These are two horror films that hardly show a ‘monster’ at all. It’s all in the mood of unease and anxiety. These are beautiful looking A movies made on B budgets. But with excellent writing and career best playing from actors who rarely got a chance to shine in bigger movies. This Criterion disc has excellent support materials also: commentaries on the soundtrack, a booklet with essays on each of the films. Highly recommended.
These are two horror films that hardly show a ‘monster’ at all. It’s all in the mood of unease and anxiety. These are beautiful looking A movies made on B budgets. But with excellent writing and career best playing from actors who rarely got a chance to shine in bigger movies. This Criterion disc has excellent support materials also: commentaries on the soundtrack, a booklet with essays on each of the films. Highly recommended.