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3 things about Rusty Cundieff’s TALES FROM THE HOOD

Tales from the Hood [1995] 1. Melting into a mural. 2. Suddenly his arm folds backwards at the elbow. 3. Tongue through the teeth.

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3 things about Herk Harvey’s CARNIVAL OF SOULS

Carnival of Souls [1962] 1. Who were Mary’s friends? 2. “Thank you for the coffee. It was unsanitary, but delicious.” 3. Fast motion ballroom dancing.

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3 things about Guillermo del Toro’s CRONOS

Cronos [1993] 1. Wide-shouldered pinstripe jacket. 2. He holds up the padlock. Cleanly cut. 3. A purely white being.

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3 things about Walt Disney’s THE ADVENTURES OF ICHABOD AND MR. TOAD

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad [1949] 1. A flock of paper airplanes. 2. He sticks his nose inside a book on which nothing is printed. 3. Scary tree with firefly eyes.

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3 things about Paul Feig’s GHOSTBUSTERS

Ghostbusters [2016] 1. Hood ornament. 2. Dumpster. 3. “Oh now there’s a roomful of nightmares.”

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3 things about Kurt Neumann’s THE FLY

The Fly [1958] 1. “Where’s she gone?” “Into space? A stream of cat atoms.” 2. A clear plastic evidence pouch, containing a dead fly. 3. He bends over her unconscious body, as if to kiss her.

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3 things about Ana Lily Amirpour’s A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night [2014] 1. “This pill is nothing without you. It needs you.” 2. Mirror ball. Shimmering bands of lights on the wall. 3. Suddenly, a train goes by.

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3 things about The Spierig Brothers’ DAYBREAKERS

Daybreakers [2009] 1. Community warning: one hour until sunup. 2. He swirls it around in the glass, savoring the bouquet. 3. Waves of devourers becoming the devoured. Trim, smart, exciting, underrated. Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe are big assets.

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3 things about Sutton Roley’s CHOSEN SURVIVORS

Chosen Survivors [1974] 1. Gauntlet while sedated. 2. Tweezers, bat tongue. 3. Solid blue (plastic?) tableware.

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3 things about Lewis Allen’s THE UNINVITED

The Uninvited [1944] 1. Wilting bouquet. 2. Miss Holloway’s tall, throne-like office chair. 3. While it’s still lit, he throws the candelabra up the stairs and at the ghost.

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