It was fun to see reviews of Se7en remember this film as a possible influence. The location stripped down to the place 'where it all happens'.Ī hugely enjoyable black comedy, with Vincent Price murdering his enemies with a variety of themed murder methods. A wooden church literally in the middle of nowhere. Again, wide open flat space with only the key buildings visible. The rocky plains of Lapland at the start of The Final Programme also resonates with The Devil's Rain, set almost entirely in an American desert. There are very few towns or buildings and very few places to hide. The 'stage' is empty apart from a few key players. The French countryside in And Soon the Darkness is open and flat - the cyclists are often alone in an expanse with no one else around. His trademark bizarre set designs are completely absent, but what remains is the sparseness, using empty landscapes instead of soundstages. While The Avengers and The Final Programme are set in surreal and stylised universes, The Devil's Rain and And Soon the Darkness are set in the real world. Like the methods of the 'Master of Suspense', Brian Clemens' script created a plot which would play on the audiences' expectations and try to keep them guessing. No spoofing, but an attempt to do nail-biting suspense in the vein of Alfred Hitchcock. A sober change from The Avengers, this was definitely a horror film.
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