Donna Tha Dead: The People Under the Stairs
Blacktober continues with an underrated Wes Craven classic, “The People Under the Stairs”, featuring one of the best protagonists in horror.
SHOW NOTES FROM YOUR HOST DONNA:
On this episode, I am continuing my Blacktober series with the Wes Craven-directed The People Under the Stairs.
This one has a young black teen, Fool, who is in this modern-day urban twist on Jack and the Beanstalk, but instead of a giant, we have Mommy and Daddy, a seriously messed up couple. I also discuss the perils of gentrification and why he is one of my favorite protagonists in horror films.
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The People Under the Stairs is a 1991 American horror comedy film written and directed by Wes Craven and starring Brandon Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie, and A. J. Langer. The plot follows a young boy and two adult robbers who become trapped in a house belonging to a neighborhood’s crooked landlords after breaking in to steal their collection of gold coins. The boy learns a dark secret about them and what also lurks in their house.
Craven has stated that The People Under the Stairs was partially inspired by a news story from the late 1970s, in which two burglars broke into a Los Angeles household, inadvertently causing the police to discover two children who had been locked away by their parents.
The film was a surprise commercial success and has been analyzed for its satirical depiction of gentrification, class warfare, and capitalism.
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Donna Tha Dead is a podcast for lovers of horror, cult classics, and other genres of cinemas. Your host, Donna, is a confirmed ghost story and horror film addict. To those that can hear Donna’s voice, she invites you to come hold her hand in the darkness and listen.
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