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Shitty Movie Details

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In Evil Dead (2013), Eric finds a book bound in human skin, wrapped in barbed wire, with "Leave This Book Alone" scribbled on it. ​He then cuts the barbed wire, reveals the hidden text and read it aloud. This is a subtle nod to Eric being the most aggressively stupid human to ever walk the earth

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[–] IggyTheSmidge@lemmy.blahaj.zone 35 points 3 days ago

Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.

Terry Pratchett - Thief of Time

[–] charokol@lemmy.zip 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why would he think it’s a real cursed book? Seems like it might be an intriguing meta horror novel or something

[–] addie@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago

Or part of its curse could be to make you read it aloud. LotR's one ring makes you want to wear it, as well as the other things it does.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I mean... If you found such a book IRL would you think it's actually magic?

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I'd think it has blood or poop on or in it, which is plenty enough reason to not touch it.

[–] 1egg4u@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I couldnt stop thinking about this after this movie

Like all he had to do was just not read it out loud

Never say the weird haunted human skin book latin out loud damnit!

[–] lemmyman@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

VanDerMeer readers: o rly?

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