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thealmightyemprex · 7 months

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Halloweenathon:Vault of Horror

Today we look at a film based on Vault of Horror,the comics from the 50's....Not really,it just takes the title,and the stories actually come from Tales From the Crypt,but still

In this 1973 film 5 men enter a lounge and recount their nightmares

SO this films is based on EC comics and is a follow up to Amicus other EC comics adaptation Tales from the Crypt .Ive never read the comics but have seen thye previous film ,whichj ios a personal favorite of mine (And of course I have seen a few episodes of the TV show from the 80's and 90's and all three film connected to said series).Vault of Horror is a good movie and a good anthology .I dont think its as good as its predecessor Tales from the Crypt but it is an ejnoyable film

I will rank the segments from least fave to most fave

5.Bargain in Death -Lamest segment ,just a guy rying to fake his death for insurance and I found it boring,its the only dud in the movie

4.Midnight Mess -Guy goes to a mysterious town to kill his sister for inheretance ,unaware that its dangerous to be out atr night .This ones fine ,the twist is fun but its just funny how the brother is so upfront hin his murderous intentions .Fun fact the brother ands sister are played by actual siblings Daniel Massey and Anna Massey ,whose dad is Raymond MAssey AKA Johnathan Brewster from the macarbre comedy Arsenic and Old Lace ,so thats fun

3.This Trick Will kill you -A magician and his wife set out to steal a magic trick from a woman in India .Fun of this one is really Curd Jurgens and Dawn Addams as the villianous couple

2.The Neat Job -A man obsessed with neatness and order is constantly getting on the case of his new wife .Less horror (Till the end) and more classic dark comedy ,with it getting so high due to the punchline and the great performances of Terry-Thomas and Glynis Johns

1.Drawn and Quartered:An artist uses voodoo to enact revenge on those who wronged him .I love the idea of whatever the artist paints happening but really what sells this segment is a pre Doctor Who Tom Baker as the artist,he just has such a sinister quality

Overall reccomend this movie ,its reallly spooky fun

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cazzyf1 · 2 years

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My favourite quotes/quotes I found interesting from 'The Playboy and the Rat' by Roy Calley

This book was written about both Niki Lauda and James Hunt, and while I mainly collected quotes about Niki because he's who my blog is dedicated to, I couldn't help but include some of my favourite quotes about James as well as his life was so much more chaotic than I had ever realised before, and even then I thought it was extreme. I had to buy for myself a biography about James now as well when I get to reading and finishing it I'll make a similar quotes collection post for it.

"The knitting was one of his more curious skills. To pass the time away, he decided to knit his brother Tim a pair of shorts, not to a perfect degree as he had managed to create two right legs, but they were rightly and proudly presented to Tim who kept them for some time." - about James Hunt, page 9

"He treated the Beetle with little less respect and destroyed it after launching from a ramp flying for twenty-four yards before it fell to ground with all four wheels splayed outwards." - about Niki Lauda, page 11

"The only thing that Lauda didn't have was an insatiable appetite for the opposite sex." - comparing James and Niki in their early years, page 12

"Lauda moved out of the family home and immediately into the arms of Mariella Reininghaus in Salzburg. How this came about is something which Lauda has never made public (and why should he?), but it seems he had met her whilst on a skiing trip in Gastein when he had quite literally fallen for her! In fact, he had fallen over quite spectacularly at her feet and they had bonded from that moment." - page 17

"There were no windows in the car, so it must have been a breezing experience and as the regulations insisted on a passenger seat, he just screwed a deck-chair to the chassis with brackets from a Meccano set." - James Hunt's first car, page 19

"At the time Hunt took the rejection so badly he promptly 'burst into tears.'" - page 20

"Lauda never embraced that type of living, although he remembered James as an 'open, honest-to-God pal'. He also came out with the famous quote that he enjoyed sex as much as the next man, 'unless that man was James Hunt.'" - page 31

"Despite his self-remedy of a pint of beer at the close-by pub, he was hospitalised for a week but was quickly discharged after being caught with a female in a compromising position by the matron." - James Hunt, page 35

"Niki was the 'flavour of the month'" - page 44

"He met Marlene Knaus at a party held by her boyfriend Curd Jurgens. They bonded almost immediately, and in what could only be described as unseemly haste, they dated and Lauda left Mariella, whilst Marlene said goodbye to Jurgens. It soon became public knowledge and for a while, they were the subject of intense scrutiny in Austria, and indeed in certain parts of the world where his name meant something. By 1976 they were married and neither looked back." - page 45

"Hunt qualified fifth in Argentina (taking great delight in walking to the Ferrari pit and teasing Lauda about being ahead of him)" - page 46

"The young and at times shy Vienna, who had built up a frightening debt to finance his dream, was now on top of the motor racing world." - page 53

"He was in agony but that paled into comparison once the Italian media got a hold of the story. Some sections had always been unhappy that the Ferrari never employed an Italian driver, and the fact that the current number one there was an Austrian and a World Champion at that made it more unbearable. This was a gift to them and they proceeded to lambast Lauda publicity with every edition, so much so that the Austrian's response to one journalist was that he could not care less about what they thought or indeed what Ferrari felt too." - Niki overturning his tractor, page 62

"Hunt overplayed his emotions when he punched a man who had accidentally knocked a post-race orange drink out of his hand. To be fair to James, he did feel guilty and tried to find the person afterwards to apologise, but was unsuccessful." - page 63

"He is very tough and finishes consistently. He is totally fair in overtaking and will always watch for you and if you get alongside he won't barge into you or make contact. He'll make himself as tough as he can be in an absolute fairway. It means we can always have a clean race together." - James on Niki, page 65

"James said he felt utterly hopeless and helpless when he heard the news and sent him (Niki) a provocative telegram in the hope of igniting a fighting spirit in Lauda. It had become so very important to him that he should not die." - page 72

"To all intents and purpose he was dead, yet his sheer willpower and self-belief refused to allow him to slip away." - pages 72-73

"It was at this stage he and Niki had their first and only falling-out. The two teams were staying in the same hotel and when Ferrari manager Audetto attempted to convey his and their regret at the decision, he was told in no uncertain terms where to go. That was followed by Lauda telling the press that he was 'madly delighted' and with the possibility of a grudge match building between the two friends, the journalists inevitably attempted to stoke the flames of the fire. Hunt was so angered over the whole situation that he admitted that he attempted to 'inflame' it between himself and Lauda... Niki was understandably cautious, something which Hunt jumped on and said he was not interested in safety but in racing only. It was his way of 'psyching' out Lauda. The tension between the two of them was now intense and the press followed their every move... It also meant that Hunt was back in the title race and thankfully for both of them, they met after the race and resumed their friendship. They both denied the quotes that had been attributed to them by the press and hoped that the final two races could be played out in a sporting manner." - pages 77-78

"The friendship between James Hunt and Niki Lauda had improved such an extent that they had booked adjoining rooms at their hotel near the circuit." - page 78

"His personal attire continued to baffle, turning up in jeans and T-shirt for awards ceremonies and nearly always accompanied by his beloved Alsatian dog Oscar." - on James Hunt, page 87

"A special James Hunt day at Brands Hatch, graciously attended by Niki Lauda." - page 87

"He seemed to have little time for his fans, but at least he attempted to treat the press with respect. He wasn't sought out as much though as most of his answers to questions were one-dimensional and frankly rather dull." - about Niki Lauda, page 89

"The night before Hunt joined Lauda at his home in Salzburg where according to Niki" 'We had a helluva time, drank and smoked far too much, but he outlasted me and I went to bed earlier than him.'" - page 90

"The two also spent some time at Hunt's villa in Spain where predictably a good time was had." - page 96

"After a huge row with the team in Canda, where they then sacked his personal engineer Ermano Cuoghi, who had rather foolishly announced that he too was off to Brabham, Lauda simply walked out and refused to race at Mosport Park or Japan." - page 98

"One man who backed Lauda's decision to go back home in Austria was Hunt who empathised with his decision and said he would do the same in his position." - page 98

"Domestically life was bliss. His son Lukas was born and even though he missed the birth due to travelling in between races actually on his way to Long Beach it was inevitable that the responsibility of fatherhood would cloud his thinking when it came to motor racing." - page 109

"Niki Lauda didn't look back. He put all his efforts into the new airline he had formed and spent most of the next two years living in hotels in Vienna whilst wife Marlene and son Lukas stayed in their home near Salzburg." - page 113

"If Marlene thought she finally got her husband back to have a 'normal' life then she would be disabused of that notion." - page 113

"In essence not much had changed. The family stayed in Salzburg. I stayed on in Vienna. It was a curious period of transition. I believe we were all waiting for something to happen." - page 114

"What was not so easy was breaking the news to Marlene, who took it badly and denounced her husband as being 'mad'" - page 120

"If he wants to race, it's because he wants to do it because that's the sort of animal he is. Let's have Niki back." - James Hunt on Niki's return to f1, page 121

"His love of birds became a serious commitment after he retired from racing." - James Hunt's love for birds, page 126

"Lauda was the hottest property in a pretty barren market." - page 128

"It was an unusually emotional Lauda on the podium who hugged his teammate and promised he would make sure that next season would be Prost's season." - page 139

"On the podium also was Niki'a wife Marlene. She hadn't attended a race since the terrible accident in Germany 1976, and had developed an absolute hatred of motor racing, but she wanted to be there to see her husband realise his dream. The hug she gave him whilst covered in the celebratory champagne was a defining image in the story of Niki Lauda's career." - page 140

"Lauda handed out gifts to his mechanics and they all danced the night away in celebration of a dramatic but ultimately successful season all but two. Marlene complained of being unwell, so she and Niki retired to their other room and were in bed, perfectly sober, by half past midnight." - page 140

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