The Seance

THE SÉANCE  

“This séance is
itself a kind 
of cinema”
—Chris Fujiwara
Jacques Tourneur:
The Cinema of Nightfall
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Dana Andrews’ problem—
is trying not to believe
in the Supernatural

While ours is—
trying to accept
belief in the cinema

The opening scenes—
CURSE OF THE DEMON
the eerie night ride
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Through the forest—
to Karswell’s mansion
in the darkness

Like a séance that—
Sylvia Plath & Ted Hughes
would do for Poetry

The moviegoer is the—
headlights of the car
racing through the night