This edition of Twisted Parallels may be Father Gore’s personal favourite yet!
There’s so much to love here. There’s costume choice inspiration and stop motion animation inspiring modern, surreal horror. There’s also some new horror, a bit of ’90s sci-fi horror, and even a Shirley Jackson novel.
Best of all there’s Claire Denis and Luca Guadagnino, each of them juxtaposed with a work by artist Francesca Woodman that very clearly inspired one of their films.
Check out Edition #19 and let everyone know what you think in the comments.
And if you see anything that looks familiar, drop Father Gore a note, or, better yet, a picture to suggest content for another edition. Enjoy.
(#18 is available here)
Vlad the Impaler in his armour
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Cinematography by Michael Ballhaus
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A psychiatrist uses a high-tech suit to enter a patient’s mind
The Cell (2000)
Directed by Tarsem Singh
Cinematography by Paul Laufer
A space captain offers his eyeballs
Event Horizon (1997)
Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson
Cinematography by Adrian Biddle
v.
P.T. Barnum tears out his eyes
The Field Guide to Evil (2018)
“Palace of Horror”
Directed by Ashim Ahluwalia
Cinematography by Avijit Mukul Kishore
“Splatter Paint” (1977-78)
by Francesca Woodman
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A woman paints with blood
Trouble Every Day (2001)
Directed by Claire Denis
Cinematography by Agnès Godard
“Untitled” (1979-80)
by Francesca Woodman
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A witch climbing her wall
Suspiria (2018)
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Cinematography by Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
“Schacht VI”
by H.R. Giger
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A nightmarish set of staircases
The Cell (2000)
Directed by Tarsem Singh
Cinematography by Paul Laufer
Recycled imagery
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1962)
by Shirley Jackson
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Poster for
Mario Bava’s Schock (1977)
An eerie screen hangs above a tailor shop
Street of Crocodiles (1986)
Directed by Stephen & Timothy Quay
Cinematography by Timothy Collinson (live action)
+ Stephen & Timothy Quay (animation)
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A serial killer’s victim in his strange mental world receives a dentist’s visit
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