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Hi Maya, Zizek, or one of his cohorts made an interesting observation about Hitchcock's films and in particular 'Psycho'. Through the use of shot-reverse-shot which usually functions to produce the effect of subjective point of view, Hitchcock often utilises this mode but between an inanimate object (the Bates Motel) and an actor (Vera Miles). When Vera Miles walks up the steps toward the motel we see a reverse shot from the point of view of the house, this animates the house producoing an affect of paranoia in the character. I would also suggest looking at the beach house scene in 'Rebecca' when Olivier is confessing to his young wife, the camera begins to mimic the movement's of the dead Rebecca. These are not examples of horror but do count as uncanny moments when the buildings, just as in Poe, seem to come alive. peace alan A. Fair IDS Before acting on this email or opening any attachments you should read the Manchester Metropolitan University's email disclaimer available on its website http://www.mmu.ac.uk/emaildisclaimer * * Film-Philosophy Email Discussion Salon. After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to. To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] For help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon. **