The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Dwight H Little (1989)
The Canary Trainer by Nicholas Meyer (1993)
The Unmasking by Steve Rasnic Tem (1989)
Song at Midnight, directed by Maxu Weibang (1937)
Phantom by Arthur Kopit and Maury Yeston (1991)
The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Robert Markowitz (1983)
The Canary Trainer by Nicholas Meyer (1993)
The Phantom of the Opera by Mitchell Perkins and Wanda Daughton (1991)
Dark Muse by Daniel Ransom (1989)
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Grade: B+ B
When I embarked upon this little crusade and found out that there existed Sherlock Holmes and Phantom crossovers, I made fun of them. A lot. I got into a groove with the mockery. I was on. Yet, now that I have read one of them, I'm forced to... rescind the mockery? Can I do that? Before you faint (I know, I've never rescinded mockery before), hear me out. This was actually... well, kind of awesome.
Before I start the breakdown, I have to preface this: this Meyer is a guy who knows his shit. I understand he's written quite a few other Sherlock Holmes novels, which accounts for the excellent way in which he carries off the famous detective's mannerisms (not that Holmes is going to be my focus, but credit where credit's due). Come to think of it, should I ever lose my mind again and want to create a second or third comparative study, Sherlock Holmes (along with H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Myth]]>
Filmmakers:
Dario Argentois an undisputed master in the horror genre, the creator of such envelope-pushing films as Suspiria and not one but TWO Phantom-based movies, Opera (in 1987) and Phantom of the Opera (in 1998). His films are incredibly frightening on both visceral and psychological levels, so it isn't surprising that he has an impressive, extremely devoted fan following for his artistic and elegant films. There are several websites dedicated to his works, but the above link and this site on his filmsare both extremely informative (and not a little bit spooky).
Brian de Palmais one of America's m]]>
Karen Haber is a science fiction writer who just happens to be married to Robert Silverberg, but if her long list of credits is anything to go by, her husband may have to hurry to catch up on some days. She's written a number of shorts and novels in the last few decades, including "The Light of Her Smile", as well as editing in her spare time. If nothing else, check out her dynamite collection of essays on Middle Earth.
Lori Herteris a prolific writer of romances, and has many more novel credits besides her novella "The Phantom of Chicago". While she has no dedicated website, the link leads to an interesting writ]]>
Chapter 5:
Crystal unmaskign unmasking Jay, who she is still too dumb to identify by herself, amid a fall of flowers and fluffy bunnykins love and handsomeness, and then they're shagging away amid gross misuse of the past participle present perfect tense while I cry into my pina colada.
The author's note at the end of the story confirms the co]]>
Anne knows what she's doing, sort of.
7/14/08:
The forum is back (again)! And while it was down, I finished the Herter review, which has been posted (beware: less of the introspection, more of the growling in this one. I'll try to keep the next one more scholarly).
The pace is slow because life is busy, but since I have a deadline, we'll have to hope I can pick it up soon.
7/8/07:
Revenge of the exploding forum! It's down again. While I twiddle my thumbs and wait for the problem to resolve itself, feel free to ignore me and go about your day.
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The Phantom of Chicago by Lori Herter (1993)
Opera, directed by Dario Argento (1987)
The Meateater, directed by Derek Savage (1979)
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The Phantom of Chicago by Lori Herter (1993)
Dark Angel by Gary Alan Ruse (1989)
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Behind the Phantom's Mask by Roger Ebert (1993)
The Phantom of Chicago by Lori Herter (1993)
The Canary Trainer by Nicholas Meyer (1993)
The Angel of the Opera by Sam Siciliano (1994)
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There is one good line here that stood out for me in the morass of Crystal's musings: "Ethereal beauty surrounding the threat of violence was a paradox she didn't know how to cope with." That's a very applicable line for at least some of the themes of Leroux's original novel, but alas, they will not be appearing in this story. Good-bye, relevant ]]>
I know, I just posted a good review, right? But I read this one right after and it still made me cranky. And we all know what happens when I get cranky.
"The Phantom of Chicago" by Lori Herter, 1993
From Silhouette Shadows '93, 1993
Grade: D-
Ironic that I had to give the horror film I just did a high grade and knock this romantic version way, way down, since my preferences are normally quite the opposite. But the horror film was artistic, whereas this is tripe. Let's just dive right on in.
The writing style made me want to kick things right out of the gate. It's not completely miserable, but fundamental things, such as extremely excess word repetition, were all over the place. A good spot was the description which said that the light "lit the smooth, curved walls... with a light." Another head-banger was her assertion that the wall was "made of brick. An old double d
Anne knows what she's doing, sort of.
7/8/07:
Revenge of the exploding forum! It's down again. While I twiddle my thumbs and wait for the problem to resolve itself, feel free to ignore me and go about your day.
7/7/08:
The review for the Argento/Barberini film, she is posted. As your long-suffering, desperately wimpy project manager, I hope you'll excuse me if I'm a little vague for a while because I can't sleep at night anymore after watching it.
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