5 Shaky Horror Film Premises
We salute Drag Me to Hell by analyzing some other equally questionable plots.
New Line Cinema's "The Mangler" -
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Even though sources as reliable as C. Robert Cargill and myself have told you that Drag Me to Hell is a terrifically entertaining horror film, I don't blame you if you're still skeptical. The trailer suggests that the young woman is terrorized because she ... denied an old woman a bank loan? And then the old woman put a ... a curse on her? Really? That's what it's about?? Well, yes. But don't fret! Premises that sound weak or stupid have been at the root of many classic horror films, and plenty of bad horror films had brilliant-sounding setups before they ruined them. Here are some of the shakiest premises we can think of, along with our assessment of whether they worked or not. The movie: The Mangler
* * * * * Eric D. Snider (website) is also based on a faulty premise. Most Popular Stories
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