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Decarceration's avatar

Man, that trailer still KILLS.

Great write-up. I still have nightmares about those tacheyon transmissions.

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sleightsofheart's avatar

That trailer rips I love a good old school HUGE horror trailer - this one and the In the Mouth of Madness one just… magical

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Jean Marie Bauhaus's avatar

ITA to everything but can we talk about Brian's uneven 'stache?

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sleightsofheart's avatar

OOOOOH shit I hadn't even noticed that but you're totally right omg

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Jean Marie Bauhaus's avatar

It's all I can look at whenever he's on screen.

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Alex Springer's avatar

Definitely time for a rewatch. I also kinda wish Dennis Dun became more of a thing.

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Sheila (of Ephemera)'s avatar

I need to watch this again, it’s been decades. I’d forgotten about Alice Cooper! Love him (seen live twice).

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Elie Lichtschein's avatar

Love the trailer -- super fun read!!

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Kyle (Horrorble Writer)'s avatar

Great trailer, great, underrated Carpenter movie and score, and great essay.

Love JC making HIS own Italian horror film. And I mean menacing homeless Alice Cooper, c’mon.

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sleightsofheart's avatar

Thank you! I agree it's very Italian horror coded but with his own spin on it - also Alice Cooper is fucking terrifying here omg

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Kyle (Horrorble Writer)'s avatar

100…he is freaky for sure.

If Carpenter had put a stronger mustachioed lead (I’m lookin at you Tom Adkins) in the hero role it could have been closer to top tier Carpenter. I feel like Carpenter was casting a stand in for himself maybe?

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