Once Upon a Midnight Scary
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summary
Darkness falls across the land, the midnight hour is close at hand.... Vincent Price narrates this amusing collection of three tales of terror: The Ghost Belonged to Me, by Richard Peck; Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and John Bellairs’ The House with a Clock in its Walls.
 
the good
  • Lewis Barnavelt finally makes it out of a book!
  • Uncle Jonathan with a hammer! Watch out!
  • Aba bēbē bachabē” - and away we go!
  • John Bellairs is mentioned as author of the source text and Vincent Price name checks the guy. Too cool!
  • They are actually two other stories you can watch - The Ghost Belonged to Me and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow!
the bad
  • The oatmeal scabs on Mrs. Izard’s face.
  • Tarby’s nicknames for Lewis, like “Wiz” and “Hot Shot.”
  • What – was Mrs. Zimmermann on vacation?
  • Uncle Jonathan’s dressing gown.
  • “I hope this isn’t a distant relative....”
the ugly
  • Selenna’s raspy voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard – ewwww!
  • Lewis levitates? Uh....
  • Some of the music has dated since 1979, but it still creates a suspenseful mood.
  • Believability: Lewis acts a little too cocky at times.
  • All this took place in 20 minutes?
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cast
cast Mary Betten
as Selenna Izard
cast Michael Brick
as Lewis Barnavelt
cast Severn Darden
as Uncle Jonathan Barnavelt
cast Pat Petersen
as Tarby Corrigan
cast Vincent Price
as the host
also starring: Rene Auberjonois as Ichabod Crane
Christian Berrigan
Guy Boyd
Pamela Brown as Katrina
Robert Foster as Headless Horseman
Wayne Heffler as the driver
Alexandria Johnson as the ghost
Lance Kerwin
Jessica Lynn Pennington as Blossom Culp
 
 
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