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Snake5555555555 07/08/20 2:10:51 PM #18:	Great_Paul posted... Sam (Trick r Treat) It has always disappointed me that Sam has never quite gotten the traction he deserves out in the mainstream world of horror. He has the potential to seriously rival Halloween mainstays like Michael Myers & Jason Voorhees easily, ticking off all the boxes that make those characters timeless: recognizable design, straight-forward motives that encourage yearly viewings, & a twist on Halloween traditions everyone can relate to. On the same token though, I could definitely see why he hasn't. Michael & Jason have both gone on to represent "safe & sterile" versions of their former selves, far removed from the psychological dread they used to instill in general audiences. Sequels & retreads rob any character of that power eventually, and Sam would be no different. There's a much deeper sadism to Sam that makes him a bit harder to swallow than your typical glitzy Hollywood horror villain, especially in his child-like appearance. Michael Dougherty undeniably tapped into something powerful with Sam, at once a loving ode to the trick-o-treat era of our childhoods, that eternally lasting, ethereal power of the Halloween autumnal season, and even just a little dash of childlike psychopathy that's as sad as it is disturbing. So, as much as I would love to see Sam gain even more recognizability (and to be clear, I'm not saying he's like some totally obscure figure either), maybe we should leave him at the fringes of our minds, watching us silently as we drift in and out of Halloween traditions, encouraging us with a distant stare to never forget what made Halloween so special to us, albeit with a chocolate bar switchblade behind his back! Rating: 8/10 --- The dead are not quiet in Hill House. https://imgur.com/LAzHE1a - https://imgur.com/a/dwC3Dfu <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:941844338] in Snake Rate... [t:78833004]...</cite> <quote>Great_Paul posted... </cite> <quote>Sam (Trick r Treat)</quote> It has always disappointed me that Sam has never quite gotten the traction he deserves out in the mainstream world of horror. He has the potential to seriously rival Halloween mainstays like Michael Myers & Jason Voorhees easily, ticking off all the boxes that make those characters timeless: recognizable design, straight-forward motives that encourage yearly viewings, & a twist on Halloween traditions everyone can relate to. On the same token though, I could definitely see why he hasn't. Michael & Jason have both gone on to represent "safe & sterile" versions of their former selves, far removed from the psychological dread they used to instill in general audiences. Sequels & retreads rob any character of that power eventually, and Sam would be no different. There's a much deeper sadism to Sam that makes him a bit harder to swallow than your typical glitzy Hollywood horror villain, especially in his child-like appearance. Michael Dougherty undeniably tapped into something powerful with Sam, at once a loving ode to the trick-o-treat era of our childhoods, that eternally lasting, ethereal power of the Halloween autumnal season, and even just a little dash of childlike psychopathy that's as sad as it is disturbing. So, as much as I would love to see Sam gain even more recognizability (and to be clear, I'm not saying he's like some totally obscure figure either), maybe we should leave him at the fringes of our minds, watching us silently as we drift in and out of Halloween traditions, encouraging us with a distant stare to never forget what made Halloween so special to us, albeit with a chocolate bar switchblade behind his back! Rating: 8/10 --- The dead are not quiet in Hill House. https://imgur.com/LAzHE1a - https://imgur.com/a/dwC3Dfu</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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