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I think Bedlam (1946), Val Lewton's final film for RKO, is often overlooked in favor of his more well-regarded films, like The Cat People (1942), I Walked With a Zombie (1943), or The Body Snatcher (1945), which is a shame because this one cuts deep.  Telling the story of St. Mary's of Bethlehem Institute for the mentally ill and overseen by the dandily cruel Mr. Simms, pla...

 
 

The Marine brought me the first four TPBs of this series, and I have to admit, I am impressed. You get an idea of the visual strength of the series above, and some of the writing shows through. A small southern town buried eyeball deep in generational corruption, sexism, and, of course, racism, it takes a kind of Walking Tall start but e...

 
 
 

 
 
A "typical" Mario Bava giallo, the plot involves... something, something... but man, style for miles. I do love the Italians. 

So, the idea is pretty simple: one member writes something to begin with (because apparently I'm the OP, I'll start but don't worry, It will be over-generic and won't dictate/define the story itself) and each member continues the plot by adding anywhere between 50 and 300 characters (1 to 3 sentences long).



I.e. 

Me: "Mary stood up and approached...

Face Beard's Revenge Part 2: Blood on Blood on Bones.

Face Beard had been stalking the derelict foundries of Citytown for years, looking for the person who killed his mother's cousin's chiropodist. The death had sparked a rippling vengeance urge within his soul like no other, ever.
And that's why he carried the melon baller...all the time...in case the killer turne...