Deathdream is a 1974 horror film that begins with the death of a soldier in combat and then the sound of the voice of his mother saying, "You can't die, Andy, you can't die. You promised, Andy. You promised you'd come back. You promised, Andy." It was inspired by the well-known short story The Monkey's Paw, by W.W. Jacobs, and ends as you might imagine it would.
Slant Magazine gives it 4.5 out of 5 stars. Dread Central closes with this: "Overall, Deathdream is definitely an under-appreciated and hidden horror that needs more love. So give it the love that it deserves and go watch it. NOW! It’s a great one. Point blank. PERIOD."
I've seen the original The Fog, and The Pulse is one of my favorites. I'm not remembering the others. I'll look them up and add them to the queue if I haven't seen them. Thanks!
Because this blog does not consist of a single focus topic I chose the name Divers and Sundry where "Divers" means being of many and various kinds, and "Sundry" means consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds.
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...you sure have a theme going on lately.
ReplyDelete'Tis the season ;)
DeleteI don't have to watch it if it's like The Monkey's Paw. We know how THAT one turned out. However, it sounds intriguing, none-the-less.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure when the mother said, "Don't die, you promised" this ain't what she meant.
DeleteThis one sounds good.
ReplyDeleteYou probably already have this one in your list: "The Fog" (the original one)
apologies if I already told you about these:
The Ghostmaker (2012)
The Ruins (2008)
Pulse (2006)
I've seen the original The Fog, and The Pulse is one of my favorites. I'm not remembering the others. I'll look them up and add them to the queue if I haven't seen them. Thanks!
DeleteThis sounds good for cold and frosty evening! Valerie
ReplyDeleteYes, there's something about an Autumn evening...
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