{"id":3963,"date":"2005-12-05T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2005-12-05T14:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elizaphanian.com\/?p=3963"},"modified":"2019-11-22T16:57:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T16:57:26","slug":"saw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elizaphanian.com\/?p=3963","title":{"rendered":"Saw"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I enjoy horror films. Somewhat bizarre tastes for a clergyman I suppose (a legacy of a secular youth) but I find them cathartic (classic horror is deeply conservative – there is a peaceful status quo; there is a violent interruption to the status quo; the violent interruption is repudiated). My taste tends more to the supernatural thriller side of things (Seven, Silence of the Lambs) than the gory schlock (Friday 13th, Elm Street) but I can enjoy most of them – particularly if I find myself in need of such catharsis (which all this preoccupation with PeakOil has definitely<\/i> given me a need for). Sometimes I can get really tense<\/b> and a good ‘Aaaagh’ is effective therapy.<\/p>\n

So I watched ‘Saw’ last night. It was rather good, especially the twist at the end, which I hadn’t been expecting.<\/p>\n

Lots of ‘Aaaagh’….. (grin)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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