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3 things about Georges Franju’s EYES WITHOUT A FACE

Eyes Without a Face [1960] 1. Forceps. 2. He pours a small glass of port then grabs her. 3. “Smile. Not too much.”

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The Seventh Victim [1943] 1. They unlock the door. In the room is a single chair and, hanging from the ceiling, a noose. 2. “I’ve always wanted to die.” 3. Flickering overhead light in the hall.

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Fiend Without a Face [1958] 1. Mental vampire. 2. The fiend is like a cross between the baby in Eraserhead and a mugwump from Naked Lunch. 3. The corpse, and beside the half-open coffin a pipe.

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3 things about Freddie Francis’ TALES FROM THE CRYPT

Tales from the Crypt [1972] 1. She scrubs blood out of the fur carpet. Well, red paint. 2. He bends over and sees his reflection in the mirrored coffee table. 3. Two parallel walls of razor blades.

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The Tingler [1959] 1. Composer Von Dexter had obviously listened to Bernard Herrmann just a few too many times. 2. David, referring to LSD: “It’s not a drug, it’s an acid.” 3. The Tingler wraps itself around his arm and begins … Continue reading

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Vampyr [1932] 1. The corpse turns into a skeleton. 2. Reverse gravedigger. 3. Her eyes wide with bloodlust.

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3 things about Bruce Pittman’s HELLO MARY LOU: PROM NIGHT II

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II [1987] 1. An awfully large neon budget for a high school prom. 2. He’s electrocuted by the computer and gore splatters across the monitor. 3. Craig’s hairdo and hair color seem to change with every … Continue reading

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3 things about George A. Romero’s DAWN OF THE DEAD

Dawn of the Dead [1978] 1. Signs at the mall indicate a Christmas Clearance Sale. 2. High-tech turntable. 3. Fran exchanges a melancholy look with Baseball Zombie.

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3 things about Dan Curtis’s TRILOGY OF TERROR

Trilogy of Terror [1975] 1. Those teeth. 2. Closeup of Millicent: the light reflects off her glasses in such a way that shows how smeared and dirty the lenses are. 3. Dr. Ramsey gets up off the couch and straightens … Continue reading

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3 things about Michael Reeves’ WITCHFINDER GENERAL (aka THE CONQUEROR WORM)

Witchfinder General [1968] 1. The deep carpet of ferns on the forest floor. 2. A large plate of loaves of bread sits on the table in front of Cromwell, who is ugly. 3. We never see Hopkins personally administer the … Continue reading

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