3 By Curtis

 

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TRILOGY OF TERROR-1975-Very good TV horror anthology directed by Dan Curtis. In the first story “Julie” (written by William F. Nolan & Richard Matheson), Chad (Robert Burton), a college jerk becomes obsessed with nerdy teacher Julie (Karen Black). He drugs her, takes her to a hotel, takes pictures of her and rapes her. Then he blackmails her and he and his friends use her (not shown, only implied). But in the twist ending he finds out she's not what he thinks she is....

In the second “Millicent & Therese” (written by Nolan), Millicent (Black) complains about her sister Therese (also Black), being evil, practicing witchcraft and seducing men. She warns Therese's boyfriend (John Karlen) about her but he ignores it. Then Therese tries to seduce their doctor (George Gaynes). Millicent decides to do away with her sister using her own witchcraft. This story is ok but the ending is fairly guessable.

In the third and most famous episode “Amelia” (written by Matheson), Amelia, a woman with mother problems buys a weird Zuni fetish doll for her anthropologist boyfriend. After a fight with her mother, she breaks her date and is then terrorized by the evil looking doll that has big teeth and makes strange noises. 

Once again director Curtis shows that just because it's made for TV, horror stories can still be good.

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Boy 2

 

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BRAHMS: THE BOY 2-2020-After a traumatic home invasion, a family decides to move to the country to help their son Jude (Christopher Convery) who's left mute. They are only in the countryside a little while when Jude finds a creepy doll buried in the forest. Later they meet Joe the caretaker (Ralph Ineson) who obviously knows more about the doll than he's telling. Jude names the doll Brahms and it becomes his constant companion. Strange things happen like their TV going on by itself and when no one is looking Brahms turns its head or moves its eyes. Slowly the creepy doll begins to take over Jude, planning on killing both parents (Katie Holmes & Owain Yeoman). 

This isn't bad thanks mainly to the subtle direction of William Brent Bell, who also made part one (which was called THE BOY and not part one since he probably didn't know if there was going to be a part 2 when he made the first one).

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