Dale Midkiff and Denise Crosby are an admirably regular everycouple, building a home and then demolished by grief.
The big hit: This adaptation of aSkeleton Crewshort story, starring a gaggle of besieged-yet-still-horny coeds.
The Raft looks like a lame 80s TV show, giving the slow-building horrors a transgressive kick.
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A mini-masterpiece in under 11 minutes.
It sounds ridiculous, I know.
But theres also a too-close-for-comfort subtext coursing beneath that outrageously cartoonish premise that makes it slightly easier to buy.
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As the outrun-or-die TV shows charismatic emcee, Damon Killian, Dawson oozes nefarious Cockney smarm.
IsThe Running Mana modern masterpiece?
Not by a long shot.
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Hes also a master of nostalgia.
But yes, theres also a dead body.
can sometimes feel like the only things worth caring about.C.N.
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Its horror is of the purely domestic variety.
Its also arguably the most earnestly feminist tale hes ever written.C.N.
5.Misery(1990)
In hindsight, the product of a kind of Stephen King supergroup.
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Bates became an instant icon as Annie Wilkes, the sweetheart nurse and number-one-fan with a black-hole-sized dark side.
Watch out for that sledgehammer!
3.The Mist(2007)
Darabonts the high priest of Stephen King adaptations, no question.
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As a brazen act of self-rebellion, Darabonts third King film is a cut-to-the-bone locked-room thriller.
A thunderstorm practically levels a small Maine town.
Seeking supplies, some townspeople visit the local supermarket.
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In its own fierce way,The Mistis just as rewatchable asShawshank.
And a word to the wise: Steer clear of the 2013 remake.C.N.
But theres a reason why the film has inspired so much analysis and terror.
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As Jack Torrance, Jack Nicholson gives a madman performance that is secretly subtle.
You remember his murderous smile but theres a genuine middle-aged desperation motivating Jacks descent.
Few hotels have ever looked better than the Overlook.
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