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Trilogy of Terror
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Trilogy of Terror is an American made for TV horror anthology film which originally aired on ABC in 1975. Directed by Dark Shadows creator Dan Curtis, it consists of three segments, all of which are based on short stories by Richard Matheson. Karen Black appears in all three segments, playing a different lead role in each. "Julie" – A university English professor is blackmailed into a relationship with a student. "Millicent and Therese" – Two sisters hate each other with a passion. The older sister decides to deal with the younger one once and for all. "Amelia" – A woman with an overbearing mother accidentally releases a murderous spirit within a Zuni Fetish doll free and must fight for her life. The film's best-remembered and most popular segment.A sequel, also directed by Dan Curtis and starring Lysette Anthony in all three segments, aired on USA Network in 1996. | |
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Twist Ending | |
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Twist Ending: Amelia manages to destroy the Zuni Fetish doll, but is possessed by the spirit residing in it, and the segment ends with her waiting to ambush her mother. | |
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The Sociopath | |
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The Sociopath: Chad Morgan, a misogynist who fixates on his English professor, drugging her so he can take compromising photos and blackmail her into a relationship. He flat-out admits that he does not care what she feels about anything, only his own needs. Julie Eldridge, who pretends to be a mild-mannered English teacher and perfect victim for predatory men, only to manipulate them until she gets bored and kills them. She does not do this out of any moral stand against sexual predation, but solely for her own amusement. | |
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The Ghost | |
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The Ghost: Amelia's mother is never shown onscreen; all the interactions between her and her daughter are through a phone. | |
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Hot for Teacher: Chad gets a weird idea about seeing what's under his teacher Julie's clothes. This develops into an unhealthy obsession about her, eventually turning into sexual abuse. | |
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Perverse Puppet: After the medallion around it is removed, the Zuni Fetish doll comes to life and starts attacking Amelia. | |
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Agony of the Feet | |
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Agony of the Feet: The Zuni Fetish doll begins its attack on Amelia by stabbing her feet while she's searching for it. | |
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The Hero Dies | |
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The Hero Dies: Millicent is killed by the voodoo doll intended to kill her evil sister, due to said sister being a split personality. | |
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Downer Ending | |
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Downer Ending: Amelia seemingly burns the evil doll alive, only for its spirit to possess her and keep on killing. | |
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Pint-Sized Powerhouse | |
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Pint-Sized Powerhouse: The Zuni Fetish doll is small but powerful. | |
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Parental Incest | |
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Parental Incest: According to Millicent, Therese seduced their father when she was 16. | |
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Our Ghosts Are Different | |
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Our Ghosts Are Different: These are trapped in inanimate objects by magic, but can interact with the world if the gold chain sealing them in is removed. They have fangs, and are capable of possessing the living. | |
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Meaningful Name | |
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Meaningful Name: Julie's last name is "Eldridge", which very close to "eldritch". | |
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Here We Go Again! | |
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Here We Go Again!!: The segment ends with a male student coming to Julie's apartment, asking for help with an assignment while subtly eyeing her. | |
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Fangs Are Evil | |
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Fangs Are Evil: The Zuni Fetish doll has sharp teeth. Amelia sports them after she is possessed by the doll's spirit. | |
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Doing In the Wizard | |
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Doing In the Wizard: In the original short story, instead of a Serial Killer Julie is explicitly supernatural in nature; likely a succubus or witch. Chad sees her as sexier than she really is, she drives him to suicide over his uncontrollable lust for her, and she destroys the photos he took with pyrokinesis. The film retains only a hint of this: in her monologue at the end, Julie implies that she originated the blackmail scheme and telepathically planted it in Chad's mind. | |
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Villain Protagonist | |
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Villain Protagonist: Chad, whom we follow exploiting Julie. | |
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Asshole Victim | |
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Asshole Victim: To say Chad had it coming would be an understatement. | |
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Big Bad | |
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Big Bad: He Who Kills, an evil spirit trapped inside a Zuni fetish doll. | |
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Feminist Fantasy | |
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Feminist Fantasy: Of the horror variety. The entire trilogy is very woman-centric. | |
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Murder by Cremation | |
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Murder by Cremation: Amelia finally gets rid of the Zuni Fetish doll by locking it in an oven, where it catches on fire. | |
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Pilot Movie | |
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Pilot Movie: The film was intended as the pilot for a new horror anthology tv show, but it failed. | |
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Slipping a Mickey | |
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Slipping a Mickey: Chad takes Julie on a date to a Drive-In Theater, and when he goes to get them some drinks, he drugs hers. | |
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My Beloved Smother | |
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My Beloved Smother: Amelia's mother, who demands all of her attention and doesn't let her live her own life. | |
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No-Tell Motel | |
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No-Tell Motel: After drugging her, Chad drags unconscious Julie into one to have his way with her. | |
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Slasher Smile | |
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Slasher Smile: Amelia after being possessed by the evil spirit shows a terrifying grin with sharp fangs. | |
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Character Title: Julie is the target of Chad's obsessions. | |
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Shout-Out | |
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Shout-Out: Chad signs himself and Julie in the motel under the names "Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Harker", who is a character in the novel Dracula. | |
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Antagonist Title: Julie is revealed at the end to have been behind Chad's lust for her, killing him for fun just like she's done to all the other boys she's seduced. | |
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Nightmare Face | |
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Nightmare Face: Amelia's possession at the end by He Who Kills is an image that will haunt you. | |
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Hollywood Voodoo | |
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Hollywood Voodoo: Inspired by a child's doll that Therese broke, Millicent decides to get rid of her with a Voodoo Doll. | |
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Hate Sink | |
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Hate Sink: Chad Morgan is a college student introduced degrading his female co-eds as "dogs.' After meeting his English professor Julie Eldridge, Chad constantly asks her out until she agrees to go on a date with him. During the date, he drugs her to take compromising photographs and blackmail her into a relationship. Right before Julie kills him, Chad flat-out admits that what she wants means nothing to him. | |
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Kill It with Water | |
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Kill It with Water: Amelia tries to unsuccessfully drown the Zuni Fetish doll by wrapping it in a towel and submerging it in a bathtub. | |
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The Vamp | |
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The Vamp: Therese, who attempts to seduce any man near her. | |
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Happier Home Movie | |
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Happier Home Movie: The segment opens with Millicent watching an old home movie from her childhood, which has both of her parents alive. | |
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