Tag Archives: Psychedelic
Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)
The opening titles proclaim this to be “Thomas De Quincey’s classic Confessions of an Opium Eater.” Make no mistake, this has nothing to do with the landmark account of drug addiction from 1821 (Confessions of an English Opium-Eater); and, perhaps … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, opium, Psychedelic, Surreal, Vincent Price
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Phase IV (1974)
For a long while, Phase IV (1974) was, to me, that VHS box with the ant crawling out of a bloody hole in someone’s palm. It was a misguided Dalí reference, exploitation-style; and at the time it scared me away … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 70's, horror, Killer Ants, Post Apocalyptic, Psychedelic, Saul Bass, Science Fiction, Surreal
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Altered States (1980)
After a decade of hits in his native U.K., Ken Russell arrived in Hollywood with the mind-bending Altered States (1980). It’s the story of an experimental psychologist, Eddie Jessup (William Hurt, in his big-screen debut), who theorizes that experimenting with … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Drama, horror, Ken Russell, LSD, Neanderthal, prehistoric, Psychedelic, Science Fiction, The Devil, William Hurt
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