What movie did YOU just FINISH watching?
Aug 12, 2019 18:10:16 GMT
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Post by Prime etc. on Aug 12, 2019 18:10:16 GMT
THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE- 1973 Much like Race with the Devil-another Fox horror movie, a small adult cast and expert performances go a long way to achieving the end result. In particular this came out months before the Exorcist but has a few "possession on the bed" moments. Especially effective is a Gayle Hunnicutt's creepy scene with Roddy McDowall. "Naked! Drunk! Clutching!"
There's innovative use of sound design as well. I am always impressed how well it has aged--there's so little contact with the outside world that other than a few clothing choices and instrument panels it has little to date it. The book has some extra sub plots which I think Matheson wisely removes. The repeated theme in Matheson stories is that of a protagonist who is afraid of some external force (whether a gremlin or a truck) and by the end comes to terms with it, either by some ironic turning of the tables or because the character accepts defeat as a positive. In this case, you have the spiritualist and the scientist conflicted on their beliefs--and in the end, both are partly right.
There's innovative use of sound design as well. I am always impressed how well it has aged--there's so little contact with the outside world that other than a few clothing choices and instrument panels it has little to date it. The book has some extra sub plots which I think Matheson wisely removes. The repeated theme in Matheson stories is that of a protagonist who is afraid of some external force (whether a gremlin or a truck) and by the end comes to terms with it, either by some ironic turning of the tables or because the character accepts defeat as a positive. In this case, you have the spiritualist and the scientist conflicted on their beliefs--and in the end, both are partly right.