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Originally Posted by Dr. Eugene Felikson
Wow, honestly - you fuckin' nailed it. I'm not sure why I never even considered that before.
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It only occured to me watching it last night, and even then only when the action transfers to the hospital. The scene where Michael burns the woman in boiling water is a straight lift from Deep Red but even beyond that, the tone is VERY Suspiria, I know Carpenter is a huge Argento fan so, while he didn't direct it, he did write and produce it, so it certainly looks like the references (if that's what they were) were his - although I've never heard him mention them in an interview. He hates the film, apparently. But then he prefers the remake of The Fog to his own original. The guy's a bit weird.
I think I'll re-watch Prince of Darkness tonight, which he's upfront about being almost a straight tribute to Argento.