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Sesscast #12: Sesska Suggests "The People Under the Stairs"

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Thomas Corp

The tone of the film, I felt was a perfect blend of pure camp and pure horror in that it’s so outrageous and yet is balanced out with the moments that are genuinely very scary. I’m in somewhat of a middle ground with Leroy, though I lean towards liking him. If nothing else, I thought that Ving Rhames did a great job portraying him as not altogether a good guy or a bad guy. Social commentary is often a tricky thing to pull off in most films and here I thought that Wes Craven did a brilliant job in tackling the themes in this film. I had never heard of this until you suggested it and as you described, I had an absolute blast seeing this for the first time. Once again, I showcase my predilection for villains and say that, for lack of anything else to call them, Mommy and Daddy were my favorite characters. I think that Wendy Robie and Everett McGill did such a splendid job of going over the top campy whilst still being believably unsettling and horrifying in a very realistic manner. I wholeheartedly agree that it takes a tremendous amount of talent, skill, and real dedication to pull off playing really memorable, horrifying, and/or loathsome villainous characters, and the two of them proved that they were definitely up to the challenge. It’s also like the saying goes, “Can you have a great story without a great villain? Yes. Is it anywhere near as much fun? No.” I’m in agreement with you that kids as lead characters in films are often a gamble, and yes, I agree that here the kids were very likeable and very sympathetic in this film. I’m curious if Jordan Peele is going to remake this how that would turn out. Regarding that outfit in the film, it was, well, it certainly made an impression. As to your wanting to know how the Sesska Suggests are being received, oh I love them. I obviously cannot speak for everyone, but speaking for myself, since you’ve started these, I have loved every single one of them. I feel that they are some of the best content that you provide for us, and I’ve very much looked forward to them every month since you started the Sesska Suggests. So, if you want to keep this going, I say that you should. Thanks for another very enjoyable Sesska Suggests.