Film · 1957 · Films · 1950s
Curse of the Demon
Two parallel scores from 237 z-qualifying reviewers and 239 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1950s (561 peers).
Z-normalized corrects for reviewer bias (every reviewer re-centered onto their personal scale). Raw average uses simple mean across the broader pool including stddev=0 reviewers.
Where this title sits
Z-normalized percentile · 561 peers in Films · 1950s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.734 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 8.33 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 8.34 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.627 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 237 / 239 |
Summary
American psychologist Dr. John Holden travels to England to debunk a cult led by the sinister Dr. Julian Karswell, whose colleague died under mysterious circumstances. When Karswell secretly passes him a parchment marked with runic symbols, Holden finds himself the target of an ancient curse that summons a monstrous demon. As the deadline approaches, the skeptical scientist must confront the possibility that the supernatural is real.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
237 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.734. DB2 raw mean = 8.34.
90% CI-floor = +0.627. Thin samples penalized.
Global 96.5 / cohort 94.5. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1950s
