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The Mask (1961) A psychiatrist receives an ancient mask in the mail only to find out upon learning its secrets that he would have been better off marking the package return to sender. Most of this is boilerplate B-movie banality, however, the surrealistic hallucination sequences, originally filmed in 3-D, more than make up for having to sludge through the slower parts. Besides, it's Canada's first horror movie, so no fan of Canuxploitation should pass it by.
TIL: While some local Christian communities utilize masks in various celebrations (the Spanish capirote comes to mind), the liturgy of the Mass is typically mask-free, presumably due to the association of masks with pagan rituals designed to invite the possession of the mask-wearer by outside spirits.
Dad Rock Diary: Savatage - Sirens (1983) While their later albums seem to garner more praise, it feels like this debut should have made Savatage one of the poster bands for early 80's heavy metal. There's really nothing missing from the headbanger's handbook here except for maybe that one hook that gets them some radio play. Laudable Lyrics: Hand down the button, the countdown begins. Am I gonna burn in hell for all my lifelong sins?
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