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#600 Failed Sons Under the Stairs

Today we revisit the 1991 Wes Craven horror classic: The People Under The Stairs.


Filled with startlingly frank class and race politics, the film follows a young poor black boy threatened with eviction who burglarizes his landlords—only to find them imprisoning their failed offspring in the basement.


Has any other horror movie featured a tenants’ union? Was this the inspiration for Home Alone or Nothing But Trouble? What will the comments have to say about such a politically charged film??

Raghd- Easy Go! 

Comments

Curious what those folks over at Woke or Not think of the original "Night of the Living Dead" - particularly the ending? That's iconic horror and sends a message that remains incredibly (sadly) relevant 56 years later. Seems like it'd be such a bummer to be a woke-hating horror fan, as many of the best horror films are layered with good social commentary...

Oh damn I took my first date to this movie.

Eran Greenberg

That raghd track is tight as fuck, best episode end track ive heard in a minute

Peabody Throblem

Wes Craven- a man who loved Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring so much he made his own version. And that version was Last House on the Left. He ruled and we lost a real one when he died. He and George Romero were great at socially conscious horror.


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