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Les Diaboliques

Train to Busan vs World War Z

If thou openest not that I may enter I will smash the doorpost and unhinge the gate. I will lead up the dead, that they may eat the living.”    (Enheduanna). Excerpt from “Descent of Ishtar/Inanna to the Underworld.” Written somewhere between 3000 B.C. to 1900 B.C. Train to Busan and World War Z: A Comparative Approach Call them what you want: the undead, revenant (French word meaning come back or one who has returned), Zombi or Zombii in Haitian, or as many Western viewers know them, zombies. There are fast zombies (both of these movies) , slow zombies (George A. Romero’s classic 1968 film Night of the Living Dead), zombies who are under mind control through nefarious black magic or sorcery, and many more. Zombies are a very important concept in pop culture and society. Specifically, lots of movies have been made about them.   Two interesting films about zombies are World War Z (2013) and Train to Busan (2016). Even though World War Z is has more jump scares and fits into the

Les Diaboliques

Tagline- See it, be amazed at it, but... BE QUIET ABOUT IT ! (original Finnish poster tagline) (unusual sidenote: Oddly i was unable to find a official tagline in English or even in French which is where the film comes from.)  Hello friends! This time i'm reviewing a 1955 French film called Les Diaboliques , not to be confused with the 1996 film remake with Sharon Stone called Diabolique . It is a psychological horror and also thriller film and is a masterclass in steadily building suspense. I'm going to say spoiler alert even though it's six decades old but you should obviously go watch it before reading this. A brief plot overview: Michel Delassalle, a despicable school principal becomes victim to a nefarious murder plot planned by a duo of his wife, Christina Delassalle, and his mistress Nicole Horner. However to Christina's and Nicole's shock and dismay, Michel's body disappears and strange things start to happen and threaten to drive both of the women to th