3 things about John Carpenter’s THEY LIVE

They Live [1988]

1. Bilingual wayfinding.
2. TV programming that literally induces headaches.
3. Random administrative assistant walking around with a coffee urn.

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3 things about John Carpenter’s IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS

In the Mouth of Madness [1994]

1. For those who don’t read books: the movie.
2. A black crayon.
3. Chained to her leg.

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3 things about Christian Nyby’s THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD

The Thing from Another World [1951]

1. Deadly electric blanket.
2. She’s always ready with the coffeepot.
3. Abundant overlapping dialog, prefiguring Robert Altman by nearly 20 years.

3 other things.

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3 things about Jean Rollin’s THE LIVING DEAD GIRL

The Living Dead Girl [1982]

1. Axe to the head for Greg.
2. “My life and my death are here.”
3. Perpetual torches in the crypt?

If this is Rollin’s best, no thank you very much.

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s COSMOPOLIS

Cosmopolis [2012]

1. A slow elevator, soundtracked with Satie.
2. The way Juliette Binoche simply vanishes.
3. Eggplant leftovers for the chauffeur.

3 other things.

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3 things about William Peter Blatty’s THE NINTH CONFIGURATION

The Ninth Configuration [1980]

1. Alka-seltzer and scotch.
2. Moses Gunn as Superman.
3. “I guess he doesn’t like Coors.”

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3 things about Tim Burton’s BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice [2024]

1. Nothing but 1990s vinyl.
2. Pep talk from cue cards.
3. Cameo by Baseball Zombie.

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3 things about Richard Fleischer’s SEE NO EVIL

See No Evil [1971]

1. A bracelet engraved with JACKO.
2. Bloody bathwater draining through a downspout.
3. The idiocy of leaving her alone after she’s been attacked twice.

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3 things about Mel Brooks’ DRACULA: DEAD AND LOVING IT

Dracula: Dead and Loving It [1995]

1. He tells him to keep the handkerchief.
2. “The creatures of the night. What a mess they make.”
3. Cricket leg.

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3 things about Hugo Fregonese’s MAN IN THE ATTIC

Man in the Attic [1953]

1. Teasing him about his loud shoes.
2. Burning his ulster in the kitchen stove.
3. Her dressing room attendant is an Indian woman.

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