence Fisher. The film stars Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Niké Arrighi and Leon Greene. First proposed in 1963, the film eventually went ahead four years later once censorship worries over Satanism had eased. | On This Day In Ho