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On The Fence Horror: Annabelle (2014)

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F*ck creepy dolls.  There, I said it.  Now because I’ve said it, I’ll probably be murdered in my sleep by Rosemary – my very own personal creepy doll that you can read about HERE.  When I watched The Conjuring last year, I was kind of hoping for a spin-off featuring Annabelle, the cute murderous pig-tailed doll who wears too much blush.  Well, the studio didn’t waste any time because the Annabelle movie raced into production to meet it’s October 3rd release date, and the teaser trailer was released yesterday!

Ok – I have to say that I’m on the fence now.  Yes, the Annabelle doll is possibly worth the price of admission alone.  And yes, this will be coming out in time for Halloween which in my opinion is a better option than a new Paranormal Activity movie.  But something seems a bit rushed and desperate with this one.  The acting in the teaser trailer is suspect, and the acting in The Conjuring was one of the elements that made that movie so strong. Also, Annabelle was written by Gary Dauberman, who gave us such Syfy Channel worthy movies like Blood Monkey and Swamp Devil.

My main concern is that if this does suck, it will taint the success and admiration of The Conjuring.  I think you can see why I’m on the fence here, but I can assure you that I’m not completely out.  My expectations are a bit low, and It’s good to go into a movie like this with those low expectations, because the payoff can be even more sweet.  So, stayed tuned for more info and trailers on Annabelle as they come in and mark your calendars for October 3rd!

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Give Me The Creeps: The Mechanical Doll From ‘Deep Red’ (1975)

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Quick!  What’s the creepiest mechanical doll ever?  Tick tock, tick tock.  What’s your answer?  No, I’m sorry, but Vicki The Robot from the TV show Small Wonder doesn’t count.  The correct answer is:  the mechanical doll from Dario Argento’s classic giallo, Deep Red!  And yes, the first time I saw that movie, I kind of had a love/hate thing going on with that creepy ass thing.  All the more reason that I’m showing it some love on this edition of Give Me The Creeps. Not familiar with the mechanical porcelain terror that I’m speaking of?  Take a look below in the clip:

Oh yeah.  I should have also mentioned that there was a pretty gnarly teeth bashing scene in there, as well as some groovy over-the-top soundtrack music from the band Goblin.  Only sweetens the deal if you ask me.  The focus is on that random mechanical doll in the cute little tuxedo though.  As he trollops towards Professor Giordani giggling like a school boy, you can’t help but be a bit terrified. And even though that particular doll is only on screen for about 25 seconds total (and that includes his lifeless porcelain broken body on the floor), it’s a scene and image that is synonymous with the movie Deep Red.  This is classic Argento, and being that we can’t seem to find classic Argento anymore, we need to relish in moments like this from his previous films.  So here’s a salute to that little mechanical doll in the cute tuxedo who likes to giggle a lot…….you single-handedly managed to Give Me The Creeps.

*It’s not the amount of head you have, it’s how you use it*