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Random Creepy Scene # 72: Darby O’Gill & the Little People

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In the aftermath of St Patrick’s Day I thought it appropriate to feature what is perhaps one of the all time creepiest moments ever in a film about leprechauns. Produced by Disney and starring a young Sean Connery, Darby O’Gill & the Little People follows the exploits of amiable town drunk Darby O’Gill (Albert Sharpe) and his attempts to outwit the King of the Leprechauns in order to obtain his fabled gold. Well, his attempts were hilarious when I was about 7 or 8 and was too young to realise the underlying pathos of this lonely old social outcast’s situation: spinning tales of the supernatural and the fantastic to try and win his fellow villagers’ admiration and acceptance. Anyway, Darby works as a grounds keeper for an affluent family on the outskirts of the village. Because he spends most of his time in the pub, neglecting not only his work but also his daughter Katie (Janet Munro), his landlord understandably decides to hire Sean Connery to replace him. When Katie finds out...
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The Wind (2018)

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In the late nineteenth century, a couple attempt to settle in a small farmhouse on the desolate prairielands of New Mexico during the American Frontier. When her husband must travel to the nearest town – a journey of several days – Lizzy is left alone and begins to suspect she is being stalked by a malevolent presence which seems to emanate from the very land around her. Written by Teresa Sutherland and directed by Emma Tammi, The Wind (not to be mistaken with the 1980s psychological slasher of the same name ) is an atmospheric slice of Weird West cinema. Combining elements of the traditional frontier setting of the Western with supernatural horror, The Wind unfolds as a Gothic character study, following the mental anguish and breakdown of its protagonist as she battles isolation, paranoia and an ambiguous demonic threat. Tammi’s direction, coupled with striking cinematography from Lyn Moncrief, creates a powerful sense of the maddening solitude endured by the characters, as they liv...
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