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Sep. 1st, 2006 02:24 pm
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The Welsh underworld of Annwyn will trade you a life for a life- but beware of asking for a loved one back; because they come back changed...

That's the thesis underlying the really very good British chiller The Dark. I don't remember it getting much publicity- but it's at least as scary as those Japanese spook movies- like the Ring and the Grudge- that we hear so much about. 

It's intelligent, it features Welsh mythology, creepy little girls and Sean Bean speaking in his native Yorkshire accent. 

Highly recommended.

Date: 2006-09-01 02:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thewayupward.livejournal.com
Is that for real, about Annwyn - is it canon, so to speak, in the mythology - or is it just in The Dark? (Also, Sean Bean is from Yorkshire, I had no idea!!!) Anyway, awesome! The movie sounds terrific, I should totally go check it out.

Date: 2006-09-01 03:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com
I get the impression that the film extrapolates from an authentic Welsh legend. I've read the Mabinogion, but it's a long time ago...

Yeah, Sean Bean is a Sheffield lad.

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