Cool & Dark 5: Hell On The Hill

[handful_ofdust]

My latest FearZone column is up, here (http://www.fearzone.com/blog/cool-hell); fans of both Richard Matheson and Shirley Jackson can, hopefully, apply. Enjoy!

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[sovay]

Enjoy!

Oh, yes. I have never read the Matheson; now I want to find it, re-read The Haunting of Hill House, and compare and contrast. Thanks!

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

Excellent! And do check out the movie adaptation, too; Roddy MacDowell's Fischer was a huge influence on Carraclough Devize, as well as being first in a long line of characters played by gay actors I found myself distractedly yearning after. (See also: Most people played by Ian McKellen, Anthony Perkins.)

[sovay]

And do check out the movie adaptation, too; Roddy MacDowell's Fischer was a huge influence on Carraclough Devize, as well as being first in a long line of characters played by gay actors I found myself distractedly yearning after.

I have an incredible fondness for Roddy McDowall despite the fact that I've never seen him any substantial adult roles; I know him mostly as a child and bit character actor and if you know where to find his film Tam-Lin, I will light candles to you.

[ozsaur.livejournal.com]

I haven't read Matheson, but it might be interesting to compare the book to the movie.

Enjoyed the article!

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

Excellent! The movie is actually a fairly faithful translation, although A) not as porny and B) far more English. They also changed the character of Florence so that she's less a red-headed sexpot with religious delusions than a very well-meaning, VERY young woman of whom Barrett says: "But she's only a child!"