I was exposed to this film in elementary school and it instantly became one of my classes' favorite movies. All of the students were awestruck by the Fiddleman and the hypnotic progressions that came from his violin.
I still think that his skeletal face and frozen features are the spookiest visage of any devilish antagonist ever.
The story is simple and illustrative of the classic good vs. evil and how a little help from the afterlife can't hurt. Hannah's son is lured away and kidnapped by the evil Fiddleman who uses his violin to hypnotize youths, steal them away, and take their souls. She decides to go after him and steal back her boy and then the Fiddleman gives chase.
There's a Ghost Dog in there too, but I'll leave that for the actual viewing experience.
Very little spoken dialog, mostly narration which adds to the spookiness of the film I think.
I really enjoy this film, even now, 20+ years after first seeing it.
I still think that his skeletal face and frozen features are the spookiest visage of any devilish antagonist ever.
The story is simple and illustrative of the classic good vs. evil and how a little help from the afterlife can't hurt. Hannah's son is lured away and kidnapped by the evil Fiddleman who uses his violin to hypnotize youths, steal them away, and take their souls. She decides to go after him and steal back her boy and then the Fiddleman gives chase.
There's a Ghost Dog in there too, but I'll leave that for the actual viewing experience.
Very little spoken dialog, mostly narration which adds to the spookiness of the film I think.
I really enjoy this film, even now, 20+ years after first seeing it.