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The Walking Dead
Not the series based on the comic- a 1936 horror film starring Karloff as a wrongfully executed man who is brought back to life by a mad scientist. This is an amazing film. The set design and photography are delightfully creative, with a laboratory that is creepy and a camera that is remarkably fluid for a low budget affair.
The real attraction, though, is Karloff, who does a superb job as another sort of Frankenstein monster. A man who has no memory of his life before being revived- or does he? It's a truly modern tale, with a subtext of existential angst. Who are we, really, and what makes a human a human?
Really fine little tale. Roshiq, you would love this! (I bet you've already seen it.)
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Cartoon Artwork, Underground Art, Other Weird Stuff
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