Showing posts with label diabolical devices (u). Show all posts
Showing posts with label diabolical devices (u). Show all posts
Sunday, August 2, 2026

MAN ON THE SPYING TRAPEZE (1966)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* This Eurospy cheapie has only ...
Wednesday, July 22, 2026

DAUGHTER OF DON Q (1946)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* Without getting into my phenom...
Friday, July 17, 2026

LUPIN III: MISSED BY A DOLLAR (2000)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* MISSED BY A DOLLAR was the last L...
Friday, July 10, 2026

ONE ARMED SWORDSWOMAN (1972)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological* A lot of chopsockies emulated...
Monday, July 6, 2026

FLYER AND MAGIC SWORD (1970)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* When I only saw one online des...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

ACES GO PLACES (1982)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* Though I'm far from being a g...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

THE ANGEL STRIKES AGAIN (1968)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* I suppose ANGEL WITH THE IRON ...
Monday, February 2, 2026

ANGEL WITH THE IRON FISTS (1967)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* If you know in advance that AN...
Friday, January 23, 2026

AGAINST THE DRUNKEN CAT PAWS (1979)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* As distinctive as the title is...
Thursday, December 25, 2025

CHAMBER OF HORRORS (1966)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological* "Jason Cravatte, a gentleman...
Saturday, December 13, 2025

THE VALLEY OF VANISHING MEN (1942)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* This is one of the more solid ...
Saturday, November 29, 2025

THE HYPNOTIC EYE (1960)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological, sociological* Someone said that a...
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

THE FACE OF THE FROG (1959)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological, sociological* As of this writ...
Sunday, November 2, 2025

BLOODY PIT OF HORROR (1965)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological, sociological* I've argued in ...
Sunday, October 12, 2025

SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (1982)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological, sociological* In addition to the ...
Sunday, September 28, 2025

DEMON SLAYER SWORD (1995)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological*  This misleadingly titled off...