The horror star discusses the dangers of black magic and more during an interview to promote To The Devil – A Daughter in 1976.
In 1975, Christopher Lee appeared in the second of his Dennis Wheatley films for Hammer, To The Devil – A Daughter. Like Wheatley – who he was personal friends with – Lee had an apparent unwavering belief in the genuine power of evil and the dangers of black magic, which is rather odd given that both made a good living from exploiting the subject in print or on film. Here, in a video interview at the time that the film was in production, he discusses the dangers of occultism, and how he handled having to carry out ‘blasphemous’ rituals in a real church. His excuse seems to boil down to “it’s acting, so it’s OK”, though if these ceremonies were really as dangerous as he claims, you suspect that carrying them out under any circumstances would be a bit dodgy.
Still, it’s a fascinating interview.
You can read more about Wheatley and his work in our forthcoming book Satan Superstar, available now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgK54Vc-GZ0
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