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Did anyone else here notice ...

posted 10 years ago by ms-zanadu
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that Larry Talbot's Cane looked exactly like the one character André Linoge had from the TV Mini Series Movie - " Stephen King's Storm of the Century " from 1999 ?  

[–] antonasmodeus 10 years ago

Yes! Nice catch. Obviously it was a homage the Universal classic we all love. Stephen King probably saw this way before all of us and I'm sure it still haunts his dreams!

[–] ms-zanadu 10 years ago

I didn't even put it together until tonight   watched this movie version for the very first time ever on Sven ( great film ! IMPO  ) . SK is quite a clever guy   . Thanks so much antonasmodeus for your reply  .

[–] antonasmodeus 10 years ago

H.P. Lovecraft is my absolute fave but I will always regard Stephen King the greatest horror writer of modern times. Great to see classics like this making their influence in horror cinema. Check out "The Howling" to see even more lycanthropic shenanigans and tributes!

[–] ms-zanadu 10 years ago

" The Howling " is another favorite of mine as well  . The werewolf makeup was just as excellent as in this film too .   " American Werewolf in London " from 1981 was another great one for classic werewolf flicks  . Thanks again antonasmodeus for your reply and the movie recommendation  .

[–] antonasmodeus 10 years ago

No problem! Until the next Svengoolie, sleep well and I hope not too many werewolves invade your dreams!

[–] ms-zanadu 10 years ago

 I'm actually watching on TCM right now the comedy movie " High Anxiety " from 1977  . That's so funny you mentioned " werewolves invade your dreams " cause I just got through watching that scene with a patient having nightmares of werewolves   . Thanks again antonasmodeus and see you on the next Svengoolie movie board  .

[–] Taylorfirst1 10 years ago

This is such a fun topic. For the record. In my opinion the 3 greatest werewolf movies ever made are in order;

1. The Wolf Man (1941)

2. An American Werewolf in London

3. The Howling

Thanks for all of your posts under this classic movie.

With great power comes great responsibility.

[–] ms-zanadu 10 years ago

You're most welcome Taylorfirst1 and thank you for this fun topic reply of yours here too  .

[–] ElectricWarlock 9 years ago

It reminded me of Barnabas Collins's wolf head cane on Dark Shadows.

[–] ms-zanadu 9 years ago

Don't know if it's a fact for sure horror2 ( just a wild guess here  ) . Perhaps it was the same designer or another who had kind permission and access to duplicate another cane from the original design for that wolf head cane ?

It could be the same exact prop from this movie , the SK TV Movie , or even Dark Shadows as well  . I guess we will never know for sure   .

Quite a nice movie prop indeed though - very fancy cane   .

Thanks horror2 for your reply  .

[–] ms-zanadu 9 years ago

Also here are a couple of pics of the different canes I found on Google Images :

(So it appears not be the same exact wolf head cane but very similar and all very nicely crafted just the same )

Barnabas Collins silver wolf head cane ( full cane pic & close up wolf head ) :

---- http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=1673 0935 ----

---- http://www.canesgalore.com/images/9011700old.jpg ----

Stephen King's "Storm of the Century" Custom Silver Cane

---- http://a2.tvspielfilm.de/imedia/0802/1920802,lxuB0QMHmnDLdrldZbbcGAKZm 6sa0FvsP1WaTIjmc9nRfXEvlZLprOD9Mx5Ha3GHNTcYybJh04GQPbBKSvfyoQ==.jpg ----

The Wolf Man (1941) wolf head cane :

---- http://www.uniquecanes.com/LargeChrome2012Head1.jpg ----

[–] ElectricWarlock 9 years ago

They all three look similar in my opinion and great.

[–] ms-zanadu 9 years ago

I hope this " Wolf Head Cane " which ever one is chosen will be used again in another great horror flick soon  .

Now I wished I had one of my own ( such quality designs  )   .

It's too bad one of these canes was never used on the 1982 Creepshow Movie short story - " Father's Day " that would have been a perfect touch as well  .

[–] ElectricWarlock 9 years ago

Yes instead of the marble ashtray beat him to death with a cane

[–] ms-zanadu 9 years ago

Whoa horror2  ! That would be like an eerie storyline parallel ( or homage of sorts ?  ) with " SK's Storm of the Century "  .
If it was decided to change out the props for the murder weapon last minute of course  .

Actually I thinking specifically of that close-up scene with demanding old Nathan Grantham . When he was smashing his cane down on the armrests of the chair he was sitting in and screaming at daughter Bedelia - " Where's my cake Bedelia ! It's Father's Day ! "   