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...quivering out; a source of irridescent colors, strange and squashy textures, squishing and crunching sounds. Devising these spectacles takes real showmanship, as evidenced by this excerpt from the horror mag Fangoria's interview with "effects wizard" Tom Savini, as he explains the scalping of a woman in his new shocker, Maniac...

Author: By David B. Edelstein, | Title: The Monsters Within Us | 9/15/1980 | See Source »

...quivering out; a source of irridescent colors, strange and squashy textures, squishing and crunching sounds. Devising these spectacles takes real showmanship, as evidenced by this excerpt from the horror mag Fangoria's interview with "effects wizard" Tom Savini, as he explains the scalping of a woman in his new shocker, Maniac...

Author: By David B. Edelstein, | Title: The Monsters Within Us | 9/10/1980 | See Source »

...quivering out; a source of irridescent colors, strange and squashy textures, squishing and crunching sounds. Devising these spectacles takes real showmanship, as evidenced by this excerpt from the horror mag Fangoria's interview with "effects wizard" Tom Savini, as he explains the scalping of a woman in his new shocker, Maniac...

Author: By David B. Edelstein, | Title: The Monsters Within Us | 9/8/1980 | See Source »

...first K-cars, the front-wheel-drive compacts that Chrysler hopes will turn the company's fortunes around. Says Taylor: "Detroit is learning how to build better small cars. These look and feel more solid and they drive better. The price tags, though, are a shocker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Sep. 8, 1980 | 9/8/1980 | See Source »

...only surprise Carny offers the viewer is its relentless ordinariness. A movie that promises, in its first reels, to update Nightmare Alley, the old Tyrone Power sideshow shocker, soon relaxes into a standard triangle tale of love, jealousy and reconciliation. No freaks, no geeks-just two pals and a nymphet with a heart of gold. All that is left is the oldtime star power of the lead performers: Robertson, with his motel-room eyes and a voice like pure nicotine; Gary Busey, strong and lovable behind his goony, gummy smile; and Jodie Foster, poised for a swan dive into young...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Carnival Knowledge | 6/16/1980 | See Source »

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