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mariocki · 5 months ago

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The Nesting (Massacre Mansion, 1981)

"It may come as a surprise to you that a physicist could even contemplate the existence of paranormal phenomena."

"But you admit to the possibility."

"I admit the possibility of the unknown. I admit that science is only beginning to understand its own discoveries. But I do not believe in evil spirits or painted phantoms in windows."

#the nesting #massacre mansion #1981 #horror imagery #video nasty #american cinema #horror film #armand weston #daria price #robin groves #christopher loomis #michael david lally #john carradine #bill rowley #gloria grahame #david tabor #patrick farrelly #bobo lewis #june berry #ann varley #cecile liebman #ron levine #kind of weird that genuine old Hollywood legend Gloria G made two video nasties; that both were released (in some territories) as Massacre #Mansion is pure bizarre. of the two this is the better: it looks like an actual quality production‚ certainly one of the most polished #films to grace the dpp list. it's a strangely handsome film and its old fashioned spookery puts you in mind of contemporaneous big budget #horror efforts like John Irvin's Ghost Story (albeit with rather more sex and gore). there's an emphasis on haunting weirdness and #psychological drama over the real graphic stuff which again lends this a sheen of.. professionalism? idk how else to put it‚ compared to #all the indie schlock it was rubbing shoulders with on the list‚ this feels like major studio popcorn fare (of course it isn't quite that)#disappointingly most of the really interesting strands get dropped by the final act which plays out much like any other slasher of the time #but the cast (largely unknowns) are all very game and old hands Carradine and Grahame are of course good value

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