Tag Archives: Halloween

3 things about John Carpenter’s SOMEONE’S WATCHING ME!

Posted on October 23, 2024 by robchristopher

Someone’s Watching Me! [1978] 1. Comped wine. 2. A grate in the laundry room floor. 3. She never does make it down to Houston.

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3 things about Mario Bava’s BLOOD AND BLACK LACE

Posted on October 21, 2024 by robchristopher

Blood and Black Lace [1964] 1. Carlo Rustichelli’s extremely catchy theme music briefly becomes music from the club next door. 2. Tracking shot along a line of cubicles for the models. 3. Wrestling the corpse out of the tub by … Continue reading →

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3 things about René Clair’s I MARRIED A WITCH

Posted on October 14, 2024 by robchristopher

I Married a Witch [1942] 1. Fireplace lip-sync. 2. Susan Hayward’s resting bitch face. 3. “I Love You Truly” stuck on repeat.

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3 things about Willard Huyck & Gloria Katz’s MESSIAH OF EVIL

Posted on October 11, 2024 by robchristopher

Messiah of Evil [1974] 1. Green bathroom. A mural of faces receding into perspective. 2. Conclave in the Meat Department. 3. She describes her father’s hands.

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3 things about Dario Argento’s DEEP RED

Posted on October 10, 2024 by robchristopher

Deep Red [1975] 1. An engineer who plays the piano.2. Stabbing a bird with a knitting needle.3. Behind the wall, a desiccated corpse.

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3 things about Disney’s THE BLACK CAULDRON

Posted on September 26, 2024 by robchristopher

The Black Cauldron [1985] 1. Busty serving wench. 2. He preemptively chokes himself. 3. Skeleton army sinking back to death.

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3 things about Coralie Fargeat’s THE SUBSTANCE

Posted on September 25, 2024 by robchristopher

The Substance [2024] 1. Multiple pupils. 2. Chicken leg. 3. Music from Vertigo.

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3 things about Paul Morrissey’s BLOOD FOR DRACULA

Posted on July 8, 2024 by robchristopher

Blood for Dracula [1974] 1. “The blood of these whores is killing me!” 2. Vegetarian diet. 3. Joe Dallesandro’s eccentric thrusts.

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3 things about Lewis Teague’s ALLIGATOR

Posted on June 5, 2024 by robchristopher

Alligator [1980] 1. Lots and lots of flashbulb closeups. 2. “Must have been a pretty small casket.” 3. Dog collar, carcass, worms.

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3 things about Tod Browning’s THE UNKNOWN

Posted on April 1, 2024 by robchristopher

The Unknown [1927] 1. Treadmills for horses. 2. “Men! The beasts! God would show wisdom if he took the hands from all of them!” 3. Playing guitar with his feet.

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