The serial-killer thriller will terrify you in so many unexpected ways. Plus, it’s a brilliant showcase for Cage as a zealous maniac.
—the last of which starred Perkins’ father Anthony—this saga of Satanic secrets and mommy dearests pulsates, from its chilling opening to its deviant finale, with nasty, misshapen malevolence.
Startled by a voice behind her, she turns and walks back across the yard, at which point she encounters a figure in white jeans, a matching denim jacket, long silver locks, and a seemingly deformed face whose lower half is all that Perkins reveals. This man says something about the girl’s birthday and wearing longlegs, and then bends down and shrieks in a burst of psychotic hysteria that’s as startling as the immediate appearance of the film’s title card.
Despite these letters, there are no signs of forced entry and no physical evidence indicating the presence of another perpetrator. Thus, Harker initially surmises that perhaps they’re dealing with a quasi-Charles Manson who convinces his victims to carry out their homicidal deeds. By their second phone call, it’s clear that something is amiss with Ruth, and a trip home—its interiors cramped by stacks of domestic detritus—reinforces that notion. Still, Harker has more pressing issues than her relative, such as a weird conversation with Longlegs’ lone survivor and a preceding visit to the girl’s farm, where she and Carter discover a buried doll with one of the killer’s trademark missives.
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