minute compromise  cut. At this point the films British backers, Palace Pictures, went  bust, making it increasingly unlikely that the film would ever see  the light of day in a UK cinema. A further cut version found its way  into Spanish and Portuguese cinemas. Called "Demonica"; Stanley has  never seen this version. Then after about a year of frantic  searching, Stanley discovered that the original negative was being  held by PolyGram. He went to the films original investors, Channel  4 and British Screen Finances, which were naturally keen to see what  had happened to their investment. PolyGram was obliged to hand over  the negative, which Stanley recut to his own specifications, and  with his own money.