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Post by james on Oct 20, 2008 10:01:27 GMT -5
very much. Just saying.
I actually watched three of these films during their theatrical run (The Descent, The Cell, and Sleepy Hollow). And I've seen The People Under The Stairs on cable. This is a new Better In The Dark record for me.
This is how I remember it, but I think the casting of Christopher Walken as the Headless Horsemen was kept secret when the film was released. At least, I definitely wasn't aware of it when I saw the movie, and I don't remember seeing him in the trailer. I remember being pleasantly surprised when he turned up (or, uh, his head, rather). It was a great casting choice for an unexpected cameo.
I have all of those Weird Heroes books, save one. They're uneven, but the Harlan Ellison short story in the second volume is priceless.
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Post by Derrick on Oct 20, 2008 10:54:47 GMT -5
I think you're right on point with SLEEPY HOLLOW, james. And that Harlan Ellison story...was that the Cordwainer Bird one? I really need to dig out those books and re-read 'em. It's been years since I last read them.
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Post by james on Oct 20, 2008 11:06:13 GMT -5
And that Harlan Ellison story...was that the Cordwainer Bird one? I really need to dig out those books and re-read 'em. It's been years since I last read them. That's the one. Another great story is "Greatheart Silver in the Showdown at Shootout," by Philip Jose Farmer (in the first book). It's a very funny story of a small town where all of the great pulp heroes and villains have retired in their old age, but are still opposing each other. Out of the books I have, the only one I can't finish is the novel about the female magician/adventurer named Nightshade. It has some unusual ideas (like the, er, "special relationship" between Nightshade and her female assistant), but I've never been able to finish it. I tried twice and gave up before getting even half-way through. |
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Post by Derrick on Oct 22, 2008 6:03:05 GMT -5
And that Harlan Ellison story...was that the Cordwainer Bird one? I really need to dig out those books and re-read 'em. It's been years since I last read them. That's the one. Another great story is "Greatheart Silver in the Showdown at Shootout," by Philip Jose Farmer (in the first book). It's a very funny story of a small town where all of the great pulp heroes and villains have retired in their old age, but are still opposing each other. Out of the books I have, the only one I can't finish is the novel about the female magician/adventurer named Nightshade. It has some unusual ideas (like the, er, "special relationship" between Nightshade and her female assistant), but I've never been able to finish it. I tried twice and gave up before getting even half-way through. You're not the only one. I really, REALLY like the core concept about the character having multiple identities that she uses. I also like that she uses magician's tricks and illusions to confound her enemies (it's an idea I shameless stole for my REGENCY series of stories) but that book is a hard one to get through. I forced myself to read it all the way through because I was a diehard WEIRD HEROES fan but I haven't read it since then and if you put a gun to my head I couldn't tell you what it was about/ |
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