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Osgood Perkins Unpacks All the Hidden Demon Appearances in Longlegs
Eagle-eyed viewers might’ve noticed the devil lurking in the background of several key shots.
Longlegs lives in Lee’s mother’s basement, and Silence of the Lambs fans will likely notice that this, too, feels like an homage to Buffalo Bill’s home base. From the “bulby mirrors” to the feather boa and the dressmaker’s bust, the whole place practically begs us to start dancing to “Goodbye Horses.” “We wanted to feel the devil’s presence in that corner,” Perkins says. The reverse of this shot, Perkins says, finds Longlegs in bed reading The Golden Bough —a comparative study of mythology and religion from anthropologist Sir James George Frazer.
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