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Dr. Terror's House of Horrors 👤 dir. Freddie Francis
This post contains spoilers.
"Each tale had whimsical horror that gave personality and life to each man as the viewer configured whether to root for him or not."
This anthological film has a feeling similar to that of watching Goosebumps. Instead of children, we view these horror fortune-told tales from the perspectives of five men.
The movie begins with all of the men boarding a train, along with an additional mysterious man who tells their futures through a tarot. The connection bringing all of these men together on their journey to the same destination is carried out throughout the film (in more ways than one) despite their lives being so different. Each tale had whimsical horror that gave personality and life to each man as the viewer configured whether to root for him or not. I particularly liked the architectural one with the werewolf and the one about the killer plant (the reason why I sought to watch this film). I did not care for the musician voodoo one.
Not all energies towards these stories are the same, but there are some similarities between stories. These are stories that one would think could never happen, as shared through the retorts of these young men at the beginning of the film, but that being said, they're not unbelieveable. There is a bit of "what if" for each story; maybe it could actually come true in a wild turn of supernatural events, maybe they happen due to the paranoia of the men now knowing these fates untold to them, or some other cog in the machine of these horrors.
Typically, I find that the ending isn't very satisfying in films like these. The entire narrative is filled with build-up, only to have a very insignificant event mark its end. This is not one of those films! The viewer is left wondering, along with these men, if anything they've ever been told was actually real and where the truth actually lies.
I found myself so drawn to the set and environment during every minute of the film. It almost felt like the characters were in a dollhouse (which added to the storyline of it all). The designs of the homes were beautiful and captivating, as was the case with the late 50s/60s American interior design. It's very romantic in a design sense.
8/10
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OBSESSED with this new su signing poster. pearl holding greg just because. slightly older steven with attempts at growing out facial hair. the little pebble in the corner. garnet criss-crossed on greg’s van. lapis’ pants riding down so low you can see her hip. bismuth with that muscle definition. connie’s preppy outfit. peridot’s blank glasses.
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they could never make me hate you blitzø
they could never make me hate you stolas
show some love to both of these fellas theyre going through a rough time
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happy pride from the rainbow poster for the 1929 german adaptation of the hound of the baskervilles!
edit: the poster is from the swedish release!
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