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Side Dish 02 – Häxan
Overview The video script discusses the 1922 Swedish silent film ‘Haxan,’ directed by Benjamin Christensen. The film, a documentary-style recreation, explores themes of witchcraft and mental illness and is noted for its impressive production quality and vivid imagery. It was controversial at release due to scenes of torture, nudity, and anti-clericalism, leading to bans in…
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Side Dish 01 – House of the Devil
Welcome to our first side dish – a quick talk about a great public domain horror movie. In fact, this one is the first recognized horror movie – House of the Devil from Georges Méliès. While it’s short – 3 minutes – its fascinating to see this put together and be a horror movie (loosely…
