Problem-child-in-charge, Shadow Stalkers & Looking Glass Mysteries

by Denham
(Norwalk, Ohio, USA)

As a designer/creator of hands-on think-on-your-feet mystery weekends and events, I have a peculiar point of view on film. I appreciate atmosphere and cryptic messages as I recreate them in my mysteries and while current films have all the bells and whistles of special effects they lack the heart of the older movies. All film is trapped in the time it was made and if you think the films of the 30s are challenged just take a peek at the hair styles and costumes of any piece of crap released in the 70s. Pass me an extra barf bag, please.

For the lack of color, background music and CG graphics, the original Mummy has an eerie quality that I admire. It isn't simply a bit of film history. It's an intriguing and evocative piece of storytelling and well worth seeing.