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The Huge ‘Oculus’ Easter Egg You May Have Missed in ‘Gerald’s Game’
Did that headboard look familiar to you?
This past weekend saw the Netflix arrival of brand new Stephen King adaptation Gerald’s Game (read Brad’s review), which has firmly cemented director Mike Flanagan‘s status as a true master of horror. Previous Flanagan horror films Absentia, Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil and Hush hinted at his mastery of the genre, but goddamn does his latest take his career one big ole step further.
Gerald’s Game, like IT before it, is an all-time great horror masterpiece.
You may remember that Flanagan placed the haunted “Lasser Glass” from Oculus in Ouija: Origin of Evil, and there’s a similar Easter egg in Gerald’s Game.
As Flanagan himself confirmed on Twitter over the weekend, the headboard of the bed in Gerald’s Game is a dead ringer for the Lasser Glass’ frame!
Similarly, as pointed out by Twitter’s @CultureCrypt, Hush main character Maddie Young’s book “Midnight Mass” is also featured in Gerald’s Game.
Mike Flanagan movie cameos in GERALD’S GAME: Oculus’ Lasser Glass frame as the headboard and Maddie Young’s Midnight Mass novel from HUSH. pic.twitter.com/5jOraDUIXX
— Culture Crypt (@CultureCrypt) September 30, 2017
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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