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Tag Archives: horror movies
3 things about Robert Mulligan’s THE OTHER
The Other [1972] 1. A smashed jar of piccalilli. 2. The apple cellar blanketed in cattail plumes. 3. Wrapped in blue tissue paper.
3 things about Tommy Lee Wallace’s HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH
Halloween III: Season of the Witch [1982] 1. Santa Mira is, of course, the name of the town in Invasion of the Body Snatchers. 2. “Halloween. The festival of Samhain! The last great one took place three thousand years ago, … Continue reading
3 things about Peter Jackson’s THE FRIGHTENERS
The Frighteners [1996] 1. Precariously attached jawbone.2. Reanimated female mummy.3. Possessed portrait attacking him from both sides of the canvas.
3 things about Clint Eastwood’s PLAY MISTY FOR ME
Play Misty for Me [1971] 1. Making love in a pool near a waterfall, accompanied by Roberta Flack. 2. Shredding the portrait. 3. The detective is fond of Mantovani.
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3 things about F. W. Murnau’s FAUST
Faust [1926] 1. She helps herself to her own potion. 2. The pact writes itself in flaming letters. 3. Looming over the village.
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3 things about Cindy Sherman’s OFFICE KILLER
Office Killer [1997] 1. An attempt to patch the chest cavity using tape. 2. Inhaler substitution. 3. She invites him to stay for dinner: meatloaf.
3 things about Michael Powell’s PEEPING TOM
Peeping Tom [1960] 1. His fascination with the disfigured girl. 2. “Why don’t you lie to me? I’d never know.” 3. The orb of her face in the mirror.
3 things about Masaki Kobayashi’s KWAIDAN
Kwaidan [1964] 1. Disembodied hair. 2. “I’ll play with all my soul to mourn those thousands of spirits who burn with bitter hatred.” 3. A mouthful of black teeth. 3 other things.
3 things about Robert Egger’s THE WITCH
The Witch [2015] 1. Crone hand. 2. Milking blood from the cow. 3. Too much wood.
3 things about Hiroshi Teshigahara’s WOMAN IN THE DUNES
Woman in the Dunes [1964] 1. Endlessly collapsing shelves of sand. 2. Tired of the conversation, he says, “Okay, whatever you say.” 3. She leaves the new radio for him.
