Wicked coincidence…

The movie opens with a steam train in the cover of darkness.  In the background, a haunting melody plays as the train comes closer.  The scene changes to a crisp autumn day in a sleepy little town.  Two little boys are seen in a school room with an old-fashioned teacher.  As the movie progresses, the plot unfolds to include a man by the name of Mr. Dark who is seen briefly throwing flyers for his dark and mysterious carnival into the wind.  As the train pulls into town during the “witching hour”, the boys spy the carnival magically appear in a clearing.  From that point on, we see good versus evil, magic, illusions, and trances.  One of the most interesting points in the story comes when Mr. Dark pulls up his sleeve and shows his ever-moving sinister tattoo.  I start to think I have seen this before; however, this novel was written in 1962.  I am talking about the book Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury.

My family watched the movie tonight and we are fans of J. K. Rowling’s work.  At one point, I leaned over to my daughter and asked her if Mr. Dark reminded her of anyone.  Not physically, but his very essence…oh and the fact that he had a moving tattoo.  If you haven’t read the book or watched the movie, go ahead and see what you think.  I will leave you with this clip:

“My stories run up and bite me on the leg – I respond by writing down everything that goes on during the bite. When I finish, the idea lets go and runs off.”  ~Ray Bradbury

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