"Oh! This house! You have to watch it every minute!"
-The Haunting (1963)
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Thursday, October 3rd
A (Poorly-Rhymed) Poem for Two Houses
Settle in, my children and I shall sing
One features Julie Harris, the other Zeta-Jones,
and the latter prominently features sitting-up bones.
whose main character's traits are quiet, yet surly.
Eleanor is her name, but all call her "Nell"
recently having 'scaped a sick-mother hell.
She's come now to Hill House, where under doctor's care
she meets three others, each willingly held there.
Dr. Markway/Dr. Marrow brought in Luke, and a woman called Theo,
all together with Nell make a volatile trio.
(lecinemadreams.blogspot.com)
In 1963, there's supernatural ability,
Nell has experienced poltergeists, and Theo has ESP.
Luke is quite different, his mind is on money
and he thinks the whole thing is really quite funny.
But when things begin to go bump in the night,
all four are in for a marvelous fright.
Theo and Nell are the first to experience
a banging on doors which makes them quite tense.
(best-horror-movies.com)
But slowly and surely they all start to unhinge,
the legends of the house makes them all start to twinge.
As seen through Nell's eyes, we wonder if whether
it's all in her mind, or experienced together.
She starts going crazy, and fights back 'gainst the lot,
but retaliation seems all for naught.
But crazy she goes, and Nell tries to flee,
taking the car but crashing into a tree.
Dead be poor Nell, and at the end she'll intone,
"Silence lies steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House
And we who walk here...walk alone."
1999 rings a different story,
less psychological horror, more CGI gory.
Lili Taylor plays Nell, a bit cheerier than Julie,
with Ms. Zeta-Jones playing Theo unruly.
(watch32.com)
The story is close, though instead of clairvoyance
none of them can't sleep, to the point of annoyance.
So Liam Neeson gets them all to the manse,
lying to each to get them there in advance.
There's two extra characters, but quickly say bye,
the result of a piano string nearly gouging an eye.
And once more, things start to go bump in the night,
all four are in for a repeated fright.
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(withfriendship.com)
The ghosty here is a pedo-like meany,
a penchant for children so teeny and weeny.
Our Nell has a past connecting her to the house,
she's the one to make the spirits begin to arouse.
If you've seen Scary Movie or even the sequel,
you'll know how it ends, it's practically equal.
I'm much more aware of how subtle the art
of making the character of Theo into a tart.
(dbcovers.com)
And so,
Never the one to get away from queer studies
I would like to look at the subtext of "buddies."
Once long ago, people barely ever said
just who was the gender you brought into your bed,
'specially if you're the type to like what's alike,
if you're gay or your bi or even a dyke.
In 1963, it's never quite stated
just what sexuality Theo has slated.
Though early it's clear that she quite favors Nell
the outright mention she never does tell.
The tension between them is ever so clear
From the very first moment that they both appear.
Though Theo seems surely that she is a man-eater
we come to believe she fancies a clam-eater.
(lecinemadreams.blogspot.com)
Our favorite girl Theo goes through quite transition,
in 1999 she is in a very different position.
She likes men and women, or so she portends
by subtly stating a boyfriend and girlfriend.
She's not quite as blatant in her attraction to Nell,
but you can be sure that they'd get along swell.
Unlike her boyfriend (and girlfriend), this, that, and the other,
"we could all live together...but they hate each other."
(veehd.com)
In 1963, it's mostly suggested that Nell may have dreamed this,
believed that everything might be slightly amiss.
With no CGI, and possible psychosis,
is it possible that a female threat is a scarier prognosis?
Whereas in '99, where liberalism is more present,
is it simply not scary to be hit on by an anti-gent?
"Let's make her accessible," I bet execs said,
"It'll be better when no one cares who's in her bed."
So here we are stuck with two films, one scary, one bad.
But regardless of scares, there's still fun to be had.
My favorite is when Lili Taylor is almost raped
by a ghost taking shape in the form of a drape.
A drape! For pete's sakes, the dead horse has been beat,
And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street my own tv.
(virtualvirago.blogspot.com)
Apologies,
N
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Thursday, October 3rd
A (Poorly-Rhymed) Poem for Two Houses
Settle in, my children and I shall sing
One features Julie Harris, the other Zeta-Jones,
and the latter prominently features sitting-up bones.
whose main character's traits are quiet, yet surly.
Eleanor is her name, but all call her "Nell"
recently having 'scaped a sick-mother hell.
She's come now to Hill House, where under doctor's care
she meets three others, each willingly held there.
Dr. Markway/Dr. Marrow brought in Luke, and a woman called Theo,
all together with Nell make a volatile trio.
|
| (lecinemadreams.blogspot.com) |
Nell has experienced poltergeists, and Theo has ESP.
Luke is quite different, his mind is on money
and he thinks the whole thing is really quite funny.
But when things begin to go bump in the night,
all four are in for a marvelous fright.
Theo and Nell are the first to experience
a banging on doors which makes them quite tense.
But slowly and surely they all start to unhinge,
the legends of the house makes them all start to twinge.
But when things begin to go bump in the night,
all four are in for a marvelous fright.
Theo and Nell are the first to experience
a banging on doors which makes them quite tense.
|
| (best-horror-movies.com) |
the legends of the house makes them all start to twinge.
As seen through Nell's eyes, we wonder if whether
it's all in her mind, or experienced together.
She starts going crazy, and fights back 'gainst the lot,
but retaliation seems all for naught.
But crazy she goes, and Nell tries to flee,
taking the car but crashing into a tree.
Dead be poor Nell, and at the end she'll intone,
"Silence lies steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House
And we who walk here...walk alone."
1999 rings a different story,
less psychological horror, more CGI gory.
Lili Taylor plays Nell, a bit cheerier than Julie,
with Ms. Zeta-Jones playing Theo unruly.
The story is close, though instead of clairvoyance
none of them can't sleep, to the point of annoyance.
So Liam Neeson gets them all to the manse,
lying to each to get them there in advance.
There's two extra characters, but quickly say bye,
the result of a piano string nearly gouging an eye.
And once more, things start to go bump in the night,
all four are in for a repeated fright.
The ghosty here is a pedo-like meany,
a penchant for children so teeny and weeny.
Our Nell has a past connecting her to the house,
she's the one to make the spirits begin to arouse.
If you've seen Scary Movie or even the sequel,
you'll know how it ends, it's practically equal.
I'm much more aware of how subtle the art
of making the character of Theo into a tart.
And so,
Never the one to get away from queer studies
I would like to look at the subtext of "buddies."
Once long ago, people barely ever said
just who was the gender you brought into your bed,
'specially if you're the type to like what's alike,
if you're gay or your bi or even a dyke.
In 1963, it's never quite stated
just what sexuality Theo has slated.
Though early it's clear that she quite favors Nell
the outright mention she never does tell.
The tension between them is ever so clear
From the very first moment that they both appear.
Though Theo seems surely that she is a man-eater
we come to believe she fancies a clam-eater.
Our favorite girl Theo goes through quite transition,
in 1999 she is in a very different position.
She likes men and women, or so she portends
by subtly stating a boyfriend and girlfriend.
She's not quite as blatant in her attraction to Nell,
but you can be sure that they'd get along swell.
Unlike her boyfriend (and girlfriend), this, that, and the other,
"we could all live together...but they hate each other."
In 1963, it's mostly suggested that Nell may have dreamed this,
believed that everything might be slightly amiss.
With no CGI, and possible psychosis,
is it possible that a female threat is a scarier prognosis?
Whereas in '99, where liberalism is more present,
is it simply not scary to be hit on by an anti-gent?
"Let's make her accessible," I bet execs said,
"It'll be better when no one cares who's in her bed."
So here we are stuck with two films, one scary, one bad.
But regardless of scares, there's still fun to be had.
My favorite is when Lili Taylor is almost raped
by a ghost taking shape in the form of a drape.
A drape! For pete's sakes, the dead horse has been beat,
And to think that I saw it onMulberry Street my own tv.
Apologies,
N
it's all in her mind, or experienced together.
She starts going crazy, and fights back 'gainst the lot,
but retaliation seems all for naught.
But crazy she goes, and Nell tries to flee,
taking the car but crashing into a tree.
Dead be poor Nell, and at the end she'll intone,
"Silence lies steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House
And we who walk here...walk alone."
1999 rings a different story,
less psychological horror, more CGI gory.
Lili Taylor plays Nell, a bit cheerier than Julie,
with Ms. Zeta-Jones playing Theo unruly.
|
| (watch32.com) |
The story is close, though instead of clairvoyance
none of them can't sleep, to the point of annoyance.
So Liam Neeson gets them all to the manse,
lying to each to get them there in advance.
There's two extra characters, but quickly say bye,
the result of a piano string nearly gouging an eye.
And once more, things start to go bump in the night,
all four are in for a repeated fright.
|
| (withfriendship.com) |
a penchant for children so teeny and weeny.
Our Nell has a past connecting her to the house,
she's the one to make the spirits begin to arouse.
If you've seen Scary Movie or even the sequel,
you'll know how it ends, it's practically equal.
I'm much more aware of how subtle the art
of making the character of Theo into a tart.
| (dbcovers.com) |
Never the one to get away from queer studies
I would like to look at the subtext of "buddies."
Once long ago, people barely ever said
just who was the gender you brought into your bed,
'specially if you're the type to like what's alike,
if you're gay or your bi or even a dyke.
In 1963, it's never quite stated
just what sexuality Theo has slated.
Though early it's clear that she quite favors Nell
the outright mention she never does tell.
The tension between them is ever so clear
From the very first moment that they both appear.
Though Theo seems surely that she is a man-eater
we come to believe she fancies a clam-eater.
|
| (lecinemadreams.blogspot.com) |
in 1999 she is in a very different position.
She likes men and women, or so she portends
by subtly stating a boyfriend and girlfriend.
She's not quite as blatant in her attraction to Nell,
but you can be sure that they'd get along swell.
Unlike her boyfriend (and girlfriend), this, that, and the other,
"we could all live together...but they hate each other."
| (veehd.com) |
believed that everything might be slightly amiss.
With no CGI, and possible psychosis,
is it possible that a female threat is a scarier prognosis?
Whereas in '99, where liberalism is more present,
is it simply not scary to be hit on by an anti-gent?
"Let's make her accessible," I bet execs said,
"It'll be better when no one cares who's in her bed."
So here we are stuck with two films, one scary, one bad.
But regardless of scares, there's still fun to be had.
My favorite is when Lili Taylor is almost raped
by a ghost taking shape in the form of a drape.
A drape! For pete's sakes, the dead horse has been beat,
And to think that I saw it on
|
| (virtualvirago.blogspot.com) |
N
