1973 - All the Disability Horror!
Last week, we finished watching our list of 1973 horror films. Surprisingly, they seemed to focus a lot on mental disability. Predictably, they were a bit ableist. But not all of them! And some were actually entertaining. So here's our review of what we watched in 1973. The Exorcist: Easily the most overrated horror film of all time. I got so bored watching this. Even the famous vulgar scenes are so short and censored, I don't get why it had any hype whatsoever. Can't believe I've been lied to for like twenty years about this film. It was mostly just super boring. Regan barely is even on screen. The Wicker Man: I actually loved this! It was easily Christopher Lee's best film role so far, and the plot actually surprised me! I had no idea it was going to go the direction that it did. I'd watch it again. Blackenstein: Well...they did a lot right. I appreciated the use of old horror movie music and old horror movie props...but the plot was just bad. And the special...