The Devils of Loudun

…most important later works are The Devils of Loudun (1952), a detailed psychological study of a historical incident in which a group of 17th-century French nuns were allegedly the victims of demonic possession, and The Doors of Perception (1954), a book about Huxley’s experiences with the hallucinogenic drug mescaline. His…

…on the Aldous Huxley novel The Devils of Loudon, aroused even more vehement criticism with its story of mass sexual hysteria in a convent. Russell then made The Boy Friend (1971) and Savage Messiah (1972) before he again achieved a commercial success with Tommy (1975), a film based on a…

…based on Aldous Huxley’s novel The Devils of Loudun, about mass hysteria that sweeps through a convent in 17th-century France. His translations include two plays by Jean Anouilh: Madame De . . . and Traveller Without Luggage.