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DAGON
was director Stuart
Gordon's return
to the inspiration
of Lovecraft, a
loosely interpreted
version of the tale
Shadow Over Innsmouth
in which a young
man finds himself
at the mercy of
the mutating inhabitants
of a decaying, old
fishing village.
Gordon lavishes
many of his familiar
touches on the film
to create a crazy
pastiche of mounting
suspense, dense,
creepy atmosphere,
shocking gore, and
comic elements to
add to the weird
nightmarishness
of it all, as he
did in his classic
shocker 'Re-Animator.'
Purists may find
fault with the directors'
revisions to Loveccraft's
original text, but
Gordon is actually
quite true to the
basis of the story,
and his changes
make for an improvement
in the telling.
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The
unexpected
delight of Dagon
is the discovery
of the Spanish actress
Macarena Gómez
portaying Uxía,
the very spooky
but sexy mystery
girl who haunts
the protagonist's
dreams.
Stuart Gordon had
already cast the
role of Uxía
when Ms Gomez introduced
herself and offered
to play the part.
She was so perfect
that the director
had to let his first
actress go in order
to offer the role
to Macarena.
Not since the legendary
Barbara Steele has
there been a scream
queen with such
a hauntingly beautiful
face.
Discover Dagon,
a chapter in the
horror mythology
of the elder god
Cthulhu.
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