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sentientpaperbag · 3 years

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what's the weirdest phantom of the opera fact you know?

uhhh hm....

I have several that I'd count as "weird" i guess?

Or at least neat

-The guy who voiced Gaston in the animated film Beauty and the Beast played the Phantom in a version that isn't the version we know, but a version that was made by a different person, it's a little more tragic and the phantom has a dad in that one. I believe it ended up getting a movie adaptation in a way, the Charles Dance version if memory serves right. this version has its own flaws, of course. This one was overshadowed IMMENSELY by the one we all know playing on broadway now.

-There’s another Phantom of the Opera musical that came out before the one we all know now and i always get it mixed up with the one i just mentioned previously cuz i’m a dumbass that can’t keep them apart. This one was done by Ken Hill and there’s a full soundtrack for it on youtube!

-There's a version of the title song Phantom of the Opera that's a techno remix done by eurodance project called Harajuku

-The Dario Argento version of Phantom of the Opera is, to my knowledge, the only one where the phantom doesn't have a mask or even a facial disfigurement, really

-Love Never Dies is based loosely of Phantom of Manhattan, the phantom fan sequel where we find out Christine and Erik had a kid and we know this cuz Raoul can't have kids... Because he had his dick shot off on accident when he was a child. No, I'm not making that up, as weird as it sounds.

-The 1989 phantom of the opera with robert englund has him sewing human skin on his face for a "mask" because of a faustian curse. I don't think that's a weird fact but someone who isn't like... super obsessed with everything involving phantom of the opera might not know about that movie. I like it, I think it's pretty good tbh

-There was an ice dance show for phantom of the opera, using original music that I genuinely like and listen to on occasion, but I never see anyone talk about it.

-One of my favorite things to ever come from the phantom musical is a very old music video version of phantom of the opera with the original christine(sarah brightman) and someone who is not the original phantom(steve harley, he's more known for being the frontman to a group called Cockney Rebel. He was supposed to play the phantom in west end but got replaced by michael crawford who i just wanna say is my favorite version his voice is very soothing to me), and it's very, very 80s. She's dressed like cleopatra or something at one point, raoul is there with his big hair, the phantom's mask looks fantastically different from just about any i've seen, and there's a big snake at one point and it ends with the phantom knocking the chandelier down clearly to kill raoul cuz it falls straight down where he's sitting. my mom had this music video on a vhs tape and i watched it so much as a little 3-5 year old sinnifer.

++this is more of a fact about me than the phantom of the opera itself although it's an important part of this, me and some friends made a gender swapped version of the phantom where erik was erika, christine was christian, raoul was like... rachel or something i don't remember, and erika had an original character we made up follow her around named minion. christian and erika were together and i think raoul's character swap was the real villain? it was cringey and if i ever find anything about it i'll show yall but i'm pretty sure i've thrown just about all of that away out of embarrassment.

++JUST REMEMBERED ANOTHER ONE BUT: ok so there was this thing forever ago where people were making their own versions of darkiplier cuz he didn’t have a canon form and someone, i wish i could remember who, made one based off the phantom, and there was an event on tumblr called like darkiplier prom or something and they drew me dancing with their darkiplier oc. I still have the picture cuz i was so excited and saved it. I’m not posting it cuz I can’t properly credit them but ahhhhh it was so cool i thought i was gonna die.

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phantomnostalgist · 3 years

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The version that gave me literal nightmares, aged 16 - Robert Englund as Erik Destler in the 1989 movie, directed by Dwight H Little. Pictures are from a UK VHS, around the late 90s.

This was the only Phantom movie my local (or most other) video rental shop had back when I first fell in love with the story. I couldn’t even track down the Chaney version. So I rented this one as soon as I saw it, and was not prepared, lol. That night, every time I closed my eyes to go to sleep, there was Englund’s Phantom, face falling off, leering at me.

As it was the only screen version I had access to, I rented it several times anyway. I think after my third viewing the nightmares wore off. Though the blurb’s claim that “Robert Englund is the definitive Phantom of the Opera” is of course bollocks, I did really enjoy several things about the film. I generally love horror (as I discovered once horror movies stopped giving me nightmares), and all kinds of sequences are very well done. I love that it includes the graveyard violin scene, music from Faust, and the Red Death, and it’s well shot. I wish they’d gone with sticking closer to the story rather than giving him and Faust-like backstory, and making him an irredeemable serial killer... but it’s a slasher. And given that, I think Englund gave an excellent performance - many moments where you can see the love light up in his eyes, and also, sex appeal. Well, that’s a matter of taste, and he loses it at the end, but in some bits, Destler is hot. I liked the score, too, particularly the “Your eyes see but my shadow” song.

Also it’s the first time I remember noticing and loving Bill Nighy in a movie. And I liked Jill Schoelen, who was also excellent in The Stepfather.

Again, I haven’t actually watched it in years now, but given how mediocre most movie adaptations of Phantom are, the fact I’d happily watch it again says plenty!

#the phantom of the opera #phantom movie #robert englund #erik destler #phantom of the opera #horror movies #jill schoelen

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astridfreyjadottir · 4 years

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risingphoenix761 · 5 years

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Sooooooooooo.........

I've been looking for an excuse to do this for awhile, and @kitkat589 gave it to me! I'mma talk about my favorite Phantom of the Opera movies! (Sticking with the movies, but know that I can talk for days about any and all things Phantom)

I'm trying to be merciful, so let's hope this cut works...

2004 musical, AKA the Gerard Butler version

This one gets a bit of hate in certain parts of the fandom, but I love it. LOVE IT. Pure eye candy, as far as design goes, and I'm never going to complain about Gerard Butler and Patrick Wilson gracing my screen. LOL. Patrick is one of my favorite Raouls and I could fall asleep to sound of his voice. Don't think I've ever heard anyone gripe about him in the role, coz there ain't Jack shit to gripe about. He nailed it. Then there's Gerry... I've fought this war before and I'm braced for all the hate, but seriously: NO ACTOR HAS DONE MORE TO CAPTURE THE CHARACTER, PERIOD. He's an actor before he's a singer, and yeah, that shows, but whatever he doesn't have as far as vocal ability goes, he makes up for in performance. The allure. The madness. The loneliness. The sorrow. I'll have to reschedule this particular talk for a later post, because again, I can talk for DAYS about Gerry's Phantom. Reiterating the eye candy thing; the visuals are gorgeous. Emmy Rossum as Christine has a good dynamic with GB and PW and plays an interesting duality between innocence and sexual awakening. Yeah, she's not the most technically skilled in the role, but I still adore her. Her "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" will always be one of my faves.

1925 silent movie, AKA the Lon Chaney version

Ooh, do I ever love this one! If anyone has luck getting hands on the DVD, let me know. In the meantime, I'll stick with what I can find on YouTube, which is a surprising amount. The thing is, you never know which version you're going to find. The original film was destroyed in the 1940's, and all that's left are edits from archives. My favorite that I've run across so far is the 1996 edit with composer Carl Davis's score. Nice and eerie. The plot itself is a bit oversimplified in this version, but the horror genre was brand new, so I guess that's to be expected. As a whole, this one is the most faithful to Gaston Leroux's book (they even had a graveyard violin scene, which was later cut), EXCEPT for the ending. They filmed three endings, the first of which stuck to the book, with the Phantom releasing Christine and Raoul and dying ostensibly of a broken heart. (Does "I'm dying of love" ring any bells?) Test audiences didn't like that! They wanted something decisive! No redemption for villains! The ending you see in the movie was the only one that got the thumbs-up, and if you ask me, I'll tell you right away that I hate it. Lon Chaney as the Phantom, though, is a sight to behold. So nuanced. I love it.

1989 slasher, AKA the Robert Englund version

It's cheesy as hell, but it's got it's good points. Robert Englund being one of them. He got the best dialogue in the script, and he owns that shit. Another good point, the music! THE MUSIC! Misha Segal's score is to die for!

Third good point, the cinematography. The cemetery violin scene in particularly is lovely and just the right amount of spooky.

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This one kinda does its own thing with the story (well, almost all of the film adaptations do), but if you take it for what it is, it's pretty fun. Also a little gross in some parts. It's an 80s slasher flick, after all.

POTO at the Royal Albert Hall, AKA the 25th anniversary concert

It was a glorious time in the fandom when this went down. GLORIOUS. We followed all the news, from the casting choices to production details, and then the concert itself? WHOA. The performance was broadcast live to movie theaters, then PBS picked it up and ran it, then there was a DVD release... Why is this a big deal? Because for A LOT of people, this is as close to seeing the stage musical as they'll ever get. It's very nearly the same show down to the last detail, and for such a long-running, iconic, extravagant show, that's huge. The cast is on another level, if you're a theater nerd. You have Ramin Karimloo as the Phantom (one of the longest running in the role), Sierra Boggess as Christine (the original Christine from the Phantom In Vegas production), Hadley Fraser as Raoul (in what I think was his debut in any Phantom production, though Les Mis fans know him VERY well), and one of the best parts of watching this one is playing spot the cameo appearance. I admit, Ramin and Sierra aren't my faves, but they've played opposite each other long enough, they work well together, and he and Hadley have been besties for a long time, so this 👏 cast 👏 has 👏 chemistry 👏 dammit! I'll have to make another post for this one to break down all the best talking points, but ugh! THIS IS AMAZING!

Honorable Mentions

The Wishbone version

Yay! Wishbone! And it's on YouTube!

1943 adaptation, AKA the Claude Rains version

This one's good if you're into the Golden Age of Hollywood, with extravagant opera sequences, over-the-top designs, etc. There's not a whole hell of a lot about this one that's very Phantom, per se. It's more of an "in name only" kind of deal. But the ending of a particular subplot is one of the most satisfying I've ever seen, and the music is on point.

1998 adaptation, AKA the Dario Argento version

HAHA YEAH FUCKING RIGHT! No one in the fandom ever said that with a straight face and about one of the only things we all agree on is how fucking horrible this version is, but it led to the masterpiece that is this review. Watch the whole thing. It's so worth it.

And that's that! *throws confetti*

#phantom of the opera #pardon my enthusiasm #gerard butler #lon chaney #robert englund #25th anniversary #my faves

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Current Horror Movie and TV icons

I’ve heard the complaint that the era of Horror icons has passed. The 1920s into the 40s had Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Dwight Frye and Lon Chaney Jr. The 1950s into the 1970s had Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Vincent Price.

Yet there are no enduring names specifically associated with horror today... or is there?

Here is a list of horror icons currently still alive and more heavily associated with horror than any other genre.

Note: These actors do not have to have a film or TV show currently in theatres or on TV to be on this list. They just have to be alive, iconic within the horror genre, and had a relatively recent role in the genre (Within the last twenty years).

Robert Englund: First we have Robert Englund. Robert Englund has been in many horror and scifi properties from Nightmare Cafe to Strangeland, but he’s probably best known for his repeated portrayal of nightmare-monster-demonic-ghost Freddy Krueger. When people think of Freddy Krueger (despite others having taken the role after him) Robert Englund is still the name that comes to mind. And his version is the visual that usually pops into peoples’ heads.

Brad Dourif: Brad Dourif has played Chucky (the 80s doll possessed by a dead serial killer) since 1988. And he is still playing him today. Brad is Chucky. No one can truly replace him. He has had other scifi and horror roles but he is Chucky.

Sarah Michelle Gellar: Sarah Michelle Gellar was Buffy The Vampire Slayer for seven years and also starred in such horror films as I know what you did last Summer and the American version of The Grudge. Whether she likes it or not she will be remembered as a horror icon.

Kathy Bates: Kathy Bates has had many non-horror roles but her most iconic role will probably always be the obsessed fan, Annie Wilkes in the film adaptation of Misery. Her recurring appearances in American horror story have established her as a horror icon.

Jessica Lange: Despite having a long and impressive career, Jessica Lange most recently enthralled an entire generation with her deliciously wicked (and sometimes sympathetic) characters in American Horror Story. Her characters in American Horror Story were not only critically acclaimed but also award winning. Some would say the show suffers when she is not there. Jessica Lange also taught an entire generation that being a “Scream Queen” does not require being a teen or twenty-something girl.

This was an important step in the evolution of modern horror. Until American Horror Story, women who wanted to do horror felt relegated to playing the teen victim or the creepy old hag. It was notoriously known in Hollywood that if you were a woman who did horror there was a twenty to forty year gap where getting roles would be hard to impossible, especially lead roles. Jessica Lange opened the door for so many other roles for women (particularly older women) in the horror genre.

Perhaps, thanks to the likes of Jessica Lange, one day we’ll get a Peter Cushing-style older, kindly doctor vampire hunter played by a woman. (I want that to exist so badly.)

Bruce Campbell: Bruce Campbell has had many roles, from Autolycus in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess, to The man with the Screaming Brain but his most famous role is as Ash from the Evil Dead franchise. Though there was a remake, most fans will forever associate Evil Dead with Bruce Campbell’s Ash, whom he most recently played in the TV series Ash vs. Evil Dead.

Cassandra Peterson: Cassandra Peterson AKA Elvira: Mistress of The Dark. I don’t think I need to explain this one. Elvira has been a horror icon since the 1980s and though they have tried, no one can replace Cassandra Peterson.

Chris Sarandon: Chris Sarandon in on this list for his role as the vampire Jerry Dandridge in the original Fright Night. He also had a major role as the detective in the original Child’s Play movie. He was also Jack Skellington’s speaking voice in Nightmare before Christmas.

John Kassir: Though you may not recognize this name immediately you probably recognize his voice if you are a horror fan. John Kassir voiced The Crypt Keeper in Tales from the Crypt from 1989 until 1996 and then continued the role for The Tales from the Cryptkeeper animated series between 1993 until 1999. His cackle that he has as old Crypty is so iconic that today people are reluctant to try Tales from the Crypt without him.

Doug Jones: And last but not least... Doug Jones. You may not recognize the name but Doug Jones is our generation’s Lon Chaney. He is the man under heavy monster makeup in so many great horror, fantasy, and scifi movies and shows. From Billy in Hocus Pocus and Abe Sapien in Hellboy, to The faun in Pan’s Labyrinth and ghosts in Crimson Peak and “The Asset” (Sometimes called Charlie in fan circles) from The Shape of Water. Doug is our man of a thousand faces. You could almost guarantee, if the creature is skinny / skeletal, with large, expressive eyes, with grasping fingers or a menacing grin... it’s real-world sweet-heart Doug Jones under that makeup.

I realize I am leaving a lot of names off this list but I wanted names specifically associated with horror and some great horror actors are not most heavily associated with horror. An example of this is Jack Nicholson since Jack was in the original Little Shop of Horrors, The Raven, The Shining, and Wolf but most people- when they first hear his name, they don’t immediately think of horror. I’ll mention Tim Curry here as well. I could probably argue that he’s most associated with horror but I know there are those that disagree with me.

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Bonus mention Directors:

John Carpenter Roger Corman Guillermo del Toro So there you have it. Horror icons that are currently alive today. ___________________________

Further Bonus Mentions:

Jamie Lee Curtis for the Halloween Franchise.

And Anthony Head: Anthony Head (Sometimes credited as Anthony Stewart Head). Despite having more diverse roles (particularly in the UK) here in America Anthony Head is most well known for three roles. The first is as The Watcher (and sometimes librarian-sorcerer) Giles from the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The second is as King Uther Pendragon in Merlin and finally Repo! The Genetic Opera as The Repo Man himself, Nathan. But no matter what, most fans will always associate Anthony Stewart Head with the role of Giles on Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

#Horror movies #Doug Jones #Robert Englund #Buffy The Vampire Slayer #Evil Dead #Fredddy Krueger #American Horror Story #Jessica Lange

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Franchise Black Sheep NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD Celebrates 29th Anniversary

Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child celebrated it’s 29th anniversary on August 11, but does it stand the test of time? With four successful films under his belt, Freddy Krueger had carved out a cozy spot for himself in just five short years. He (literally) killed it at the box office the previous year with his fourth attempt at massacring teenagers in increasingly imaginative ways. He made the leap to the small screen with the Freddy’s Nightmares anthology series, and he even had a hit rap song or two out there. By 1989, Freddy Krueger was a bonafide pop culture phenomenon. So what’s a guy to do but start a family. Freddy tried to settle down and make things work, but it was not an easy task to rebirth himself, nor was this new arrival so openly accepted.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master premiered in theaters on August 19, 1988. The Dream Child premiered in theaters less than a year later, on August 11, 1989! In the documentary Never Sleep Again director Stephen Hopkins said that he would never again shoot on the type of schedule that he had with Dream Child. According to Hopkins, the entire production was so chaotic that set pieces would be in construction within earshot of where the crew was filming, and the script was being rewritten for scenes as they were already completed.

The Dream Child‘s final tally was $22,168,359, less than half of The Dream Master‘s, $49,369,899. At the time, The Dream Child was the lowest grossing Nightmare film in the franchise. The rushed production is probably why the 5th installment didn’t fair well, but what really led the film to such a bland response?

I am not aware of the political stances of the late 80’s but I can only assume the writers and producers had along going against them, using teen pregnancy as their central theme for the movie. Perhaps the topic was at a different space in the late 80’s, but the subject of abortion could have been hit a little more heavily, in my opinion. Maybe this would have led to further decline in the film’s criticism but one would think that if you’re going to tackle teen pregnancy, and if you’re going to have that pregnancy as a killing tool, abortion becomes the subject matter regardless. Just like the writers did on this point though, I digress.

Our Final Girl Alice, has found herself a new group brave enough to befriend the girl who seems to have people dying all around her. We are introduced new Elm Street kids Greta, Mark, and Yvonne. Each comes with their own baggage as all Elm Street kids do. Greta is being molded and shaped by her overbearing stage-mom, Mark’s insecurities come from not being macho enough, and Yvonne is an overachiever. We also still have Dan whose sole priority in the film is Alice. Oh, Dan.

Each kid’s baggage is ultimately used to meet their demise. Speaking of those demises, there are only three! 3 deaths in a slasher film? Seems like chump change in a sub-genre renowned for it’s body count. But I will definitely go on record as saying that they are three of the most imaginative and far-out deaths the series has ever produced. The Dream Child is what The New Blood is to the Friday The 13th franchise. The MPAA gutted it, and there weren’t even many death scenes to gut! Three!!

Dan‘s motorcycle fusion happened so sloppily in the final version of the film that the gory details of how his motorcycle molded to his body aren’t even there. When it looks like something hardcore will almost happen, the film cuts away to another chopped scene. Greta‘s death sequence is so scattered that you literally have no idea of what is going on. It looks like she may be eating a doll’s innards, but wait!, she suddenly has a hole in her stomach? Is she eating her own insides?? Based on today’s standards, the small things that were exorcised are just that, small things, and really should not have been left on the cutting room floor. Luckily, both can be viewed in their entire glory on Youtube.

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Complaints aside, The Dream Child has never been given full credit for delving into Freddy‘s history. We get a bit of it in the original and Dream Warriors, but it isn’t until The Dream Child that we go back to Freddy‘s beginnings. As it’s explained, Freddy is the bastard child of a hundred maniacs. Literally. New Line Cinema were keen to avoid any conversation about abortion, but they sure as heck had no problem with a nun being raped by 100 insane men. Her inclusion in this sequel should have set us up for more of her in the next and final chapter, but her story ends here. While we do see more of Freddy‘s past in the next film, it has absolutely nothing to do with her.

As for Freddy, Robert Englund gives another golden performance. We have all heard how Freddy went “soft” in the later sequels, and how he became more of a joke than a threat. But has anyone making those accusations actually sat down to watch The Dream Child? Freddy is just as sinister as he’s always been, and his campiness was even scaled back a bit for this entry. Those infamous one-liners are still being spat out, but it’s only pure evil radiating from the character. There is one scene towards the end where the film goes silent. We see Freddy down a long hall. He advances slowly, as the film splices his advancement down the hall. It’s a small scene, and it’s without sound or score, but it’s proof enough that he is as evil as menacing as ever.

While Heather Langenkamp’s Nancy and Englund’s Krueger reign supreme in the Nightmare franchise, Lisa Wilcox’s Alice is just as much a part of the franchise heart. The Dream Child is Alice‘s story. Not only does she have to deal with the loss of her friends from the previous film, she’s also coming to terms with her surprise pregnancy. Not to mention the fact that her unborn child is possessed by the spirit of the man who has relentlessly tormented her. She loses Dan in the process of all of this so when Alice‘s maternal instincts kick in, it is felt. She goes into full “mama bear” mode, and doesn’t look back until she’s finished, literally pulling Freddy from her own body.

The Dream Child had a lot going against it. A rushed production, detrimental cuts from those pesky folks at the MPAA, and limited effects and deaths overshadowed everything good about this black sheep of the franchise. The Dream Child has since found a home in the hearts of horror fans, and this Nightmare purist thinks the film is a wonderful addition…unlike the one that would eventually follow, but that’s a bedtime story for another night.

Freddy already had a lot on his plate in 1989. How do you rank Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child? Do you think he should have (New Line should have) waiting another year or so before heading back into battle with Alice? Let us know in the comments what struck your Elm Street heart, and what ripped it out! Let us know in the comments below, over on Twitter, or in our Horror Group on Facebook!

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another-chorus-girl · 7 years

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“Erik House” Chapter Two

Here’s a new installment! Fair warning to Gerik/movie phans for what lays ahead. This chapter was also inspied by a Discord chat had previously.

Also to explain the different Erik origins:

“Erik”: Novel Erik “Phantom of the Opera” by Gaston Leroux

“Merik”: ALW musical Erik

“Kerik”: Phantom by Susan Kay

“Lerik”: Film, “Phantom of the Opera” (1925) starring Lon Chaney

“Jerik” Rat Phantom, film Dario Argento version (1998)

“Destler” Film (1989) starring Robert Englund

“Gerik” Film (2004) starring Gerard Butler

“Winslow” Film (1974) “Phantom of the Paradise”

“Cherik” Film (1990) starring Charles Dance

Life in the Phantoms' household was developing. Their way of life and habits were very quickly established. As advised Erik was almost never seen by the other residence since the meeting and no one dared to break one of the rules of his ultimatum in disturbing him.

The mass of Meriks clung together, finding comradery with each other sharing similar quirks and getting along quite harmoniously-though Crawford found himself at one point breaking apart a bickering Panaro and Carpenter, the former having quite the temper. And there was some confusion between a few of them, as their floor was multicultural what with the Meriks Asian and European counterparts being present. The second floor alone was a full house

Destler, like Erik, kept to himself. He seemed to appear and reappear out of nowhere, rarely was he seen without his scarf and hat adorned. Of all the men in the house, he seemed to be the one that enjoyed going out most. Cherik was hesitant at first to mingle with the others, however very quickly he found himself conversing more with the Meriks in the parlour. Warlow and Mauer were rather charming to talk to.

Kerik seemed to slunk around anywhere but seemed to find a way of sneaking away into the crowd of masked men. None of the of the other residents were sure how he did it, but he was the only one not in the Meriks inner circle that had a room on their floor.

Jerik refused to stay inside if it meant his rats weren't welcome and found himself blissfully wallowing in the dumpster out back...And that was that.

Lerik and Winslow spent most of their time in their rooms, composing. However the droning of organ music seem to clash against the electronic grinding note emanating from the latter's chambers.

And Gerik was often seen around, and unfortunately seeking out the wrong attention. The film adapted man should have known when o leave well enough alone when the Meriks would shoot him icy glares. Even Crawford, who was one of the very docile and resigned, scowled at Gerik. And one day things took a rickety turn.

The men were seated in the parlour on the main floor. Most were upstairs-the Meriks succeeding in turning the second floor's parlour into a lair like setting as they all agreed they wanted-but a few enjoyed mingling on the main floor. But the musical men's conversation died when Gerik sat down.

"We don't want you here," Panaro glared.

Gerik held up his black gloved hands defensively, "I just wanted to talk."

"We would rather not," Karimloo said coldly.

"Technically you shared a part in my adaptation"

"Hey! We don't bring that up!" The musical phantom exclaimed.

"It should be plainly obvious monsieur that you're not welcome here," Wilkonson said flatly.

The others agreed in unison.

"But I just-"

"YOU CAN'T SIT WITH US!" Panaro snapped.

Clearing his throat, Mauer spoke.

"That's your queue to get up before the situation gets worse," He said with warning.

Realising there was no hope in finding some common ground, Gerik sat elsewhere, avoiding their mismatch eyes.

But that night the situation did in fact get worse.

Gerik didn't realise what had hit him, quite literally. Groggily he woke up after being tossed unceremoniously on the floor.

"What's going on?" He asked, realising from the dark paint job, the massive portcullis, and several candelabras that he was on the second floor.

"You just don't seem to get the point." He heard a voice in the darkness.

And before he realised who was there or what was happening, Gerik was pulled from behind to his feet and something tossed around his neck. No need to be an unseen genius to know what that something was. Karimloo stepped back after wrapping the red lasso around Geriks neck, they knew Erik was right that it was impossible to kill another of the phantoms in the house.

But murder was not what they had in mind, the noose only being used to restrain him.

Stepping out of the shadows Gerik saw three familiar figures. Accompanying Karimloo were Panaro and Crawford, all of which sneered at him from beneath the brim of their fedoras.

"What's this all about?" Gerik croaked against the noose.

"You're still oblivious? I thought it was quite obvious." Crawford said, his mismatch eyes glaring back at Geriks blue ones.

"I don't understand-"

"Of course you don't! Nothing you do makes sense!" Panaro snapped, "Why is it you're the first thing the public sees when they hear our name?!"

"I have a Tony and still you're the face that's on shelves," Crawford remarked distastefully.

"Never mind the fact that you still HAVE a face!" Karimloo barked, reaching out and swiping the mask off Gerik's face.

"Give me that!" Gerik reached but in vain.

"You treat that sunburn as if it were something like this!" Panaro argued, removing his own mask revealing a much more grotesque deformity.

"At least I don't look like I got peppermint smeared on half my face," Gerik jabbed back. This only fuelling Panaro's rage as Crawford and Karimloo held him back.

"Now the point of our little chat is this," The eldest phantom explained. "We would rather you stop seeking us ou on a regular basis. The fact that your shoddy adaptation is all people originally see for the last thirteen years is annoying to no end for us. Surely you understand our side of things. We've all worked hard to get to where we are, and yet are overshadowed by your film." Gerik nodded, feeling some guilt that his words were true.

"Now as much as I wish we could leave it at that," He continued. "I'm afraid one last thing is necessary before cutting you loose."

As the Meriks removed their fedoras and cloaks, the blood drained from Gerik's face realising Panaro had a knife outstretched and Crawford wielding a blunt bat.

"I said you should have brought something," Panaro sighed as Karimloo was unarmed aside from balled fists.

"I don't need a weapon." Karimloo scowled.

"Is this necessary?" Gerik asked nervously.

"Sadly yes, our point will not look as though it was made unless you're roughed up a bit." Crawford explained. This being the last thing Gerik heard before his head made contact with the bat.

The following day the other Meriks seemed appeased seeing their film counterpart walk with a slight limp. The trios job of 'roughing him up' seemed to be convincing enough to appease the others.

Gerik fumbled trying to open the door, his arms still aching.

Suddenly a hand reached out and grabbed the door for him. He looked over confused.

At first he was startled by this new man. Like he and the Meriks this rather tall man wore a white half mask. But was dressed in a dark suit and black cravat, a long flowing coat overtop.

"You looked like you needed a hand," He explained kindly.

"Thank you," Gerik nodded, "Who are you?"

"My apologies, I'm Mr. Y. I arrived late you see so this is my first day here, pleasure to make your acquaintance monsieur."

So a few footnotes:

-As there are worldwide performances of Phantom of course the international guys are in here too.

-Gerik’s reference @ Karimloo is a shoutout that Ramin played Gustauve Daee in the 2004 film

-Some poke fun that Panaro’s deformity looks like peppermint colors and the reasoning for Gerik’s jab at his face.

#PotO #Erik house AU #Erik headcanon

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Piri’s Ultimate List Of Horror Recs (2017 Version)

my go-to compilation of ever single horror/horror-related media i’ve ever enjoyed, including slashers, paranormal, thrillers, creature features, and much, much more 🎃

note: this list has trigger warnings but i am operating under the assumption that you are okay with the standard level of explicit sexuality, vulgarity, violence, and gore present in mainstream horror

horror

original nightmare on elm street series, but especially 1, 3, 4, 6, and freddy vs. jason (tw for implied pedophilia and explicit child murder, tw for rape in #6)

friday the 13th (original and remake)

honestly all the friday the 13th sequels are A Treasure but if you want The Core Canon watch 1-3

my bloody valentine (original)

psycho (original) and tbh all its sequels (tw for sort-of-kind-of incest vibes)

psycho ii and psycho iv are my favorites because (1) meg tilly is adorable in psycho ii and (2) psycho iv has a harley quinn/norman bates cameo and nobody can convince me otherwise

child’s play, child’s play 2, bride of chucky, maybe some sequels after that idk i haven’t seen them yet :(

scream franchise

not the mtv scream series

i mean s1 is decent but there are definitely other horror shows that i would recommend more (will show up later in this post)

1-3 are the best, 4 is worth watching if you really like the characters but as a concept the series has p much run its course by then

tw for rape mentions in scream 1 and 3

predator

peeping tom

kenneth branagh’s frankenstein (tw for a graphic depiction of death in childbirth)

james whale’s frankenstein

bride of frankenstein

the phantom of the opera (1925)

the phantom of the opera (1989) (tw for mild body/surgical horror, general grossness; personally speaking, this is one of my all-time favorite phantom adaptations, because 1. robert englund as the phantom hello oh my god, 2. although it’s much more of a slasher movie than a gothic romance, it does an amazing job of portraying the tragedy in erik’s backstory and his attraction to christine, without implying that he is entitled to christine’s affection and that her love will magically fix him, as some phantom adaptations do)

the phantom of the opera (1943)

alien franchise

the wolfman (2010)

darling (tw for rape)

house on haunted hill (original and remake)

final destination franchise

medium raw: night of the wolf (tw for pedophilia and child murder)

the babadook

the final girls [horror comedy]

the shining (tw for implied child abuse)

the cabin in the woods

hellraiser (tw for incest-y vibes for very brief periods of time)

heathers (tw for eating disorders, suicide, everything high school kids are insensitive assholes about)

from dusk til dawn

an american werewolf in london

the guest

it follows (tw for dubious consent)

nightwatch (tw for implied necrophilia/descriptions of necrophilia, self-mutilation)

re-animator (tw for rape, pedophilia mentions)

carrie (original) (tw for child abuse, religious iconography)

the remake had some interesting like... subtext/imagery but other than that it was pretty *wet fart noise*

the awakening

the craft

the blair witch project

honestly i loved the book of shadows: blair witch 2 bc it kind of parallels the crucible but i can admit that objectively it is Terrible

elvira, mistress of the dark [spooky comedy]*

american mary (tw for rape, (consensual surgical) genital mutilation)

fright night (original and remake)

jaws

listen. this is a horror movie. it was a horror book before that. it was specifically written and later adapted for the purpose of scaring and entertaining people. real life is nothing like this. real sharks are nothing like this. there’s nothing wrong with this movie scaring you but there is everything wrong with using this movie as an excuse to advocate for the wholesale slaughter of animals. sharks are quite possibly the most graceful and beautiful creatures on this earth and i will personally fight anyone who says otherwise

halloween franchise

1-5 are the best imo but no matter what skip #3 because it literally has nothing to do with any of the other movies

not the rob zombie remakes, those are awful

let the right one in [swedish (?) film, watch with subtitles]

rosemary’s baby (original)

night of the living dead (original)

28 days later

suspiria

silent hill (tw for child molestation)

crimson peak (tw for incest)

the lost boys

interview with the vampire

the ring

one missed call

the raven (2012)

repo! the genetic opera

teeth (tw for rape, incest, it’s??????? about a girl who literally has razor-sharp teeth in her vagina and it’s a very tongue-in-cheek commentary on religious repression???? so idk like it’s a wild ride and i love it but watch at your own discretion)

american psycho (tw for rape, general misogyny)

sweeney todd

speaking from experience, this is much better live, the movie sucked out all the fun and humor that wasn’t literally written into the lyrics, so i recommend watching the original broadway cast on youtube or something

there’s also a 1936 movie which i haven’t seen so i can’t speak to its quality BUT i would recommend it on the basis of it being made before the musical was created and thus being based more directly on “the string of pearls” novel which is where the sweeney todd urban legend was originally documented

abott and costello meet [insert universal horror monster here] [spooky comedy]

little shop of horrors (original and remake) [spooky comedy]

the last man on earth (1964)

adapted from the same book i am legend (2007) was adapted from but the last man on earth stays much closer to the original book imo

c. h. u. d.

ghostbusters (1984 and 2016 versions)*

ghost ship

sick girl (tw for bugs, pregnancy horror)

misery (tw for torture)

puppet master series (tw for rape, nazism)

the haunting in connecticut

zombieland**

jurassic park series

lizzie borden took an axe

wolf creek (tw for rape)

it (1990, 2017)

i have........ some nitpicky issues about putting it on this list, because neither movie adaptation really did justice to the whole concept of “derry itself is an extension of an eldritch horror and the real scary part of the story isn’t the clown, it’s the horrible violent tragedies that have repeatedly occurred and then been dismissed throughout derry’s history, leaving the entire town in a large-scale sort of cycle of abuse” so ????????????? idk like i truly do recommend reading the book as well as seeing the movies for The Whole It Experience(TM), but i totally get that not everyone is gonna do that

the 1990 version tells more or less the complete story, but because of that it didn’t have time to include a lot of fun details

the 2017 version only tells the childhood portion of the story, which leaves it time to include fun details. i was really hoping to see more of derry’s backstory or more development on mike and stan as members of marginalized groups -> how that influences their life in derry, but we didn’t get much of that? mike’s importance to the losers (researcher, somewhat of a skeptic/hardass at times to keep the others together) was removed, his healthy family dynamic was removed (mike, richie, and possibly stan are the only characters in the book with healthy family dynamics, somewhat underscoring the concept that derry itself is trapped in a cycle of abuse), and derry’s history of racism is never touched on aside from the kids mentioning “the fire at the black spot” a couple times in passing. overall it was a fun movie and you can tell everyone making it had a blast but compared to the book it’s like. mmmmmmmmmmmmm

BASICALLY what i’m saying here is that the book is really deep wrt social issues, and while neither movie really touches on those concepts in-depth, they are still good horror movies on their own and ofc a part of american pop culture

house of wax (1953)

marnie (tw for rape, abuse and coercion in a marriage dynamic, animal/pet death, graphic depictions of psychological abuse, graphic depiction of a violent death involving a child)

cabin fever (tw for sickness horror/body function horror/unsanitary horror, occasional slurs)

mega shark vs. giant octopus

i don’t even have a real reason for listing this i just can’t believe it exists and i want the whole world to know

texas chainsaw massacre (1974), texas chainsaw massacre 2, texas chainsaw 3d

ju-on: the grudge

phantoms

the plot is pretty ehhh imo but the effects are great; rose mcgowan is gorgeous as always, peter o’toole’s character is great, and ben affleck’s character lowkey has some batman circa arkham knight vibes going on. also, liev schrieber becomes a tentacle monster. i couldn’t make this shit up if i tried y’all

vamps*

this movie. this movie

krysten ritter and alicia silverstone are a couple of vampires, sigourney weaver is their hot mess of a vampire mom, dan stevens is krysten ritter’s boyfriend, wallace shawn is van helsing but he’s basically just vizzini: vampire hunter au and it’s GOLD

it’s literally the cutest and funniest vampire media i’ve ever seen in my life as well as one of the most detailed when it comes to vampire lore i cannot recommend it enough

bram stoker’s dracula

death becomes her**

what we do in the shadows**

disturbia

frankenstein (2004 miniseries, more like a 2-part movie than a tv show)

flatliners (1990) (tw for drug use, uncensored depictions of cadaver dissection)

the cabinet of dr. caligari

the limehouse golem (tw for sexual assault and csa)

repulsion (tw for sexual assault)

the trial (1962)

*spooky comedy: a comedy movie with a spooky premise that i am categorizing with horror movies due to the genre overlap, but that lacks the intense violence, gore, etc. of a horror movie

**horror comedy: a spooky comedy that does not lower the level of violence, gore, etc. that is standard in a horror movie

thrillers

stoker (tw for incest, has a scene in which the protag’s mother verbally abuses her)

m [german film, watch with subtitles] (tw for themes of pedophilia/child molestation/child murder, but it’s worth noting that the whole point of the movie is to condemn and demonize pedophilia)

also one of if not the very first detective movies

nightcrawler (tw for rape)

the vvitch/the witch/however the fuck it’s spelled

rear window (1954)

zodiac

hannibal lecter franchise (tw for cannibalism, obviously)-- the silence of the lambs, hannibal, red dragon, manhunter

manhunter is adapted from the same book red dragon is (red dragon) except manhunter was made before anthony hopkins became The Iconic Hannibal Lecter(TM) so it focuses much more on will graham and francis dolarhyde

hannibal rising is worth watching for gaspard ulliel’s performance but the book was much better

the hannibal movie adaptation changed the ending of the hannibal book while still maintaining a really good and really compelling storyline so the book and movie are definitely both highly recommended by me

gone girl

shutter island (tw for asylum horror)

pan’s labyrinth

tiger house

the champagne murders

the plot and pacing are a little ehhh; in my opinion there was too much tension buildup between characters and not enough actual plot development. BUT, anthony perkins is in it so it’s worth watching if you love him like i do

documentaries

cropsey (documentary on child murders)

urban legends (another documentary, by the same people, talks about how real-life crime affects the american psyche and lives on as urban legends/horror tropes)

the poisoner’s handbook

h. h. holmes

nightmares in red, white, and blue

his name was jason

never sleep again: the elm street legacy

american ripper [currently ongoing tv series]

television/youtube

bates motel

ahs s1 (tw for... literally everything)

slasher

similar basic premise as ahs, but imo ahs is v exploitative and builds the plot on violence and vice, whereas slasher builds the violence and vice on the plot

supernatural (LISTEN........ LISTEN....................... conceptually it’s the bees knees okay)

penny dreadful (tw for constant explicit sexuality, religious iconography/sacrilege, asylum horror)

criminal minds

bbc broadchurch

bbc river

bbc sherlock but literally only ep. 3.4 “the abominable bride”

rosemary’s baby (2-part made-for-tv movie)

unedited footage of a bear

marblehornets

true detective

frankenstein (2004 miniseries, more like a 2-part movie than a tv show)

tbs’ search party

podcasts

the black tapes podcast

small town horror

alice isn’t dead

king falls am [spooky comedy, more sci-fi than horror but there is One Episode that positively screams “love letter to 80s horror movies” so i can’t leave it out with good conscience]

limetown

welcome to night vale [spooky comedy]

the dark tome

video games

until dawn

outlast series

five nights at freddy’s

dead by daylight

bioshock

#recs #horror #*mine #masterlist

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Franchise Guide: Friday The 13th

In the original Friday the 13th (1980), Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (Betsy Palmer) stalks and murders the teenagers preparing Camp Crystal Lake for re‑opening. She is determined to ensure that the camp does not reopen after her son Jason (Ari Lehman) drowned in the lake due to the negligence of two staff members. The last counselor, Alice Hardy (Adrienne King), fends off Mrs. Voorhees long enough to grab a machete and decapitate her.

In Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), Jason (Steve Daskewisz/Warrington Gillette) is revealed to be alive and fully grown. After killing Alice Hardy, Jason returns to Crystal Lake to guard it from all intruders. Five years later, a group of teenagers arrive at Crystal Lake to set up a new camp, but Jason murders them. Ginny Field (Amy Steel), the last counselor Jason attempts to kill, finds a cabin in the woods with a shrine built around the severed head of Mrs. Voorhees. Ginny fights back and slams a machete through Jason's shoulder. Jason is left for dead as Ginny is taken away in an ambulance

Friday the 13th Part III (1982), Jason (Richard Brooker) removes the machete from his shoulder and finds his way to Chris Higgins' (Dana Kimmell) local homestead. Chris returns to her property with some friends, and Jason kills anyone who wanders into the barn where he is hiding. Taking a hockey mask from a victim to hide his face, Jason leaves the barn to kill the rest of the group. Chris seemingly kills Jason with an axe to his head, but the night's events drive her into hysteria as the police take her away.

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) continues where Part III leaves off, with Jason (Ted White) found by the police and taken to the local morgue after removing the axe. Upon arrival, Jason kills the coroner and a nurse before returning to Crystal Lake. A group of friends rent a house on Crystal Lake and fall victim to Jason's rampage. After killing the teens, Jason seeks out Trish (Kimberly Beck) and Tommy Jarvis (Corey Feldman), who live next door. While distracted by Trish, Jason is attacked and killed by Tommy

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) follows Tommy Jarvis (John Shepherd), who was committed to a mental health institution after the events of The Final Chapter and grew up constantly afraid that Jason (Tom Morga) would return. Roy Burns (Dick Wieand) uses Jason's persona to become a copycat killer at the halfway home to which Tommy has moved. Tommy, supervisor Pam (Melanie Kinnaman), and a young boy named Reggie (Shavar Ross) manage to defeat Roy. They eventually learn that Roy had a son who was murdered by one of the patients at the institution, triggering Roy to take on Jason's likeness and kill everyone there.

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) begins with Tommy (Thom Mathews) visiting Jason's grave after being released from another mental institution. Tommy inadvertently resurrects Jason (C. J. Graham) with a piece of the fence surrounding the cemetery acting as a lightning rod. Jason immediately heads back to Crystal Lake and kills the people working at the new summer camp. Tommy eventually chains Jason to a boulder that he tosses into the lake, where he leaves Jason to die.

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) begins an indeterminate length of time after Jason Lives. Jason (Kane Hodder) is resurrected again, this time by the telekinetic Tina Shepard (Lar Park Lincoln), who is trying to resurrect her father who drowned in the lake when Tina was a child. Jason once again begins killing those who occupy Crystal Lake and is returned to the bottom of the lake after a battle with Tina

Jason is resurrected again in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) by an underwater electrical cable. He follows a group of students on their senior class cruise to Manhattan, where he kills the ship's crew and the majority of the students. Upon reaching Manhattan, Jason chases Rennie (Jensen Daggett) and Sean (Scott Reeves), the two remaining students, into the sewers. Jason eventually melts away because the sewer is flooded with toxic waste.

In Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993), Jason, through an unexplained resurrection, is hunted by the FBI at Crystal Lake. The FBI sets up a sting that successfully kills Jason. Through possession, Jason manages to survive by passing his black heart from one being to the next. It is revealed that he has a sister and a niece, and that he needs them to get his body back. Jason resurrects himself, but his niece, Jessica Kimble (Kari Keegan), stabs him with a mystical dagger and he is dragged into Hell.

Jason X (2001) takes place in the future, when Jason has again been inexplicably resurrected. A scientist, Rowan Lafontaine (Lexa Doig), decides that cryonic suspension is the only method of stopping him, but Jason breaks free and kills the army personnel guarding him before he can be again imprisoned. Rowan manages to lure Jason into the cryo‑chamber, but he ruptures the tank and freezes both himself and Rowan. Over 400 years later, a team of students studying Earth discover Jason's body and take it into space. Upon being thawed by the team, he proceeds to murder everyone aboard the spacecraft. He is seemingly killed, but is then resurrected via nanotechnology as a cyborg version of himself. Finally, he is ejected into space and incinerated by Earth Two's atmosphere, his mask falling to the bottom of a lake

The next Friday the 13th film, Freddy vs. Jason (2003), was a crossover with A Nightmare on Elm Street. Set in the contemporary period, Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) resurrects Jason (Ken Kirzinger) and sends him to Springwood hoping that he will create enough fear among the residents that Freddy will be strong enough to invade their dreams. Jason accomplishes this but refuses to stop killing. A battle ensues both in the dream-world and at Crystal Lake. The outcome is left ambiguous, as Jason surfaces from the lake holding Freddy's severed head, which winks and laughs.

In 2009, a new Friday the 13th film which restarted the film series continuity was released. In this film, after witnessing his mother being beheaded at a young age, an adult Jason (Derek Mears) follows in her footsteps and kills anyone who comes to Crystal Lake. Jason subsequently kidnaps a young woman, Whitney Miller(Amanda Righetti), who resembles his mother at a young age. Six weeks after her disappearance, her brother, Clay Miller (Jared Padalecki), comes to look for her. The pair reunite and work together to seemingly kill Jason.

#franchise guide #friday the 13th #long post

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Hello! Secret Santa here, hoping you have had a good week! I've been looking through your blog and I'm really loving what I'm seeing so far! I was wondering: how did you first get into Phantom? And do you have a favourite version or adaptation of the story, be it book, show, film, etc.? P.S. I agree with your unpopular opinion about Meg! Thought I was alone in that...

Hi there secret santa! I’ve been sick this week (literally the second I got back from Thanksgiving break lol) but I’m slowly getting better. Thank you for enjoying my blog.

As for Phantom, my first exposure was the stage version when my parents took me to see Phantom of the Opera on Broadway in (I think) 2008. I literally knew nothing about the show except for maybe like… 2 songs and that there was some guy in a mask. I saw it and my 11 year old heart was in love because the costumes were cool, Christine was awesome and the songs were so pretty. The Phantom stank never really washed off since lol.

Obviously, my first love of the Phantom of the Opera property (franchise?) is the ALW stage version but I do like the book (I just haven’t read it in a while) and my absolute trash guilty pleasure is the 1989 Robert Englund slasher horror version. I understand completely all the dislike and criticism this version gets but I still rewatch it every year lol.

#all the 'I'm indifferent to meg' people are coming out and if this is my legacy so be it #Anonymous #asks #poto secret santa

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Do you like any other horror movie series or is it just Jason?

Oh yeah, horror is my fave genre of movie lol

The f13 movies are just my fave cuz of Jason and how over the top they are. Cuz they’re really fun.

But I also like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the Nightmare on Elm Street movies, the Puppet Master movies are really fun and I have a soft spot for them, I like the first two alien movies and the Predator movies although they’re technically sci-fi moreso than horror, some classic movies like Dracula and Frankenstein are fun, and the Wolfman is one of my all-time favorites. The Mummy, the original one with Boris Karloff, is pretty good. I enjoyed both the Japanese and American versions of The Grudge and The Ring (although the American sequels are laughably bad. I watched Rings in theaters and had to fight laughing the whole time, and I knew it was gonna be that awful lol)

I’m also a big fan of really over the top cheesy b-movie horror films, like The Mantis, holy shit that one’s funny, and this kinda obscure British horror movie called Island of Terror, my sides hurt from laughing the first time I watched it.

I also like the more psychological horror films too, like the original Psycho is still really interesting when you go into the movie through a psychological perspective.

Foreign horror is probably one of my favorite genres of horror though. American horror is usually crude and bloody, although I’ve noticed Italian horror is… like that but times 10 in the blood territory. Japanese horror movies are so vastly different from American horror.

Listen I could talk for hours about my love of the horror genre lmao

OH and how could I forget about horror musicals?! Little Shop of Horrors, Phantom of the Opera(i like the 2004 film despite its...many, many flaws), Rocky Horror Picture Show, the works! I love musicals as much as I love horror films lol.

Fun fact about me and Phantom of the Opera, it’s literally my favorite musical of all time, and I’ve been trying to collect every version of the movie to ever exist. I’ve got the original 1925 silent film, the 1962 film, an obscure version with Robert Englund of all people playing the Phantom that came out in 1989, I like that one a lot cuz it really plays up the horror movie tropes, the 25th anniversary DVD of the musical, and a DVD of the Australian production of Love Never Dies, PLUS the original 1986 album of the original musical cast of PotO and the first official soundtrack for LND. I also have the original novel and one of the oddly many unofficial sequels. Unfortunately it’s Phantom of Manhattan and I don’t like that one cuz it’s the one that got kind of adapted into Love Never Dies. Anyway, I’m still on the search for as many PotO movies as I can get! I also have a really cool snowglobe and I got to see the musical for the first time live back in January.

Sorry I went off on a tangent

Also I named my car Christine but that’s because of the Stephen King story lol

#sorry i got rambly lol i just... have a lot of feelings for horror movies #fun fact in high school I had a TCM self insert named Daisy that I kinda shipped with Leatherface #I was kinda fucked up :D #Anonymous #also i may... have a puppet master oc #that i made immediately after discovering the movies #also if you value your sanity don't ask me about phantom of the opera i will in fact talk your ears off about my love of that story #also i made a poto oc in middle school because i was in love with the phantom and didn't really wanna ship him with christine because-#-even then i knew it wasn't healthy

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Of all the horror movies released in 1989 (Nightmare on Elm Street 5, Halloween 5, Friday the 13th Part 8), 976-EVIL was probably the most disappointing. The pedigree of the longtime horror icon, Robert Englund, could not be disputed; he played Freddy Kruger after all and as of 1989 he did it five times. He starred in the Tobe Hooper film, Eaten Alive, as the main character, Buck. Anyone that has seen this movie will know immediately that Buck loves to introduce himself, by name, to the ladies, and explain to them his favorite thing to do, which so happens to be a four-letter word which rhymes with his name. Mr. Englund went on to co-star in the original Sci-fi series, ‘V' as well as dozens of other movies and TV appearances. So when I found out that he was directing a new Horror film I was excited, unfortunately, 976-EVIL did not live up to the hype (or even the movie poster).

In case you have forgotten, or if you've never seen it before:

Director Robert "Freddy Krueger" Englund dials up a gothic tale of high-tech horror in 976-EVIL. High school underdog Hoax Wilmoth (Stephen Geoffreys, Fright Night) fills up the idle hours in his seedy little hometown fending off the local leather-jacketed thugs, avoiding his overbearing mother (Sandy Dennis) and dreaming of a date with trailer park temptress Suzie (Lezlie Deane). But his quietly desperate life takes a terrifying turn when his cousin introduces him to an unusual new hobby - phoning in for his "Horrorscope". Hoax is hooked up with a compellingly hideous demonic force that slowly begins to overtake his entire life and now there's more than just a phone bill to pay for anyone who ever dared cross "the neighborhood nerd".

What starts out as a typical nerd out for revenge flick, ends up as a fairly tame and, unfortunately, boring movie. Don't get me wrong, there are a few, fun set pieces, I love the opening of the movie, the abrasive and eerie ringing phone and the massive exploding payphone booth is awesomely fun to watch. The set designs from the gang's clubhouse, wallpapered with horror movie posters to the wasteland that is the boy's bathroom, including spray-painted vulgarities, extolling the virtues of daily cunnilingus and even the Robert Englund "Easter egg" (you have to listen to the Audio commentary to find out, or at least keep reading). And last but not least, the scene where Hoax obediently follows the Devil's instructions and creates a pentagram of salt, surrounded by candles and begins to summon his Spidery minions to attack Suzie. It all seems trite and predictable. In fact, it hearkens back to the movie Evilspeak, where the nerd of that tale, utilized technology to summon demonic powers to exact his revenge, except it was done to greater effect. Stephen Geoffreys, coming off of the successes of Fright Night and Heaven Help Us, could not provide enough quirkiness or creep to give the role the punch that it needed to carry the film.

As for this release, Columbia Pictures Home Video offers up a clean transfer of the movie in 1080p High Definition/1.85:1, Audio English 5.1 DTS-HD. The film does, in fact, look decent and the colors are a robust change from the more washed out VHS cut (more on this in a minute) even though the film itself is rather dark and mostly subdued, here it does lend a great amount of detail to the environments, especially the actors faces and not to mention the details in the gangs hang out (I enjoy picking out the names of the movies displayed on the posters, Maniac, Critters to name just a few) as well as the blood and gore which all pop well, (Hoax enters the poker game with a pair of hearts) not to mention the look of Hoax at the end, when fully possessed by the demon, all come across as bright and crisp.

The soundtrack is nothing to write home about, but, as I mentioned earlier, I do enjoy the twisted sounds of the possessed phones. There's also some explosions, as well, and the environmental ambiance which does its best to create an immersive atmosphere, though it does lack pure definition, I think it's more a fault of the original budget and what they had to work with at the time, than anything to do with the transfer.

This release only boasts of two special features, and I actually enjoyed them both. The first is an all-new commentary with Robert Englund and his wife, Nancy. They spend a great deal of time providing some fun and insightful details regarding the filming, writing, and even the set designs. I recommend this especially for those die-hard buffs that love to get all the inside details, like the Graffiti in the bathroom, "R+N", denoting Robert and Nancy's budding romance (it was her Easter egg to him, which was cool) their enthusiasm for the film, the actors and especially all their hard work, gave me a better appreciation for what they intended this movie to be.

The other feature was the Alternate Home Video version (480i, ~4x3, English DD 2.0, 1:44:39) which brought me back to my Horror Home rental days and would give some of you younger horror fans a great idea of what most movies looked like on VHS. It also includes 12 minutes of additional, if lack-luster scenes, not seen in the theatrical cut.

All in all, 976-EVIL doesn't hold up as well as I would have liked. It brings up a time in the late 80's when 976 numbers (Premium Rate numbers) were all the rage, from Psychic reading to Party lines and the promise of anonymous and hot phone sex. There are a few scares, and some laughs but I would have liked more of each. I would say that 976-EVIL was really just phoning it in... Grade: C+

About Leonard Buccellato Leonard became obsessed with horror movies at the tender age of 7 when he first saw the movie Blacula (which quickly scared the Hell out of him). From there, all bets were off, from Grizzly and Jaws to The Thing and E.T, his love of movies took on a life of its own. His passion for movies is matched only by his love of writing and literature.

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HMB: The Phantom of the Opera (1989)

Original Publishing Date: October 22nd, 2015

When Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera took the theatre world by storm, it also changed cinema. Now no one dares adapt the story as people now associate the story with the musical. I don't blame them, Phantom of the Opera is one of those stories that should have been a musical. But despite the musical overshadowing the image of the Phantom of the Opera, that didn't stop some film makers from continuing to adapt the story as a horror film. Unfortunately though they fail, and no where is this more clear than in the 1989 version. The story takes place in modern time as a decedent of Christine Daae auditions for a role in a theatre production. A sand bag hits her and... We cut to victorian time. Huh, strange by the way the film was setting it looked like it was going to be Phantom of the Opera in modern day. That would be a interesting way to adapt the story, but I guess they didn't want to do that. So now we're in the original time period of the Phantom of the Opera, and Christine, who is american in this version, auditions for the role in an opera and nails it. This is thanks to her teacher, a mysterious man who refers to himself as the Phantom. The Phantom kills a man and hangs him in Christine's rival's wardrobe. This causes Christine's rival, Carlotta, to loose her voice from screaming, allowing Christine the chance to be int he spot light. The Phantom steals Christine away and it's up to Richard to find and bring Christine back. Guess who plays The Phantom? Robert Englund, Mr. Freddy Kruger himself. Honestly he does a good job as the Phantom. But the changes done to the story just suck you right out of it. One of the most insulting changes is that the Phantom doesn't wear a mask, the symbol of the Phantom's identity. Instead he wears a skin mask made from people he's killed. On the one hand I don't hate that they choose to change the source material, I believe film makers shouldn't worry about being faithful or not, but the changes are stupid. It's just an excuse to turn the Phantom story into a slasher film. The Phantom is already kind of a slasher film, you don't need to any more gory. Also, the Phantom disfigurement isn't from birth, burns, accident or sun burns (see the 2004 version to get that joke), but from making a deal with the devil. That's right, probably the most unnecessary absurd reason why the Phantom is deformed. He couldn't have been just ugly. Why? Because that way he could live forever, so that when the present day Christine wakes up from her dream and encounters him, there's an explanation as to why he's alive. These changes are so unnecessary, you can cut the beginning and end of this movie and it would have made it stronger. No bullshit about the devil, no weird framing device, and no mask of skin. In wouldn't mind a different Phantom story, but this seems less like a creative decision and more like executives telling the director "Look, I know you want to make a period piece horror movie, but dumb gore craving teens won't watch this movie, and since we value their opinion more than that of sophisticated people, we're going to make you add these unnecessary scenes into the movie". I'm guessing that's how it went down. If you're a Phantom fan, you're not going to like this, as it's just a boring slasher film using The Phantom of the Opera as its gimmick like how Leprechaun used the irish creature as its gimmick.

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TAG GAME

Rules: a) always post the rules, answer the questions then write 11 questions of your own b) tag 11 people and link them to the post c) tell the person who tagged you that you’ve answered your questions. questions made by @opera-ghost (<3 you darling, thanks for tagging me!)

click below the cut, my dudes :)

1.) Favorite movie adaptation of POTO?

I would say the 25th anniversary performance at RAH but that’s not necessarily a movie. So I would say either the 1989 Robert Englund film as it has some nice Leroux elements (and I love Englund’s Freddy Krueger-esque lines) or the 1925 Lon Chaney film as it’s very true to the novel and I love silent films. If they hadn’t changed the ending I probably would say it’s the best version.

2.) Favorite song from the ALW Musical and why?

“Music of the Night” no question. It’s a beautiful tune, it’s very much like both a lullaby and a serenade. It’s that one beautiful moment in the show where Erik let’s out the true beauty and passion he holds for music as he sings this to Christine. In general I think I would go as far to say that MotN is one of my top favorite songs of all time.

3.) Opinion on the Persian? (give him a goddamn part in the movie)

My God, this poor man is so neglected in adaptation. Reading the book Daroga was and is (as well as Erik) my favorite character in the story. I want to know more about him. Better yet, people keep saying The Persian needs a part in a Phantom movie or the show (and he totally does!) but hear me out. We got Erik’s backstory in Susan Kay’s “Phantom”, how about a story about Daroga’s life? Eh? Eh?

4.) Opinion on Universal’s potential Dark Universe POTO remake?

Well last time a Phantom film was made, I was not overly impressed (that means you Gerard Butler). So while I’m holding out hope that this movie will redeem Phantom on the silver screen, I’m also a little fearful where they’ll be going with it.

5.) Favorite character (aside from the main three)?:

The Persian. But if we’re talking ALW musical and not allowed to pick the main three I would say Madame Giry.

6.) Have you read Susan Kay’s Phantom? What’s your opinion of it?

Yes I have, and finally came to own a copy a couple of months ago (thanks Amazon!) It’s a great read if you’re a Leroux fan, ALW fan, or both. Ironically the chapters regarding Erik and Christine are a little boring to me, but Erik’s journey to Persia with Nadir and his time as a craftsman with Giovanni are a delight to imagine to be part of Erik’s backstory.

7.) Favorite pairing? Or OT3 or OT4 (if you like E/C/R or any other poly ship)?

Hmm while I do write alot of E/C or E/C implied fics, I actually like R/C as much as E/C. But for favorite? Really I don’t care who it is, if someone can make Erik feel loved and happy, I’m on board with it

8.) Favorite POTO fic? (I am low-key looking for recommendations…)

There are so many good ones out there. If I had to pick one-and if you want a long read, I recommend “Second Chance” by weepingwillow2616 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4854921/1/Second-Chance E/OC Story, in progress.

9.) What would you do if you met Erik? (If he didn’t kill you on sight)

Aside from flipping out like an over hyper fangirl, I would want to talk to him, go to his house on the lake with him, hear him play his music. Just...give him some company, the poor thing seems so lonely.

10.) How do you feel about Love Never Dies?

BURN IT. BURRRRRN IIIIIT- *ahem* ‘scuse me. Well as much as I love PotO, I really think a sequel was unnecessary. But if it were I would say almost anything would be better than the trainwreck that is Love Never Dies. It destroys the lesson Erik learns when he lets Christine go at the end of the original. While I wasn’t a huge Raoul fan in Phantom, what was good about his character is demolished, turning him to the life of a spoiled, gambling drunk that treats his wife terribly, yet by “Why Does She Love Me?” I actually feel sorry for this jerk. Gustauve serves little to no purpose other than furthering the plot-albeit dragging it-I hate how petty and selfish the Girys have been made into. All in all every single character in this musical has had their personalities ripped inside out and all but Erik have their lives destroyed-and somehow in this adaptations where the Phantom (sorta) wins I absolutely cannot stand what he has done to everyone in this story. Shame on you ALW, shame on you.

11.) Favorite actor to play the Phantom in the ALW Musical?

All hail the great Michael Crawford! *bows* This man’s voice, his mannerisms, his voice, the look...did I mention his voice? While I know he isn’t everyones cup of tea and some have said “Oh but he’s so creepy as the Phantom” Did you READ the original? While Erik is very romanticised in the ALW musical he’s not suppose to come off as a sexy stud (again looking at you Butler >:( ). But even still Crawford’s Erik brings something sensual and dark to his character. Erik can be gentle as a lamb when he serenades Christine with MotN but evilly cackle like a mad, drunken demon during Ill Muto just before killing a man. And Crawford’s “All I Ask of You Reprise” and “Final Lair” are absolutely heart breaking to listen to, you truly feel so sorry for this poor man. He is and will always be my ideal Phantom.

Alrighty, here are my questions:

1.) What are your thoughts on the 2004 Phantom movie?

2.) Do you think Christine and Erik had even a teeny small chance of having a sturdy relationship if things went differently? Why or why not?

3.) What’s your favorite quirk Erik does in the ALW musical? (ex. body language, cape twirl, HANDS, etc.)

4.) In the book, Daroga mentions saving Erik’s life. In your mind how do you think he did this?

5.) If you had no choice but to pick three songs from Love Never Dies and had to play them on loop for an hour, what would they be?

6.) Which Erik had the best deformity to you in the ALW musical?

7.) Which Erik do you prefer most? (ex. “Erik”, Lerik, Merik, Gerik, Cherik, Destler, etc.)

8.) Ignoring the events of Love Never Dies, where do you see Erik, Christine, Raoul, and Meg in ten years?

9.) Do you prefer blonde Christine or brunette Christine?

10.) Which Christine is your favorite and least favorite in the ALW musical?

11.) If you had to take a song out of PotO what would it be and why?

I will tag:

chris--daae, angle-of-music, your-obedient-phantom, accursedugliness, musique-de-la-nuit, inbetweeness, phantom-of-the-trash-blog, scorpion-or-grasshopper, let-my-opera-begin, get-me-an-erik, erik-what-the-fuck

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