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Originally Posted by Gene Parmesan
Anyone seen Something Wicked This Way Comes? I remember it scaring the crap out of me when I was kid but I haven’t watched in over 30 years. Something about a carnival coming to town.
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Originally Posted by OK_Ant
No. But I remember starting the Bradbury book a long time ago before I got distracted. He has a unique way of writing - lots of metaphor - so I sometimes must be in the right frame of mind.
Love Ray Bradbury Theater though. And his short story, The Lake, is one of my all-time favourites.
The October Game is one hell of a creepy story, too.
In fact, I think he is best with his shorter fiction.
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Originally Posted by clayj41
I saw it for the first time a few years ago, and although I think it's a worthwhile watch for this time of year, it's not particularly scary for adults.
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i actually just finished reading the book a few weeks ago, then had to dig for the movie and only found a shitty youtube version. if it's streaming for free anywhere, i missed it or don't have the app. ray bradbury theater is free on amazon prime streaming, i believe.
agreed that the movie won't scratch any horror itches, but it's definitely appropriate for the season. some cheesy effects and its not a particularly exciting movie, but watching a younger jonathan pryce as the illustrated man was fun.
about bradbury's writing, one of my favorite parts of the book was that after a notably longer chapter that had a lot of things happening in it, the following chapter was one sentence long: "nothing much else happened, all the rest of that night." i got a good chuckle out of that. a little self-awareness in the writing there, i think, while also serving the plot in that despite all of those events life went on in the town as usual.