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Movie connections for
"Masters of Horror"
John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns (2005)

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References

Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
 -  Movie Poster Shown
The Black Cat (1934)
 -  referenced in the end credits
The Birds (1963)
 -  referenced in the end credits
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
 -  mentioned by Bellinger
Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
 -  mentioned by Bellinger
Profondo rosso (1975)
 -  Playing at the theatre
The Shining (1980)
 -  A flashback scene where Kirby sees his dead lover's corpse in the bathtub references the scene in "The Shining" where Jack sees the living-corpse in Room 237.
"Twin Peaks" (1990)
 -  The Lynchian dream sequence that starts when looks at a framed photo of his dead lover (in fancy dress and make-up like Laura Palmer).
The Ninth Gate (1999)
 -  "Cigarette Burns" has an almost identical plot, only with the search for a rare book changed to the search for a rare film print. The main characters of the investigator and the collector who hires him are strongly similiar to those in "The Ninth Gate".
The Ring (2002)
 -  The concept of a killer film that brings supernatural death to anyone who watches it. The 'cigarette burn' round flashes of fire that appear are a visual reference to the 'ring of light' in the American version.
Saw (2004)
 -  poster
Antikörper (2005)
 -  Movie Poster can be seen
The Devil's Rejects (2005)
 -  poster
Saw II (2005)
 -  poster

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