Stories by @the_anonymous_caster
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Prestige TV The Keep
Nazi troops in World War II Romania awaken a supernatural evil when they set up camp in an ancient stone fortress.
Michael Chabon's X-Men (1996)
I have chosen an X-men lineup--Cyclops, Jean Grey, Nightcrawler, Beast, Iceman, Storm, Wolverine and Jubilee, that provides for the greatest degree of contrast of personality, with each of the characters capable of filling a very distinct, even archetypical role in the story, in an ensemble configuration not all too different from that of Star Trek, which is a useful model, in my opinion, for this type of film. I intend to make sure that each X-man gets a chance to come alive as a real character, mostly by focusing on the small details of personality, the everyday humdrum routine of being a fabulously superpowered mutant. It is to make room for this that I have stripped away the super-powered villain layer--a risk, I know, but one that I feel pays off. The next movie, building on this one, can introduce Magneto, Sabretooth, and the others. Personally I am a little weary of megalomaniacs bent on world domination--I think we've all seen enough of them (on screen and in Hollywood).
The Haunting of The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy horror film directed by James Whale. Based on the 1927 novel Benighted by J.B. Priestley, the film features an ensemble cast that includes Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Stuart, Charles Laughton, Lilian Bond, Ernest Thesiger, Raymond Massey and Eva Moore. Set in interwar Wales, the film follows five travellers who seek shelter from a violent storm in the decaying country house home of the eccentric Femm family.