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www.moria.co.nz - : The Other is a film that was in its time regarded as a minor genre classic. It’s eminence has faded somewhat a decade later but it is still a strong and interesting work. It comes adapted from a 1971 novel by former actor Thomas Tryon - see the likes of I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958) and Moon Pilot (1961) - who later became a novelist specializing in American Gothic. Probably the most famous other work adapted from Tryon was the tv movie The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978). more...
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www.toxicuniverse.com - : I remember seeing The Other when it was first released in 1972 and being disturbed by the general concept and haunted by a couple of images (that I can’t reveal, lest it give away too much). Similar to Freaks (even including a brief scene at a carnival freak show) the film has elements of horror, but overall it’s hard to classify under strictly one genre—many parts are rather pastoral, others have elements of a thriller, yet the overall effect remains one of horror. more...
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