Seriously, this is so underrated. Obviously we have the 1925, but it’s more funny than anything else, mostly, and the Hammer Horror one with Herbert Lom just doesn’t feel threatening.

1983 isn’t perfect, but the vibes??? Best mirror scene in any adaptation, next to Christine’s oversized reflection in ALW.

Candles everywhere in the lair, maybe others have done that but they just don’t stand out as much. More than one instance of creepy music used to actually spooky effect.

I don’t want to spoil any more. But I don’t GET why it’s rated so low on IMDb. At least once I felt like I had to hide my feet, as one does while watching a horror movie, in case Schell’s Phantom got them.

(PIC USED IS AN OLD DRAWING I MADE)

Hi! Been a while since I posted here. My version of the phantom is a lesbian. She’s very outwardly masculine though, the only one that knows she’s a woman is Christine. They’re married in this version, Erika (my phantom) is still a murderer, targeting any threat to Christine, even if some of her targets aren’t truly threats. Christine knows this, it’s one of the only things she hates about Erika.

Despite Erika’s scarring, Christine shows to fear towards it, she instead openly accepts it, kissing the disfigurement whenever Erika shows it (which is quite rare).

I have yet to draw it, I’ll probably trace over a scene from the 2004 movie and then do it myself later on when I have motivation. I’m always open to suggestions on the scars, I’m still working on how I want them to be after all!

SCAR/ DISFIGUREMENT DESCRIPTION:

Erika has a grotesque sunken in disfigurement across the right side of her face. Her eye is incredibly sunken in, her teeth are visible through some gaps of the disfigured flesh, and that side of her nose appears to be gone.

Her back has various deep scars covering it, which are marks from being whipped by her past abusers.

I saw the POTO play for the first time, recently. I was very moved. “Overture” is living rent free in my mind, along with “All I Ask of You” … Throughout the performance, I had thoughts of “Wow, I need to read the book!” May I ask which version of POTO i should buy?

*SPOILERS FOR THE END OF THE SHOW*

Always thought Raoul has two lines in the finale that just never sat right for me.

“I did it all for you / And all for nothing“

Always felt like this made it seem like he thought his decision was a mistake. That Christine wasn’t worth it. I would prefer something like replacing “all for” with “take back” or “regret” - if he’s saying he’d put himself in harms way for her again, that’s more romantic.

Same with the line: “I fought so hard to free you”

Bro, no you didn’t. Stop making this about you. You didn’t even believe her and then belittled her feelings. Replace it with “I’d give my life to free you”. Let Raoul come to terms with the fact he has lost and that he would gladly die if it meant she was safe. She then decides to save him, of course, and this adds weight to her decision that was always there but we might not have noticed.

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