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frequently cited as a reason for remakes, but, in this case, what we are stirred to ask
is, not “What is that?”, but rather, “How did they do that?” The question is worth
asking, however, and it should be noted that the production designer’s work is
technically, and even aesthetically, outstanding. Eugenio Zanetti was also
responsible for the effects in Restoration and What Dreams M ay Come, and his
results are spectacular. Fkit like De Bont's rendition of The H aunting, they do not
in themselves spur the fear, horror, or terror one expects from a haunted house
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