We got awfully hung up on yams last night in some truly unexpected (some might say disturbing) ways, during our discussion “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” (1973), one of the most traumatizing television experiences of our childhoods. I’ve yet to tally up the results of our informal poll, but it’s possible the malevolent yam people are second only to Karen Black’s Zuni doll from “Trilogy of Terror,” in terms of prepubescent nightmare fuel.
After a sweaty contemplation of the relative thrill of being bound by yams, things promise to be much less perverse next week, when we turn our attention to Tobe Hooper’s “Lifeforce” (1985) – which, after all, is only about naked French vampires from outer space.
All will be laid bare during our conversation, on the next Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner. Sharpen your vampire pick-up lines in the comments section (en français), when we livestream on Facebook, next Friday evening at 7:30 EDT!
“Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark”
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