Blame it on the rain, yeah, yeah

[superbadgirl]

It's DARK outside. It looked to threaten rain my whole journey to work. I was afraid I was going to get dumped on. It missed me by about 10 steps. I got in the house and up to my office and whammo, raindrops.

Perfect weather for sleeping in. Good thing I'm the only one in my department this week. ;)

Comments

[captain-tiv.livejournal.com]

The tiki doll! Wow, does that bring back memories.

I was 8 years old when Trilogy of Terror came on tv. The third story was the tiki doll coming to life and chasing Karen Black all around the apartment. Scared the CRAP out of all of us. It was the talk of the third grade the next day. :)

[superbadgirl]

I wondered when someone would recognize him. I was too little to actually watch the movie, but a friend recently referenced this little guy - I had to look him up. I want to see the cheesy movie now!

[captain-tiv.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's cheesy, but when I was 8, it was terrifying. :)

[seanchaidh.livejournal.com]

The hell is with your icon? Eek...

[superbadgirl]

Don't make him angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry.

[seanchaidh.livejournal.com]

He's FREAKY.

[captain-tiv.livejournal.com]

The tiki doll. If his necklace comes off, he'll come to life, chase you around the apartment, bite you and then you turn into a giant tiki doll.

There were two movies made about the Tiki doll. Both were called Trilogy of Terror. One was a remake of the other. :) In the first, Karen Black had got the doll from somewhere. She was going to cook a steak(?) in the oven so she started preheating it. She looked at the doll, placed him on the coffee table and the necklace came off. Next thing you know, the doll is gone.

Then it comes out of nowhere and starts chasing her all over the apartment (believe me, this one WAS a lot scarier than Chucky ever could have been).

She shut him in a suitcase, he stabbed his way out with his little knife.
She stuffed him in a sack(?) and tried drowning him in the bathtub, thought she had and left the bathroom and then you see him climbing out of the tub. She shut him in the closet, but he was battering down the door (not bad for a little critter about 6" tall). He also used his knife and stabbed at her under the door.
I can't remember how she caught him. I do know he jumped at her and buried those teeth in her neck. She jerked him off and threw him into the NOW heated oven. The next shot was her bracing herself against the wall, backing up against the oven door because he was trying to crash his way out. Then you see him on fire screaming until finally his screams died away.

The final scene was what really got you though.

She calls her mom(?) and says to come on over, they'll eat, no problem.

She turns around, takes a knife from the kitchen, crouches on the floor and starts stabbing the floor with the knife. Then the camera pans to her face and she has the Tiki doll's teeth. She had turned into a lifesize real-life tiki doll.

Gave me nightmares for weeks.

[seanchaidh.livejournal.com]

Erm... eek?

[captain-tiv.livejournal.com]

When I was 8, it was eekable.

At 39, it's Ray Harryhausen with a twist.

[librarianstales.livejournal.com]

I'm getting rain too. And wind. Lots and lots of wind. We are losing major branches in my yard. I walked up the drive way to get the mail and was tempted to turn around! I wonder how I'm possibly going to move that really big branch that's now blocking the driveway so Mom can get home.