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  • Horror Cinema: Apartment 7A

    When I started watching Apartment 7A, I did not know that it was related to Rosemary’s Baby. As I recognized the names of the secondary characters and was introduced to Dianne Wiest’s loving tribute to Ruth Gordon, I was charmed straight through to the end.

    The main character was refreshing as the protagonist in contrast to Rosemary. She was a career girl, and the stakes she had in being groomed for the Mother of the Anti-Christ were intriguing because she was making her decisions for herself. Julia Garner did a great job of portraying a sympathetic version of her character.

    Overall, a great addition to Rosemary’s Baby!

    James, Natalie Erika. Apartment 7A, Paramount Pictures, 2024.

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  • Horror Cinema Trivia: Annabelle

    I never made the connection between Annabelle and Rosemary’s Baby, but, once it was laid out before me, I cannot believe I missed it. Might explain why I enjoyed Annabelle so much.

    ScreenRant explains Annabelle‘s homage to Rosemary’s Baby:

    “Several references to the classic horror film Rosemary’s Baby are alluded to in Annabelle. For instance, the protagonists are named John and Mia after John Cassavettes and Mia Farrow, the stars of the horror classic. John and Mia also name their daughter Leah, the same name as one of the neighbors in the 1968 film.

    “In addition, the plot closely resembles Rosemary’s Baby. Both films center on a couple living in an upscale apartment while expecting a baby, as a host of satanic neighbors plotting to overtake the mother and her child. Moreover, the sound cues of the neighboring apartment are directly taken from Rosemary’s Baby.”

    Find more facts about the Annabelle series at The Annabelle Series: 10 Creepy Facts About The Conjuring Spin-Off.

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  • He Has His Father’s Eyes

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  • Horror Cinema Trivia: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

    According to Mia Farrow, the scenes where Rosemary walks in front of traffic were spontaneous and genuine. Roman Polanski is reported to have told her that “nobody will hit a pregnant woman.” The scene was successfully shot with Farrow walking into real traffic and Polanski following, operating the hand-held camera since he was the only one willing to do it.

    Read more trivia facts about Rosemary’s Baby on IMDB.

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  • Horror Cinema: The House of the Devil

    I recently re-watched Ti West’s The House of the Devil. I remembered liking how spooky it was, but I forgot how much I liked the storyline. The narrative both pops and lulls as it unfolds toward a dark ending about free will and Satanism. The gore is bloody and satisfying. The heroine is strong and resourceful. The villains seem distant but are many and close by. So spooky!

    Admittedly, I might be biased because Rosemary’s Baby is one of my favourite movies and The House of the Devil pays an intriguing homage to the Unholy Trinity. Its ending is very different than its predecessor’s, however. It is unresolved yet satisfying, which I liked. I am very much a Ti West fan!

    West, Ti. The House of the Devil, MPI Media Group (theatrical) / Dark Sky Films (DVD and VHS), 2009.

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  • Love the Ones You Trust

    Love the ones you trust while you still trust them.

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  • The Making of “Rosemary’s Baby”

    My perennial favourite horror movie, Rosemary’s Baby. Hail, Satan!

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  • Horror Cinema: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

    Movie review
    Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby

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    When pushed to answer what is my favourite horror movie, I reply, “Rosemary’s Baby.” I’ve watched it nearly once a year since I first saw it as a preteen.

    One of the features that I particularly love about horror movies is that, sometimes, the bad guy wins. Growing up, I always wanted to read a comic or see a movie where the bad guy won in the end. It didn’t make sense to me that the hero always had to have the advantage.

    After first seeing Rosemary’s Baby, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing in the final scene. It was grotesque and perfect: the Anti-Christ was born healthy and would be loved by his mother in a twisted, Satanic retelling of the immaculate conception.

    My other favourite aspect of the movie is the psychological horror. Watching Rosemary unravel the secret that her neighbours are “all of them witches” and to watch her be fed to the wolves by the ones she loved and trusted most is, to me, the scariest possible thing that could happen to someone. It is also something that happens to women all the time, especially in the time that the movie was released. To me, it is an added layer of horror to watch her be treated as a possession knowing that the story is likely familiar to so many of my sisters and foremothers.

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    Polanski, Roman. Rosemary’s Baby, Paramount Pictures, 1968.

     

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