- Sun Jul 16, 2017 9:30 am
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In the run up to the film's release in the Uk, in May '88, it was trailered on tv with short spots and also previewed in Fangoria. I was so excited for it that I actually dreamed the whole movie - like, an entire epic dream filled with characters, plot, imagery. I would very occasionally do this when I was especially hyped for a coming film.
The weirdest thing was seeing how many images and ideas fit with my dream version, it was particularly trippy considering the ideas about dreams in the film! Freaked me out.
I saw it 5/6 times in the theatre. It was the year after school finished and I had started at college, was miserable cuz I hated the place. Most days I would skip classes and sit in the park, drinking and writing. That summer I wrote a PoD sequel outline, which focussed on the homeless 'followers', and featured an ancient box that contained two different pills - one of which caused a reality perception shift...
fast forward 13 years to The Matrix.
I really like Prince of Darkness.
:)