Re: the whole story

[mmaxwell@UCSD.EDU]

In article <1992Aug11.700.34866@channel1> eric.walker@channel1.com (Eric
Walker) writes:
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>     Of the videos in "The Whole Story," there were two genuine
>     masterpieces.  One was the frightening nightmare "Experiment IV."
>     The plot of this video (and the song?) is strongly reminiscent of
>     the horror movie "From Beyond" by Stuart Gordon, except that Kate
>     succeeds in a mere five minutes, without any messy blood and
>     splatter effects, in projecting a feeling of true terror and
>     helplessness, of a sort that "From Beyond" only hints at underneath
>     all the messy special effects.  This may be one of the most
>     terrifying music videos ever made - it's unforgettable.

Not that this is really about Kate or anything, but "From Beyond"
(the bad flick) was based on the story of the same name by HP
Lovecraft, and it succeeds in twenty or so pages in capturing more
atmosphere and fear than Gordon could in ten movies.

BTW, never thought of that connection before, kind of interesting now
that i look at it that way.  Actually what the plot of the song reminded
me of was parts of "Watchmen" by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.  I'll be happy
to continue this thread if people are so inclined, but seeing as this is not
at all related to Kate, we might want to take it to email.  Unless nobody
minds, that is.

Anon,

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