Thursday, October 7, 2010

Living Dead Man Walking



I Walked With a Zombie sounds scary
Its story is sort of Jane Eyre-y
A spirited nurse
ignores island curse
Of voodoo you'd think she'd be wary



Frances Dee (above, right) and Christine Gordon in I Walked With a Zombie (Jacques Tourneur, 1943). Handed the title by his boss, producer Val Lewton decided to create a west Indian Jane Eyre, but the connection is tenuous. Image source: dvdbeaver.com. We're only one week into our month-long Countdown to Halloween.

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2 comments:

  1. surly hackOctober 7, 2010 at 10:28 AM

    Thanks, Paul. More zombies are walking this way...AIIIIIEEEE!

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  2. D CairnsOctober 7, 2010 at 4:34 PM

    As if hypnotized by Rasputin,
    They trudge through this film from Val Lewton,
    It's a classy affair
    Made with devilish flair
    Though the title don't sound high-falutin'.

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