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Roman Pulanski with Mia Farrow and John Cassavettes on pregnancy & childbirth stealing a woman's personhood... how much more horrifying can it get

@riotgrrrl

Oct 28, 2024

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@paperpendragon

i’ve seen a million horror movies and this one has definitely scared me the most. its the creepiest genre, ‘something is wrong but everyone else is it on it’. check out the stepford wives (1975) and society (1989) if you want more of it

Oct 29, 2024

@riotgrrrl

paperpendragon oooo i love stepford wives too i'll check out society!

Oct 29, 2024

@paperpendragon

riotgrrrl society is absolutely nasty and gross, but the effects are stunning so i’d say it’s worth it. just a heads up if you don’t like gore/goo

Oct 29, 2024

@bee1000

“On March 10, 1977, 43-year-old film director Roman Polanski was arrested and charged in Los Angeles with six offenses against Samantha Gailey (now Geimer), a 12-year-old girl: unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, rape by use of drugs, perversion, sodomy, a lewd and lascivious act upon a child under the age of 14, and furnishing a controlled substance to a minor. At his arraignment, Polanski pleaded not guilty to all charges, but later accepted a plea bargain whose terms included dismissal of the five more serious charges in exchange for a guilty plea to the lesser charge of engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.”

Oct 29, 2024

@riotgrrrl

bee1000 thank you for answering the question how much more horrifying can it get

Oct 29, 2024

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