#People Under The Stairs

[beatsforbrothels]

People Under the Stairs - Earth Travelers

[sylvanyowl]

me on my period

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#3E64AD #6A2055 #663497 #B2C2C2 #CD4982

[dr-handballslector]

I don’t understand why people need every movie to be critically acclaimed and so good like sometimes I want to watch a shitty movie. That’s weird and if a movie entertained for the entire thing I like the movie. Example: “People under the stairs” is it good no but I couldn’t look away it was like a car crash

There was a man in a gimp (like ahs) suit running around with a shotgun chasing people he locked under the stairs.

You are not going to find that in a deep, awarded movie

[breve-latte]

The term “grindset” has been a thing since at least 2004. Source: this song by underground hip hop legends People Under the Stairs.

Edit: He says it 47 seconds in

[captainimfangirling]

The People Under The Stairs

Decided to watch The People Under The Stairs by Wes Craven because I heard Jordan Peele is gonna remake it. I haven't seen since I was a child and here are some things I never noticed because I was young.

Never noticed Mr. Robeson (Daddy) grabbing his crotch when he was checking up on Alice in the attic. It's implying that he was gonna sexually abuse her until Mrs. Robeson (who is actually his sister) stopped him.

2. Also the BDSM costume Mr. Robeson (Daddy) wore when hunting Fool and Roach. My innocent mind thought it was protect himself.

3. Of course I didn't see how dominant Mrs. Robeson (Mother) was of Mrs. Robeson (Daddy). She must be older than him.

4. Never realized they were cannibals. I noticed Mr. Robeson (Daddy) chewing on something when he was cutting up the body to feed the people (the children they kidnapped) under the stairs. I always thought they only feed the bodies to the them and the dog.

5. Just a theory I could be wrong but the boys in the basement and Roach might have been living in the house as Alice's sibling. That's probably why Roach never hurt her and seems to care for her asking Fool to save her before he died.

6. Fool's real name is Poindexter. I guess I wasn't paying attention or I just thought Fool was his real name.

7. Movie was written and directed by Wes Craven (Famous for Nightmare on Elms Street and Scream).

8. Most importantly I never noticed the subject of the film: gentrification. I'll give myself a break since I was just a child but at least I realized it as an adult.

Overall it was fun watching the movie again as an adult. I remember my parents who love horror having a copy of this film but now you can watch it for free on Tubi (might not stay for long).

I love old movies like this.

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People Under the Stairs - Question in the Form of an Answer (Om, 2000) Genre: Hip Hop, Boom Bap Artwork: Patty Ryan‑Smith, Rahul Marwah Bandcamp

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[batty4horror]

[kisses-in-the-void]

Wes Craven's "People Under the Stairs" is a really terrifying movie. I'm surprised that I haven't heard about it before. It's incredibly creepy and disturbing. While I found his early works like "The Last House on the Left" and "The Hills Have Eyes" to be extremely violent and intense, this one seems to be on another level. I've paused it multiple times because what's happening on the screen feels a bit too much for me. Not in a bad way, though. I've always enjoyed good horror, and I love it when a movie manages to genuinely impress me, haha. But while I enjoy being scared, I doubt that I will ever watch it again, and this comes from the person who watched "The Last House on the Left" twice.

[yezzyyae]

This movie scarred me for life. I am still scared of white people because of this movie 😂😂😩esp them white people who go to church & their whole personality is the Bible 😩never watch this movie alone!!!

NIGHTMARES GUARANTEED!

[fanofspooky]

Phantasm III and The People Under The Stairs TV Spot

[bigmeatpete69420]

When the stress burns my brain just like acid raindrops

Mary Jane is the only thing that makes the pain stop

I let the music take over my soul, body and mind

To kick back relax one time and you goin find

When the stress burns my brain just like acid raindrops

-people under the stairs

[colonelcrusto]

The People Under the Stairs Remake it or Take it?

Remake can be a dirty word. There seem to be two camps when it comes to remakes. Those who absolutely despise them. And those who are more-or-less indifferent. Regardless of one's feelings, the fact is that remakes are not inherently "bad." Many factors ultimately play into the quality of any given remake. There are definitely some flicks that could benefit from a remake. While others should just be left alone. Thus, we ask the question… Remake it or Take it?

To date, three of Wes Craven's flicks have been remade to varying degrees of disappointment. A Nightmare on Elm Street was near-universally hated. Last House on the Left was forgettable and mostly forgotten. The Hills Have Eyes was serviceable for the time. -- Of the three, only The Hills Have Eyes could've used a solid remake and, perhaps, one day, will receive one. But in the meantime, there's another one of Craven's twenty films prime for remaking.

1991 was an abysmal year for cinema. Silence of the Lambs. Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Walt Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Dud after dud after dud. If not for the release of Wes Craven's pitch-black comedy The People Under the Stairs, the whole year would've probably been a wash. A bizarrely twisted urban horror, like the urban legends you'd tell in your neighborhood as a little brat running amuck around town, horrific, over the top, and somewhat silly. Telling the tale of Fool (Brandon Adams), a youth recruited by non-youth Leroy (Ving Rhames) to assist him and his associate with a job. The job? Breaking into the home of the Robesons. A wealthy couple, a slumlord, and lady owning the majority of properties in the lower-class, predominantly black Los Angels neighborhood the flick is set in.

It should always be brought up whenever talking about this film that the actors in the roles of the Robesons, Wendy Robie (Mommy) and Everett McGill (Daddy), also portrayed the married couple of Big Ed Hurley and his one-eyed, curtain-obsessed wife Nadine in David Lynch's television masterpiece Twin Peaks the same year. Always bring it up. Whenever possible. Especially if the reported remake of People Under the Stairs ever gets off the ground. A remake that was announced back in 2020 to be in development over at Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions. Aside from that, it was happening no other word has been given on the project's status. Perhaps some executive decided it was best to Take it as it is, but…

A People Under the Stairs remake could be badass. Craven's flick holds up. Its messages and themes are just as relevant today as they were then. The make-up and effects. The acting. The directing. It's all on point. A remake is in no way needed. However, one could be extremely enjoyable. Providing the right folks were involved. Jordan Peele is one of those right folks. But not in a production role. Peele should be penning the script and shooting that sucker himself. His natural understanding of humor and flair for social commentary would blend seamlessly under the stairs.

Then again, Peele's big-screen offerings thus far have rarely shown his comedic side, tending to be a little more sophisticated and a little less cult horror—Doesn't mean he couldn't rise to the challenge. Crafting the perfect balance of freaky and funny can be more daunting than it seems. It can be easy to steer too hard one way or the other and muddle the atmosphere. Too funny? You got yourself an inadequate parody flick. Too freaky? You end up with something hollow and empty, void of the original's spirit. However, the biggest hurdle for a Jordan Peele directed People Under the Stairs would undoubtedly be the social commentary. Peele can do social commentary, not subtly, but he understands how to use film to convey a message. The temptation to amplify and spotlight the themes present in the story may be too great for Peele to handle. He'd likely strip away what made Craven's flick so fun and transform it into a study on race and society.

Racism. Classism. The evils of capitalism and greed. The abuse of minors. All are represented in The People Under the Stairs. They're the building blocks of the story. The story is the message. The super-rich, inbred white upper class will hold down the mostly non-white lower class at any and all costs so long as they retain their ridiculous wealth and status. It's plain and clear without needing to be in the collective faces of the audience about it. It would be a roll of the dice whether or not Peele could properly juggle the necessary components required to make The People Under the Stairs -- The People Under the Stairs.

A safer bet would be Jordan Peele remaining as producer and co-writing the remake with fellow former sketch comedian turned horror filmmaker Zach Cregger. Cregger was responsible for the 2022 absolute gem of a freaking film, Barbarian. Barbarian displayed the whacky, dark, uncomfortable elements found in the films of Sam Rami and relevant to this piece, Wes Craven. Cregger and Peele penning the script, with Cregger behind the camera and Peele doing whatever a producer does, could be the start of a remake as good as the original. Maybe the duo would find a way to recraft the film into one of those requeals (part remake, part sequel) all the kids are always tiktoking and Myspacing about. Something new that expands upon the best bits of the original while expanding the lore. Though, like rocking a rhyme that's right on time, a requeal can be tricky. Trickier than a standard remake. And a greater risk of alienating the fan base.

It's a tough call with a pretty equal list of pros and cons for and against. But when it comes down to it, under the right conditions with the right creators making the right creative decisions, I say REMAKE IT.

But what say you? Should Jordan Peele, Zach Cregger, or anyone remake The People Under the Stairs? Or take it as is? Leave a comment, and let us know.