It's a technique as old as horror itself. Douche ecossaise they called it in Paris, when Le Theatre du Grand-Guignol was the reigning venue for all things macabre. The sudden shift between horror and humor--two opposing emotional "temperatures"--each heightening the effect of the other.
From the genuinely creepy, we now veer into another horror mainstay: the campy, the cheesy, the overdone. Previously I raised the possibility that Jason, for his trouble, might receive a sharp stab in the eye; instead, he received worse: the fate of watching a once terrifying franchise descend into self-parody.
But was that Brian's intent, when he crafted this image? Or did he simply layer his image atop the old, with little thought toward incorporation?
Possibly a misstep. Possibly more. Brian has one volley left. This may be his way of getting us to relax a moment. To chuckle at knowingly at ourselves. To settle back in our chairs. All to take us off our guard, before the blade of the guillotine falls.
Play by play commentary for this match is provided, as it happens, by Matthew Baldwin.
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The votes were counted and recounted. Every hanging chad was examined. In both Semi-Finals the winner prevailed by a very slight margin. The Finals are now set for Friday, July 10 at 2pm Chicago time. Lots more about the match and our expanded coverage soon.
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Layer 10 is up. And that's a wrap for our second semi-final match.
The Ref's coin-flips and also his preview of today's first live Semi-Final featuring Aaron Draplin versus Greg Hubacek have been posted. Shaun Inman plays Scott Hansen in the nightcap and Jim Coudal's preview for that match is live too.
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