Dear Dorothee and Michael,

I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for, but I'd suggest Eyes of
Laura Mars (1978) and Baba Yaga (1973), which both center on photography as
a portal to horrific visions. Powell's Peeping Tom (1960) and Henry:
Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) seem fairly important in this regard as
well.

Amy Herzog


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Queens College, CUNY





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> Date:    Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:39:20 +0100
> From:    Dorothee Birke <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Photography in horror films
> 
> Dear list members=2C
> 
> This is a question for horror film buffs: we are
> currently trying to compile a corpus of horror films in which
> photography is used in order to show things that are invisible to the
> naked eye. Examples would be The Omen=2C in which smudges on photographs
> foreshadow the deaths of the people in the picture=2C or Shutter=2C in
> which photos reveal the presence of a ghost.
> 
> Can anybody think of horror films featuring photographs or photographers? W=
> e would greatly appreciate your help!
> 
> With many thanks in advance and best wishes
> 
> Dorothee and Michael
> 
> PS: Other films that already came to mind were Ring=2C The Shining and The =
> Asphyx.
> 
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