Phenomena is a ride, and I mean that as an absolute compliment. From then on, we’re introduced to flesh-eating flies, a monstrously deformed child, and a horrific watery pit of maggots and body parts. The bad thing is she can’t remember what happened, although when she happens to find herself in the home of entomologist Dr McGregor (Pleasance) thanks to his helper chimp Inga, he recognises something extra-sensory in her – her ability to be able to communicate with insects. Life is not hunky-dory, however there’s a killer on the loose, and Jennifer happens to witness one of the murders while sleepwalking. Jennifer is the daughter of a famous American actor who, in shades of Suspiria, is sent to a prestigious boarding school in Switzerland.

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Released in 1985, Phenomena stars Jennifer Connelly in one of her earliest roles as Jennifer – she had previously appeared in Sergio Leone’s crime epic Once Upon A Time in America – along with Argento regular Daria Nicolodi and the great Donald Pleasance. Jennifer is the protagonist of Dario Argento‘s Phenomena, known originally in the UK as Creepers horror fans may remember the VHS art with the chimpanzee menacingly wielding a cutthroat razor. What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice, and everything nice, except for Jennifer, who’s made of sterner stuff that allows her to be besties with all kinds of creepy crawlies, so much so that she can call on them at a moment’s notice to do her bidding.

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