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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House

You're going to have to trust me on this one and NOT go looking to view the trailer for this film. Currently streaming on Netflix. A slow-burn ghost story. Incredibly well-made and atmospheric. Genuinely spooky. Written and directed by Anthony Perkins' son Osgood Perkins.

I guess making a trailer for a movie like this is a tricky thing. You kinda HAVE to show all your "scares" to get people interested, but had I watched the trailer prior to watching the film, it would have taken away so much. Went in blind and am so grateful for it.

So trust me! Go watch it... the film...NOT THE TRAILER.

Ouija

Businessman Elijah Bond had the idea to patent a planchette sold with a board on which the alphabet was printed, much like the previously existing talking boards. The patentees filed on May 28, 1890 for patent protection and thus are credited with the invention of the Ouija board. Issue date on the patent was February 10, 1891. They received U.S. Patent 446,054. Ghosts and the Devil quickly learned the Ouija board opened easy-to-pass-through portals.