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City of the Dead
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- 72 feature instances
- 13 referencing feature instances
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The City of the Dead is a 1960 British horror film directed by John Llewellyn Moxey and starring Christopher Lee.Professor Alan Driscoll (Lee) teaches the history of witchcraft at a Chicago university. He encourages his star student, Nan Barlow (Venetia Stevenson), to take a field trip to the sleepy village of Whitewood, Massachusetts, the site of a famous 17th-century witch burning. Both Nan's skeptical brother Richard (Dennis Lotis) and her fiancé Bill (Tom Naylor) try to dissuade her from going, but her curiosity proves too powerful. After arriving in Whitewood, Nan finds accommodation at the Raven's Inn hotel, run by Mrs. Newless (Patricia Jessel), and plunges headlong into the town's satanic history. Little does she realize that she has been lured to Whitewood for a very sinister purpose.Compare with The Wicker Man (1973), another Folk Horror film starring Christopher Lee about a Town with a Dark Secret. | |
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City of the Dead / int_1237828f | type |
Anyone Can Die | |
City of the Dead / int_1237828f | comment |
Anyone Can Die: Nan who is established as the protagonist is murdered at the halfway mark. Only her brother Dick and her acquaintance Pat survive the film. | |
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City of the Dead / int_1994ba0b | type |
Gone Horribly Right | |
City of the Dead / int_1994ba0b | comment |
Gone Horribly Right: Nan goes to Whitewood determined to find proof that witchcraft is real, and she certainly finds it. | |
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City of the Dead / int_1b122c5d | type |
Scare Chord | |
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Scare Chord | |
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City of the Dead / int_1c6ded94 | type |
Wicked Cultured | |
City of the Dead / int_1c6ded94 | comment |
Wicked Cultured: Professor Driscoll. | |
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City of the Dead / int_1fc8335e | type |
Deal with the Devil | |
City of the Dead / int_1fc8335e | comment |
Deal with the Devil: Elizabeth Selwyn made a deal with Satan for eternal life. | |
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City of the Dead / int_1fdaf8ff | type |
Ominous Latin Chanting | |
City of the Dead / int_1fdaf8ff | comment |
Ominous Chanting: During the Candlemas Eve festivities. | |
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City of the Dead / int_253f0265 | type |
Thriving Ghost Town | |
City of the Dead / int_253f0265 | comment |
Thriving Ghost Town: Whitewood seems to have about twelve residents, tops. We're also told most of the coven only comes in for the Sabbath, so it may be as low as five. | |
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City of the Dead / int_25b19f64 | type |
Cute Bookworm | |
City of the Dead / int_25b19f64 | comment |
Cute Bookworm: Nan, Professor Driscoll's star student. Also Pat, the local librarian in Whitewood. | |
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City of the Dead / int_2764d432 | type |
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing | |
City of the Dead / int_2764d432 | comment |
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Professor Driscoll to Nan. | |
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City of the Dead / int_2d78cee0 | type |
Cobweb Jungle | |
City of the Dead / int_2d78cee0 | comment |
Cobweb Jungle: The underground passage is full of theatrical wall-to-wall cobwebs. | |
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City of the Dead / int_2dc0d2bf | type |
Hidden Depths | |
City of the Dead / int_2dc0d2bf | comment |
Hidden Depths: Tom Maitland comes across as childish at first when he heckles Professor Driscoll and whines about Nan wanting to go away for a couple of weeks to do research. Yet he saves Pat from being sacrificed and destroys the coven (while dying no less). | |
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City of the Dead / int_2e338ce4 | type |
The Cavalry Arrives Late | |
City of the Dead / int_2e338ce4 | comment |
The Cavalry Arrives Late: Barlow and Maitland arrive much too late to save Nan. However, they arrive just in time to save Pat. | |
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City of the Dead / int_34dcfc96 | type |
Kick the Dog | |
City of the Dead / int_34dcfc96 | comment |
Kick the Dog: Mrs. Newless's cruel treatment of the mute Lottie. | |
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City of the Dead / int_352def2a | type |
Burn the Witch! | |
City of the Dead / int_352def2a | comment |
Burn the Witch!: Whitewood falls under a curse after its inhabitants burn a witch. Ironically the film was made in Europe (where witch burning did happen) but takes place in America (where it did notnote American witches were hanged, not burned.). | |
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City of the Dead / int_35b241c0 | type |
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping | |
City of the Dead / int_35b241c0 | comment |
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: Both Christopher Lee and Dennis Lotis slip out of their American accents more than once. | |
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City of the Dead / int_3e74b72e | type |
The Pollyanna | |
City of the Dead / int_3e74b72e | comment |
The Pollyanna: Nan responds to the most sinister and menacing things with enthusiastic fascination. | |
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City of the Dead / int_3ec7c277 | type |
Every Car Is a Pinto | |
City of the Dead / int_3ec7c277 | comment |
Every Car Is a Pinto: Tom Maitland's car bursts into flames after he crashes it. | |
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City of the Dead / int_4160410d | type |
Damsel in Distress | |
City of the Dead / int_4160410d | comment |
Damsel in Distress: Not one but two. | |
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City of the Dead / int_43eb61dc | type |
Villain Teleportation | |
City of the Dead / int_43eb61dc | comment |
Villain Teleportation: The witches will do this as soon as your back is turned. | |
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City of the Dead / int_45b850b7 | type |
Dead Animal Warning | |
City of the Dead / int_45b850b7 | comment |
Dead Animal Warning: On returning to her room after the dancers disappear, Nan finds a dead bird on her bed: impaled by a silver pin shaped like an arrow. Later, Patricia finds one and her grandfather tells her it the mark of the witches. | |
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City of the Dead / int_519f108a | type |
Throwing Your Sword Always Works | |
City of the Dead / int_519f108a | comment |
Throwing Your Sword Always Works: In an attempt to stop Bill, Elizabeth throws her large sacrificial dagger the length of the graveyard and manages to nail him squarely in the middle of his back. | |
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City of the Dead / int_537dd8fe | type |
Affably Evil | |
City of the Dead / int_537dd8fe | comment |
Affably Evil: Professor Driscoll seems quite amiable at first, if a bit intense about his specialty, witchcraft. | |
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City of the Dead / int_56a60d1f | type |
ThreeWallSet | |
City of the Dead / int_56a60d1f | comment |
Three-Wall Set: Every scene was filmed on a soundstage, even "exterior" shots of Whitewood and the forest. | |
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City of the Dead / int_5b9925f7 | type |
Curiosity Killed the Cast | |
City of the Dead / int_5b9925f7 | comment |
Curiosity Killed the Cast: If only Nan had been less inquisitive, none of this would have happened. | |
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City of the Dead / int_5f4c3290 | type |
Skeptic No Longer | |
City of the Dead / int_5f4c3290 | comment |
Skeptic No Longer: Barlow and Maitland when it comes to witchcraft. | |
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City of the Dead / int_68068108 | type |
Evil Laugh | |
City of the Dead / int_68068108 | comment |
Evil Laugh: Elizabeth Selwyn/ Mrs. Newless. | |
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City of the Dead / int_698d7dad | type |
Lovecraft Country | |
City of the Dead / int_698d7dad | comment |
Lovecraft Country: Whitewood, Massachusetts - with its richly-drawn history and sinister atmosphere - very much feels like one of H. P. Lovecraft's own eerie New English towns. | |
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City of the Dead / int_74ab25a4 | type |
Secret Underground Passage | |
City of the Dead / int_74ab25a4 | comment |
Secret Underground Passage: A tunnel leads conveniently from Nan's hotel room to the stone altar where she is to be sacrificed. | |
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City of the Dead / int_7be20777 | type |
Folk Horror | |
City of the Dead / int_7be20777 | comment |
Folk Horror: Dealing with black magic worship in a small town in New England. | |
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City of the Dead / int_808b6d16 | type |
Sdrawkcab Name | |
City of the Dead / int_808b6d16 | comment |
Sdrawkcab Name: Not drawn attention to but you'll notice Newless is Selwyn spelled backwards with a vowel changed to make an alternate name. She is only ever called Mrs Newless so as to conceal her first name Elizabeth. | |
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City of the Dead / int_81ae2774 | type |
Evil Matriarch | |
City of the Dead / int_81ae2774 | comment |
Evil Matriarch: In Whitewood, Mrs. Newless calls the shots. | |
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City of the Dead / int_8829dfa0 | type |
What the Hell Is That Accent? | |
City of the Dead / int_8829dfa0 | comment |
What the Hell Is That Accent?: Maitland is supposed to be an American, but sometimes he sounds like an ESL student. | |
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City of the Dead / int_890d778 | type |
Wizards Live Longer | |
City of the Dead / int_890d778 | comment |
Wizards Live Longer: The devil brings the burned witches back to life and grants them eternal life in exchange for sacrificing young girls twice a year. | |
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City of the Dead / int_8c4bafff | type |
Holy Burns Evil | |
City of the Dead / int_8c4bafff | comment |
Holy Burns Evil: The cross-shaped gravemarker wielded by Tom Maitland sets the coven on fire. Specifically, the shadow it casts. | |
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City of the Dead / int_8f612013 | type |
Token Good Teammate | |
City of the Dead / int_8f612013 | comment |
Token Good Teammate: Lottie seems to be the only employee at the Raven's Inn who is not a murderous witch. | |
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City of the Dead / int_9059bd5d | type |
Peek-a-Boo Corpse | |
City of the Dead / int_9059bd5d | comment |
Peek-a-Boo Corpse: Poor Lottie. | |
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City of the Dead / int_93deab19 | type |
Ominous Fog | |
City of the Dead / int_93deab19 | comment |
Ominous Fog: VERY copiously used, to the point of covering the ground in opaque knee-high clouds. | |
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City of the Dead / int_99db72ee | type |
Immune to Bullets | |
City of the Dead / int_99db72ee | comment |
Immune to Bullets: Professor Driscoll. | |
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City of the Dead / int_9a8e9926 | type |
Alternate DVD Commentary | |
City of the Dead / int_9a8e9926 | comment |
Alternate DVD Commentary: In 2014 the film was the subject of a RiffTrax commentary featuring Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett. | |
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City of the Dead / int_9bee1a7f | type |
Eldritch Location | |
City of the Dead / int_9bee1a7f | comment |
Eldritch Location: Whitewood is an Unholy Ground covered in an unnatural fog. | |
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City of the Dead / int_a122bf2f | type |
Blind Seer | |
City of the Dead / int_a122bf2f | comment |
Blind Seer: Satan may have robbed the Reverend of his earthly sight, but he sees clearly what is happening in Whitewood. | |
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City of the Dead / int_a8a5e4ed | type |
Christianity is Catholic | |
City of the Dead / int_a8a5e4ed | comment |
Christianity is Catholic: Averted. Christianity in Whitewood is some unspecified form of Protestantism, in keeping with the "Old New England" setting. | |
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City of the Dead / int_a8c1433e | type |
Dead Star Walking | |
City of the Dead / int_a8c1433e | comment |
Dead Star Walking: Nan Barlow seems to be the protagonist for the first thirty minutes or so. | |
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City of the Dead / int_abad35b4 | type |
Soundtrack Dissonance | |
City of the Dead / int_abad35b4 | comment |
Soundtrack Dissonance: There's a jazzy score over certain scenes that's strangely at odds with the spooky atmosphere. | |
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City of the Dead / int_ae0b7462 | type |
Ghost Butler | |
City of the Dead / int_ae0b7462 | comment |
Ghost Butler: While Nan is trying to pry open the locked trapdoor, a key helpfully appears, hanging from the window treatment and tapping against the glass. Nan takes the Schmuck Bait without a second thought. | |
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City of the Dead / int_affd30b0 | type |
Stupid Evil | |
City of the Dead / int_affd30b0 | comment |
Stupid Evil: Why did they leave that cross-shaped tombstone sitting around in the Unholy Ground cemetery where they make human sacrifices? Since Holy Burns Evil maybe they couldn't move it. | |
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City of the Dead / int_b02f996a | type |
Town with a Dark Secret | |
City of the Dead / int_b02f996a | comment |
Town with a Dark Secret: Whitewood. Of course the secret is not necessarily that witchcraft was practiced there - which everyone knows about - but that they still regularly sacrifice people. | |
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City of the Dead / int_b9c673a6 | type |
Market-Based Title | |
City of the Dead / int_b9c673a6 | comment |
Market-Based Title: Released in the U.S. as Horror Hotel. | |
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City of the Dead / int_c66cb5a9 | type |
Human Sacrifice | |
City of the Dead / int_c66cb5a9 | comment |
Scenecut: The film cuts from the coven conducting a Human Sacrifice with the sacrificial dagger descending on Nan to Sue cutting the cake at her birthday party. | |
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City of the Dead / int_c6fe99cf | type |
Creepy Cemetery | |
City of the Dead / int_c6fe99cf | comment |
Creepy Cemetery: Complete with fog and big crooked tombstones. | |
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City of the Dead / int_c9561e8b | type |
Slashers Prefer Blondes | |
City of the Dead / int_c9561e8b | comment |
Slashers Prefer Blondes: Blonde Nan is killed by the witches. Brunette Pat survives. What's more is that blond Maitland dies and brunet Richard survives. | |
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City of the Dead / int_c9d9a85f | type |
Hot Witch | |
City of the Dead / int_c9d9a85f | comment |
Hot Witch: "Hot" may be pushing it, but Elizabeth Selwyn is reasonably attractive. | |
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City of the Dead / int_cd365139 | type |
Unholy Ground | |
City of the Dead / int_cd365139 | comment |
Unholy Ground: The town of Whitewood, on account of its history of witch-burnings. | |
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City of the Dead / int_ce767e6f | type |
Co-Dragons | |
City of the Dead / int_ce767e6f | comment |
Co-Dragons: Professor Driscoll and Jethrow Keane both serve Elizabeth Selwyn. The former leads potential sacrifices to the coven; the latter kills for her when she doesn't want to get her hands dirty and also had a hand in turning Whitewood into Unholy Ground. | |
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City of the Dead / int_cf92fea8 | type |
Cassandra Truth | |
City of the Dead / int_cf92fea8 | comment |
Cassandra Truth: Neither Nan nor Pat takes the Reverend's warnings seriously. Nan and Tom also ignore the gas station attendant's warnings about Whitewood. | |
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City of the Dead / int_d0309fad | type |
Religion is Magic | |
City of the Dead / int_d0309fad | comment |
Religion is Magic: Especially the cross that shoots Jesus-lightning at the witches. | |
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City of the Dead / int_d03fc3f1 | type |
Good Shepherd | |
City of the Dead / int_d03fc3f1 | comment |
Good Shepherd: The Reverend Russell, although he seems less interested in saving souls than in stubbornly preserving the sanctity of his church building (probably because the townspeople are a lost cause). | |
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City of the Dead / int_d2c0e2ed | type |
Schmuck Bait | |
City of the Dead / int_d2c0e2ed | comment |
Schmuck Bait: A key magically appears, allowing Nan to unlock a trap door and descend into a cobwebby crypt. Nothing suspicious about that. | |
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City of the Dead / int_d6181478 | type |
Beware of Hitchhiking Ghosts | |
City of the Dead / int_d6181478 | comment |
Beware of Hitchhiking Ghosts: Jethrow Keane's specialty is to be picked up, provide some expository conversation, and then vanish from the passenger seat. | |
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City of the Dead / int_d8d22bb0 | type |
Dutch Angle | |
City of the Dead / int_d8d22bb0 | comment |
Dutch Angle: Used sparingly: once near the end when Dick Barlow leaves the inn and again with closeups of members of the coven as they try to sacrifice Pat Russell. | |
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City of the Dead / int_d9ce79de | type |
Only Shop in Town | |
City of the Dead / int_d9ce79de | comment |
Only Shop in Town: Pat has just opened up a shop in a tiny, virtually deserted town that hardly ever receives visitors. | |
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City of the Dead / int_da53340 | type |
Religious Horror | |
City of the Dead / int_da53340 | comment |
Religious Horror: The Big Bad is Satan, and the witches are defeated by the power of Christian symbols. | |
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City of the Dead / int_dd608032 | type |
Hell Hotel | |
City of the Dead / int_dd608032 | comment |
Hell Hotel: The alternate title of this film is Horror Hotel, and it's quite appropriate. The Raven's Inn is not a very hospitable place. | |
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City of the Dead / int_df410b77 | type |
Decoy Protagonist | |
City of the Dead / int_df410b77 | comment |
Decoy Protagonist: At first, Nan seems to be the main character. After she is killed, this status passes to her brother. | |
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City of the Dead / int_e256a235 | type |
Creepy Gas-Station Attendant | |
City of the Dead / int_e256a235 | comment |
Creepy Gas-Station Attendant: Nan stops at a remote gas station on a fog-shrouded road to ask for directions to Whitewood. The gas station attendant warns her that god-fearing folk don't go there, but gives her directions nonetheless. | |
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City of the Dead / int_e390612a | type |
Hollywood Satanism | |
City of the Dead / int_e390612a | comment |
Hollywood Satanism: The witch coven offers human sacrifices to the Devil — including children — in exchange for immortality. | |
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City of the Dead / int_e567510d | type |
Determinator | |
City of the Dead / int_e567510d | comment |
Determinator: Maitland. Even with a dagger lodged in his back, he manages to lift a big wooden cross and carry it around. | |
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City of the Dead / int_ed503b22 | type |
Match Cut | |
City of the Dead / int_ed503b22 | comment |
Match Cut: The knife about to plunge into Nan's chest is echoed by the knife cutting a birthday cake in the next scene. | |
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City of the Dead / int_f217cdab | type |
Great Big Book of Everything | |
City of the Dead / int_f217cdab | comment |
Great Big Book of Everything: A Treatise On Devil Worship In New England, which perfectly satisfies Nan's curiosity. | |
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City of the Dead / int_fb724048 | type |
Real After All | |
City of the Dead / int_fb724048 | comment |
Real After All: After mocking belief in the supernatural, the skeptics are eventually confronted by a real-life witches' Sabbath. | |
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City of the Dead / int_fc3f3cf3 | type |
Little Black Dress | |
City of the Dead / int_fc3f3cf3 | comment |
Little Black Dress: Mrs. Newless always wears black, which helps make her seem off. | |
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