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Tag Archives: Halloween
3 things about Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN
Frankenstein [2025] 1. Descending the grotty stairs in bare feet. 2. He admits he never pondered the organ where the soul is located. 3. “Victor, you only listen when I hurt you!”
3 things about Jirí Barta’s THE PIED PIPER
The Pied Piper [1986] 1. Bolts of luxury fabrics swarming with rats. 2. Siphoning away the sugar. 3. He gathers the infant in his arms and abandons the emptied town.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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