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Criterion Collection October Lineup Includes Tod Browning’s ‘Freaks’ Plus ‘The Others’ and More

The Criterion Collection is celebrating Halloween with a brand new lineup of horror releases this October, and we’ve got the full scoop straight from Criterion’s website. Coming this October, “three Pre-code chillers from a master of the morbid; a gothic supernatural tale; & a haunting modern-day fable of cultural dislocation in NYC.” Those films are […] The post Criterion Collection October Lineup Includes Tod Browning’s ‘Freaks’ Plus ‘The Others’ and More appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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‘Unspeakable: The Films of Tod Browning’ – 17-Film Retrospective Coming to Film at Lincoln Center [Exclusive]

Credited as a pioneering director who helped create the horror film genre, Tod Browning‘s influence can be seen in the work of David Lynch, John Waters, Guillermo del Toro, and David Cronenberg, and Film at Lincoln Center pays tribute to Browning this month. Film at Lincoln Center has announced Unspeakable: The Films of Tod Browning, […] The post ‘Unspeakable: The Films of Tod Browning’ – 17-Film Retrospective Coming to Film at Lincoln Center [Exclusive] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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One of Us: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of ‘Freaks’ [Gods and Monsters]

When he was sixteen years old, Tod Browning ran away with the circus. Technically speaking it was a travelling show called the Manhattan Fair & Carnival Company which he joined after becoming enthralled with one of its dancers. He held several jobs in various carnivals, circuses, and sideshows including barker, escape artist, clown, and stable […] The post One of Us: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of ‘Freaks’ [Gods and Monsters] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Brian Keiper