Horror Movie Posters (art) Question
Dave Rindone
I'd like to hear what some of your favorite horror movie posters are.
Sometimes, it seems, the artwork is much better than the movie itself!
Maybe a top five from everyone...
- Dave
Wangdangdoddle
ZOMBIE
DAWN of the DEAD
The Exorcist
Maniac
Escape from New York
One Few over the CooCoo's Nest
The Return of the living Dead
Friday the 13th
Caddyshack
The Blues Brothers
Animal House
all framed and hanging!
The one I'm missing is "Children Shouldn't Play With dead Things" anyone out
there have it?
bod
pictures..(i sent off for it in 82..it cost me £1.50 and filled
a whole bedroom wall) and what did i do...give it to a mate in
86..what a tit...i wonder how much its worth now??
"dont worry yoko,its only a friggin water pist....."
john lennon 1980
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Dr Walpurgis
> The one I'm missing is "Children Shouldn't Play With dead Things" anyone out
> there have it?
AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
--
"Hey kee-id, don't untie it, cut it! . . . Somethin'
wrong?" - Bobby Rhodes, DEMONI
Dr BUTCHER MD
my room with diffrent shit.
I have an large Anthropophagous Beast poster of ol George eating the Rabbit
fetus plus my favourite ,a rare Lobby card 76/150 of the Carrie affair from
Beyond the Valley of the dolls.
bod <m01r...@fcmail.com> wrote in message
news:0b1f8be2...@usw-ex0101-006.remarq.com...
Dave Rindone
60 Mad Max ('79) in my bedroom. I *did* have an Evil Dead, but it was a
traditional 27 x 41 video release poster from 1982 (same art, but for
the video). I bought Dead by Dawn from Rick's in Florida to place next
to it, but the majority of my "collection" was picked up for free from
several video stores in the area. Most just give 'em away. The one I
really wanted was "Black Moon Rising", which I snagged from a bin in a
place that is now out of business.
- Dave
CultCuts
The ones I have that I like are:
New York Premiere poster for Invasion of the Body Snatchers (this thing is
huge).
Gamera III
Vampyros Lesbos
Night of the Zombies
The Brotherhood of Satan
The Evil Dead
Serpent and the Rainbow
The Funhouse
Magic
The Manitou
They all currently haunt my walls!
Mark
http://www.icehouse.net/cultcuts
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Dr BUTCHER MD
Mark Wright <ma...@giallo.demon.nul> wrote in message
news:3954a43...@194.159.73.10...
> One joyful day (Sat, 24 Jun 2000 11:05:50 GMT to be precise), "Dr
> BUTCHER MD" <elf...@primus.com.au> decided that the Usenet community
> would benefit from this remarkable comment:
>
> >Im not really all that into collecting posters,although i do love
decorating
> >my room with diffrent shit.
>
> Note the hard, husky texture. I'm particularly pleased with that.
>
> And here's a real contrast. This one was made after a night's heavy
> vindalloo and lager session. Note how it effortlessly blends into, well,
> just about everything really."
>
> Mark Wright
> - ma...@giallo.demon.nl
>
> ================Today's Thought====================
> "In places where books are burned, one day,
> people will be burned" - Heinrich Heine, Germany -
> 100 years later, Hitler proved him right
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Ha Ha ,GG Allin is actually my decorator.
Wonderful how he gets all those diffrent shades of brown to match.
-DR BUTCHER MD
CultCuts
> Ha Ha ,GG Allin is actually my decorator.
> Wonderful how he gets all those diffrent shades of brown to match.
>
> -DR BUTCHER MD
Now that is truly frightening! Especially since he probably is at least
slightly smellier now than when he was alive! I'm guessing, much like his
stage act, your house is multicolored in different tones of brown, yellow and
red!
G.G. was the only concert I went to that I chickened out of half way there.
Went and saw Aspirin Feast at a different venue instead.
Justin Kerswell
<cult...@icehouse.net> writes
>The ones I have that I like are:
>New York Premiere poster for Invasion of the Body Snatchers (this thing is
>huge).
>Gamera III
>Vampyros Lesbos
>Night of the Zombies
>The Brotherhood of Satan
>The Evil Dead
>Serpent and the Rainbow
>The Funhouse
>Magic
>The Manitou
>
>They all currently haunt my walls!
FUNHOUSE (the one with the clown grasping an axe, leaning out of a box-
not so much the one with the drooling mouth). I've boasted about this
before but I just got a UK quad for a double-bill of MY BLOODY VALENTINE
and THE FUNHOUSE, which is really nice (and both films have different
artwork to their US counterparts). I also got a UK quad for FRIDAY THE
13TH which is, again, different from the US version- showing a (painted)
tranquil scene at Camp Crystal Lake being interrupted by a huge knife
slicing the scene open revealing a woman's screaming face.
The only two posters I've got framed at the moment are quads for
HALLOWEEN II (loved that pumpkin/skull image forever!); and HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO ME (again, I love that classic shish-kebab imagery).
I've got quite a few other posters which I want to get framed (when
I have some money). Some of my other faves are UK quads for TERROR TRAIN
and PROM NIGHT; US 1 sheets for THE BOOGEY MAN and GRADUATION DAY; and
original Italian locandinas for SHOCK, SUSPIRIA, INFERNO, FIVE DOLLS FOR
AN AUGUST MOON and ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS.
So many posters- so little wall space. :-(
--
Justin Kerswell
=:-0 HYSTERIA! 0-:=
slashers! - gialli! - cheese!
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* now with 113 reviews!*
(now incl. THE PERFUME OF THE LADY IN BLACK (1974) and THE DEADLY CAMP (1999))
"Hey Boogeyman- let's Boogie!"
Mary McDonough confronts mortal danger
with disco in MORTUARY (1981)
Wangdangdoddle
God, you doofus, what is your major problem with that film?
Every time it comes up, you got to add your pathic opinion.We get, it your not
a fan of the film!
Coming from a guy that worships the "amaturish" horror films of Fulci, your
opinion on "Children" is null and void!
DAM
Among them are reproductions (most full-size) of: The Mummy,
Frankenstein, Creature From The Black Lagoon, Dracula, Forbidden Planet,
King Kong (2), It Came From Outer Space, The Invisible Ray, Revenge Of
The Creature, Day The Earth Stood Still, Mummy's Hand, Dracula's
Daughter, House On Haunted Hill, Invasion Of The Saucermen... and
originals: Dunwicg Horror, Lost Continent, The Reptile/Rasputin, Amazing
Transparent Man/Island Of Terror, 7Th Voyage Of Sinbad, Five Million
Years To Earth, Mole People, Creeping Flesh, Tomb Of Ligeia and Bram
Stoker's Dracula.
I think that's about it... for now.
Dr Walpurgis
> God, you doofus, what is your major problem with that film?
> Every time it comes up, you got to add your pathic opinion.We get, it your not
> a fan of the film!
> Coming from a guy that worships the "amaturish" horror films of Fulci, your
> opinion on "Children" is null and void!
Crikey! You'd think these rabid CSPWDT fans -- of all people -- would
have a sense of humour.
--
"Defend yo'selves! DEFEND YO'SELVES!!!" - Bobby Rhodes, DEMONI 2
bod
that room with all that nasty crap watching you"i think they
were a bit psychotic!!
FrMerrin
>yup it was a big un
Altogether now....
OOH MATRON !!!
--
Mike
"There is no future in England's dreaming."
DukeofNY94
>and THE FUNHOUSE,
Justin,
You rat bastard. So you were the one who got that gem? Heh heh. It actually
went fairly affordably didn't it. I also missed out on the incredible ALIEN
and THE FOG double feature quad - I bid it to about $65 American and still lost
out. Oh the humanity. I did however win the PHANTASM/DON'T DO IN THE HOUSE
double bill a while ago. Perfect condition. NICE!
Anyway, I think this guy of the original post was more interested in the
artworks for posters, rather than what we had....so I'll address both.
I've always dug the U.S. artwork for PHANTASM which I have on the wall.
Apparently the artist Joe Smith delivered 4 or 5 full rendered artworks to Avco
Embassy for them to consider. The director, Don Coscarrelli, said they were
all beautiful, vivid and colorful, but that he's never seen them again.
Anybody friends with the JOE SMITH family or estate, please e-mail me some
contact info.
I also dig films with icons or symbols to represent the film. ALIEN and
HALLOWEEN spring to mind. They don't really seem to use this technique much
anymore. Too bad. The HALLOWEEN artwork/actual painting's owner surfaced on
the official website saying he was going to sell the piece but wanted to offer
it to John Carpenter first. I have no idea what came of it.
Ah hell, I'm too tired to write on about artworks. Maybe more later. What I
have on my walls...all are original theatrical one sheets unless otherwise
noted.
ZOMBIE
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD signed by ROMERO
DAWN OF THE DEAD
DAY OF THE DEAD
HALLOWEEN
HALLOWEEN 2
HALLOWEEN 3 (I enjoyed it for the fine slice of cheese it is, so sue me.)
PHANTASM
ALIEN
ROAD WARRIOR
KNIGHTRIDERS
GATES OF HELL
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (Style B with Lector)
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE reprint
EVIL DEAD
STAR WARS Style A
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK Insert
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK Advance one sheet.
THE THING 40x60
PROPHECY 40x60
CARRIE 40x60
SQUIRM 40x60
AMITYVILLE HORROR 40x60
THE SHINING insert
BLACK HOLE insert
TEXAS CHAINSAW U.K. quad reprint
TAXI DRIVER 40x60
HARD BOILED
SUSPIRIA Half Sheet
A super cool MEDIA HOME VIDEO poster with NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and mini
artworks for HALLOWEEN, MANIAC, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, MOTHER'S DAY, CHUD and
more!
I've got a lot more pieces, (about 50 inserts etc) but that's the majority of
what first comes to mind.
Laterz - Duke
DukeofNY94
rolled, never used, mint condition 22x28 half sheet for...
...CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS!
True. Love the poster. Love the flick. Sorry Doc.
And with that, I bid you a duke.
bod
pound!!
Wangdangdoddle
>Oh. I can't believe I forgot... Framed over my T.V., I also have a
>beautiful,
>rolled, never used, mint condition 22x28 half sheet for...
>
>...CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS!
>
YOU LUCKY BASTARD ! Any intrest in selling it ?
Brian Parent
>>Crikey! You'd think these rabid CSPWDT
>>fans -- of all people -- would have a sense of
>>humour.
>Listen Doc, I have no major problem with you,
>I respect your opinions and acknowledge your
>well rounded knowledge of our beloved genre
>! However, it seems that from time to time you
>have no respect for other peoples opinions at
>this board. Your "There's no accounting for
>taste" routine, every time someone disagrees
>with your opinions, comes off as a little stuck
>up. I admit that I have posted some wrong
>information at this board, but that's only
>because I posted out of memory, not looking
>things up (a problem with will not happen
>again) This board is not your personal podium,
>but you are one of the most knowledgeable
>posters here, so lets just say we agree to
>disagree and not flame war.
Has it occured to you that maybe you're being a little too sensitive?
Wangdangdoddle
>have a sense of humour.
Listen Doc,
I have no major problem with you, I respect your opinions and acknowledge
your well rounded knowledge of our beloved genre !
However, it seems that from time to time you have no respect for other peoples
opinions at this board. Your "There's no accounting for taste" routine, every
time someone disagrees with your opinions, comes off as a little stuck up.
I admit that I have posted some wrong information at this board, but that's
only because I posted out of memory, not looking things up (a problem with will
not happen again)
This board is not your personal podium, but you are one of the most
knowledgeable posters here, so lets just say we agree to disagree and not flame
war.
As for my sense of humor, I think I have a great one, email me privately
and I'll tell you the one about the the "Nun the frog and the dildo." :)~
Ok, my rant (and my beer) are both done.
Litchick66
>opinions at this board. Your "There's no accounting for taste" routine, every
>time someone disagrees with your opinions, comes off as a little stuck up.
Um.......it's a joke. I, as a CSPWDT fan, do have a sense of humor enough to
know that. (And Doc, if you ever stopped that, I don't think the board would
ever be the same.)
"...by the power of the written word...before all, to make you SEE."
--Joseph Conrad
Charli
WideScreenPig
wrote:
>>Crikey! You'd think these rabid CSPWDT fans -- of all people -- would
>>have a sense of humour.
>
>Listen Doc,
> I have no major problem with you, I respect your opinions and acknowledge
>your well rounded knowledge of our beloved genre !
>However, it seems that from time to time you have no respect for other peoples
>opinions at this board. Your "There's no accounting for taste" routine, every
>time someone disagrees with your opinions, comes off as a little stuck up.
>I admit that I have posted some wrong information at this board, but that's
>only because I posted out of memory, not looking things up (a problem with will
>not happen again)
> This board is not your personal podium, but you are one of the most
>knowledgeable posters here, so lets just say we agree to disagree and not flame
>war.
> As for my sense of humor, I think I have a great one, email me privately
>and I'll tell you the one about the the "Nun the frog and the dildo." :)~
>Ok, my rant (and my beer) are both done.
Relax, will ya? This is alt.horror - you have to expect a little piss
in your soup.
______________________________________
WideScreenPig
"We have front row seats for this
Theater of Mass Destruction. The
Demolitions Committee of Project
Mayhem wrapped the foundation columns
of ten buildings with blasting
gelatin. In two minutes, primary
charges will blow base charges, and
those buildings will be reduced to
smoldering rubble. I know this
because Tyler knows this."
Wangdangdoddle
>
Sensitive??!! Fuck that dude, I'm incapable of being sensitive or being
insulted!
. My retort to Doc has little to do with this post and more to do with past
posts. I just wanted to point out that when you hold a place of respect in
life, be it the President of America to a well respected member of a lowly
Internet horror message board, you need to remember that all people have an
opinion and it should be respected no matter how different there opinions might
be. You could point out that you disagree and give resons why, but no need for
immature comments. (as long as thier opinions are on topic, because I do slam
the wrestling and raciest cross posters pretty hard)
Trust me guys, the good Doc is well capable of defending himself!
aren't you Doc? :)~
Dr Walpurgis
> Listen Doc . . . it seems that from time to time you have no respect for other
> peoples opinions at this board. Your "There's no accounting for taste" routine,
> every time someone disagrees with your opinions, comes off as a little stuck up.
Ooh! Get her!
--
"She right! She put on dat mask and scratched ho-sel'! Because o'
dat scratch, she became a demon! An instrument of evil! Like dey
said in de damn movie!" - Bobby Rhodes, DEMONI
Justin Kerswell
<dukeo...@aol.com> writes
>You rat bastard. So you were the one who got that gem? Heh heh.
...t'was me. :-)
I must admit I was pretty surprised myself that it went so cheap-
which is good news for my bank balance!
The artwork for the poster of both films surprised me. I recognised
the artwork for MY BLOODY VALENTINE as it was the same as that used on
the French poster (which was painted) - of a woman cowering away as a
silhouette of the Miner falls across her. But the image used for THE
FUNHOUSE (which was a painting also) I'd never seen before- showing a
figure in silhouette standing in a funhouse car appearing from a clown's
mouth surrounded tunnel, with machete aloft! ... The poster incorporates
THE FUNHOUSE's great tagline, "PAY TO GET IN. PRAY TO GET OUT!", and
also the line "THE MOST FRIGHTENING THREE HOURS OF YOUR LIFE!",
especially for this double bill.
Does anyone know if (presuming there were independent UK cinema
releases for these two classic slashers) the same artwork used on both
of them?
And speaking of British quads, I'm constantly amazed at how different
artwork was used on genre posters as opposed to their US releases. Apart
from FRIDAY THE 13TH, the original UK quad for HALLOWEEN wasn't the
great staggered knife/pumpkin image that is so well known- rather it is
a shot from the film showing Annie in the car when she gets into it in
the garage, with the tagline, "THE TRICK WAS TO STAY ALIVE!".
The UK release of TERROR TRAIN uses a completely different image as
well- this time of one of the film's male characters having his head
pulled back by the hair in front if a mirror and a knife slashing
through the poster. Complete with the classic tagline, "DON'T BOTHER
BUYING A RETURN TICKET ... YOU WON'T BE COMING BACK!".
Wangdangdoddle
"The good Doc is well capable of defending himself"
The Doc retorts "Ooh! Get her"
LOL I guess I was wrong !
Ps..... I'm all man my friend, what's your excuse?
DukeofNY94
Had I known the VALENTINE/FUNHOUSE poster was that cool, I woulda bet the
ranch. Oh well. Win some, lose some.
Yeah, I had a chance to buy that HALLOWEEN quad for $30 years ago and passed on
it. DOH! What's also cool is that Michael's hand is seen outside the car in
the foreground approaching Annie, I guess to not give away that he is already
inside. Heh. I can hear the cries for *spoiler* alerts already.
And with that, I bid you a Duke.
Dave Rindone
the same as the US release (yellow/orange tones with the rig shot).
Instead, I received "Mad Max 2" with the words "Sometimes One Man Can
Make A Difference". It had a picture of Mel standing next to his V8 and
another side shot of the Lord Humongous.
- Dave
DukeofNY94
attended. There was a full page ad in the Philadelphia Inquirer saying "WARNER
BROS. INVITES YOU TO A SNEAK PREVIEW OF A MAJOR SCIENCE FICTION MOTION PICTURE"
There was no title or credits, just the showtime and theater information over
the standard U.S. artwork for ROAD WARRIOR. When we arrive there were limos
out front and a lot of guys in suits and women in furs standing in the lobby,
which now I highly suspect one of which was probably George Miller. It was a
funky downtown theater so there was a pretty mixed crowd of raucous audience
members all totally jazzed to see this big flick, but when the title came up it
said MAD MAX 2...and the entire audience groaned! Remember MM1 didn't fair all
that well in the states, largely because of that bad HE-MAN dubbing so
everyone was disappointed. 5 minutes into the flick though, Max is tearing
through Wez's buddies and the place goes crazy, completely won back over. I
was only about 12 when I saw it, but I'm just about certain the cut I saw that
night was a little different. Seemed there was more torture of the attempted
escapees etc.
Anyway, I don't know how many sneaks like this they held, but without a doubt
that showing had an impact on the marketing of the film primarily causing the
change of the title. I believe we watched VICE SQUAD after that...man, they
don't have double feature sneaks like that anymore!
So...there ya go.
Justin Kerswell
Rindone <Bart_...@webtv.net> writes
advertised it as a Brit quad of THE ROAD WARRIOR, as it only ever got
released here as MAD MAX 2.
Incidentally, didn't MAD MAX 3 get released as such in the States?
Justin Kerswell
<dukeo...@aol.com> writes
>Yeah, I had a chance to buy that HALLOWEEN quad for $30 years ago and passed on
>it. DOH! What's also cool is that Michael's hand is seen outside the car in
>the foreground approaching Annie, I guess to not give away that he is already
>inside. Heh. I can hear the cries for *spoiler* alerts already.
>
couldn't find one anywhere so settled for HALLOWEEN II (the
skull/pumpkin design of which I've always loved). It wasn't until later
that I saw the actual UK design for the first film and, although I kinda
like it, I would have been mightily disappointed after I thought it
would depict the classic image we are so used to.
Another of my personal faves, of the ones I've got, is the design
for HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME with that slack jawed kid about to get shish-
kebabed through the cake hole. They sure as hell don't make 'em like
that anymore.
Derrick Rushlo
Justin Kerswell <jus...@south-over.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:8NW9rPAP...@south-over.demon.co.uk...
> In article <26675-39...@storefull-231.iap.bryant.webtv.net>, Dave
> Rindone <Bart_...@webtv.net> writes
> >I ordered the British quad for the Road Warrior, thinking it would be
> >the same as the US release (yellow/orange tones with the rig shot).
> >Instead, I received "Mad Max 2" with the words "Sometimes One Man Can
> >Make A Difference". It had a picture of Mel standing next to his V8 and
> >another side shot of the Lord Humongous.
> >
> ...I take it you were pleased? ... Actually, they should never have
> advertised it as a Brit quad of THE ROAD WARRIOR, as it only ever got
> released here as MAD MAX 2.
>
> Incidentally, didn't MAD MAX 3 get released as such in the States?
The films were Road Warrior, Mad Max, and Mad Max beyond the Thunderdome I
believe.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Justin Kerswell
<har...@rcn.com> writes
>The films were Road Warrior, Mad Max, and Mad Max beyond the Thunderdome I
>believe.
>Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
>
title too. I was just wondering why they didn't go, in the States, for a
title that continued on with ROAD WARRIOR angle if they were so against
the MAD MAX tag after the first film tanked?
Dave Rindone
impossible in the early-80s. The only way to get a 1/2 decent dealer
was out of the back of Fangoria magazine, but even they were hard
pressed to get a poster to sell. I think it was Rick's Movie Graphics
that finally had a 40 x 60 on heavy stock paper. I tried everything
from calling Vestron Video (they lied, saying they'll send me one "right
out", 20 years later and I'm still waiting) to asking a buddy who
happened to be going to Austrialia to visit his family.
Getting the US version of the Road Warrior was somewhat eaiser, whereas
it had more "press" than Mad Max. I don't even think that most viewers
back then thought it was even a sequel because of the name change,
either that, or they hadn't heard the first movie. Something about
movie goers back then being trained to spot the next part of a movie by
the big II or III (Rocky, Jaws, Star Trek etc) next to the name. I was
jacked when the RW came out on tape, it's still one of the best action
films of out time.
Oh yeah, Vice Squad was wild! Wings Hauser was a great villian, loved
that cowboy hat.
-Dave
"You want to get outta here? Talk to me."
- Max
WideScreenPig
<jus...@south-over.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <8jak4u$6hi$1...@bob.news.rcn.net>, Derrick Rushlo
><har...@rcn.com> writes
>>The films were Road Warrior, Mad Max, and Mad Max beyond the Thunderdome I
>>believe.
>>Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
>>
> ...I believe that the third film was released here (UK) with that
>title too. I was just wondering why they didn't go, in the States, for a
>title that continued on with ROAD WARRIOR angle if they were so against
>the MAD MAX tag after the first film tanked?
MAD MAX didn't tank Stateside, per se. It was actually a fairly
successful drive-in exploitation picture and made some money for AIP,
who released it in North America. The title change to THE ROAD
WARRIOR had more to do with Warners' desire to distance itself from
the first film's exploitation reputation. They wanted TRW to stand
alone as a major release.
The popularity of MAD MAX increased exponentially following the
release of THE ROAD WARRIOR, and eventually reached a level of pop
culture awareness sufficient to convince Warners that MAD MAX BEYOND
THUNDERDOME was a more recognizable property than THE ROAD WARRIOR 2.
Justin Kerswell
writes
>MAD MAX didn't tank Stateside, per se. It was actually a fairly
>successful drive-in exploitation picture and made some money for AIP,
>who released it in North America. The title change to THE ROAD
>WARRIOR had more to do with Warners' desire to distance itself from
>the first film's exploitation reputation. They wanted TRW to stand
>alone as a major release.
>
>The popularity of MAD MAX increased exponentially following the
>release of THE ROAD WARRIOR, and eventually reached a level of pop
>culture awareness sufficient to convince Warners that MAD MAX BEYOND
>THUNDERDOME was a more recognizable property than THE ROAD WARRIOR 2.
>
Paul Hutchings
I'm not really a poster person, but I do have a huge "Tenebre" poster
signed by Dario Argento which is quite tasty. I prefer getting sets of
stills myself, but they are quite hard to come by.
Paul Hutchings
so Sweet so Perverse - Italian exploitation films and their directors.
Homer
ws...@home.com (WideScreenPig) wrote:
> Relax, will ya? This is alt.horror - you have to expect a little piss
> in your soup.
That's why I stopped eating at the buffet.
--
"It's all right. Just a simple nerve reflex reaction." --Doctor in
PATRICK,
explaining why the supposedly dead title character has just leapt out of
bed
screaming and crashed into a glass cabinet across the room.
Homer
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