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Old Dogs, New Tricks: From Magic Tricks to Trick Films, Part 1
08/09/2022
Old Dogs, New Tricks: From Magic Tricks to Trick Films, Part 1
In Episode 02, we begin with a discussion of what exactly makes a horror film. We cover everything from the etymology of the word horror, and the biological differences in how we respond to horror, to how directors, cinematographers, composers, and editors scare us. Plus, much more. In our main discussion, we question if certain early Méliès films, which some have deemed horror films, actually are horror films at all. Some of the Méliès films we cover in this episode, which pre-date last week's main film The House of the Devil (Le Manoir du Diable) (1986) are A Terrible Night (Une Nuit terrible)(1896) and The Vanishing Lady (Escamotage d'une dame chez Robert-Houdin) (1896) Be sure to visit our website to view these films and others we will discuss in this episode.
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