I love October. The slight chill in the air. Brisk sunny mornings. Changing colors in the trees. All that nonsense. Most importantly, it brings HALLOWEEN.
We're Halloween freaks here at Facets. The holiday allows us to indulge in one of our passions: the horror film. We're diving into it full steam this year, with Facets Night School transforming into Facets FRIGHT School (more on that here) and the third annual 31 Days of Horror!
You know the rules: 31 days. 31 horror clips.
Let's go.
In the years following the release of William Friedkin's supernatural classic, The Exorcist, a stream of copycats hit theaters. Abby (William Girdler, 1974) was one of the strangest.
This forgotten blaxploitation wonder follows Friedkin's film closely, albeit with a much lower budget, cheaper scares and cornier acting. It also features the great William Marshall (aka Blacula), so it's all good in my book.
- Phil Morehart
Thursday, October 01, 2009
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Unbelievable! I'm blown away by how weird this clip is.
Looking forward to the next 30 clips!
The story might be a rip-off, but the African-American pride vibe is great. I like how the Exorcist lays the smack down -- when the devil starts launching racial insults, he responds cooly and moves to kick him out -- but only after putting on the kente cloth, rather than the priestly vestments.
Take that!
I'm curious -- is the Exorcist character in this one a Catholic priest? Or do they finally let a protestant conduct a cinematic exorcism?
Hi Val's valet.
I'm not sure of the exorcist's denomination, or if he's supposed to be affiliated with any church at all. William Marshall's character is an archaeologist and Abby's father-in-law...
This flick is long-awaited on dvd. Hopefully, a release will come soon and help us out!
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