THE MANGLER

The Mangler. Tobe Hooper, dir. USA: XXX, 1995. Robert Englud, Ted Levine, Daniel Matmor, featured players. 106 min. Based on a story by Stephen King. *¢+Horror film. The Hadley Watson Model-6 Steamer Ironer and Folder becomes "a demonically possessed piece of machinery embarked on a bloodthirsty rampage." Rev. Stephen Holden in The New York Times, rpt. The Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 March 1995: C5, which we quote, and upon which we depend for our citation. Cf. and contrast the more science fictional Killdozer for a killer machine; cf. 976-EVIL for demonic possession of a machine (both films listed this section, with crosslistings to other relevant movies).