
Night of the Demon screens as night falls over the British Museum forecourt
Credit: Linda Nylind

The audience awaits the start of Night of the Demon in the British Museum forecourt
Credit: Linda Nylind

Credit: Linda Nylind

Credit: Linda Nylind

Credit: Linda Nylind

The museum is floodlit blood red as the show commences
Credit: Linda Nylind

Actor Peggy Cummins introducing the film with Robin Baker, BFI Head Curator
Credit: Linda Nylind

The crowd imitates Peggy Cummins' classic scream
Credit: Linda Nylind
The Monster Weekend at the British Museum continues on 30 and 31 August with screenings of Dracula (1958) and The Mummy (1959).