Amelia

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Amelia is the terror-stricken protagonist of the famous “Zuni doll” segment in the 1975 horror anthology film Trilogy of Terror.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Trilogy of Terror NERFINISHED
appearsInSegment Amelia (segment)
associatedWith Zuni fetish doll NERFINISHED
basedOn Amelia (short story) NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkBy Richard Matheson NERFINISHED
characterType terror-stricken protagonist
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstAppearance Trilogy of Terror (1975 film) NERFINISHED
genre horror
hasDirector Dan Curtis NERFINISHED
hasOccupation single woman (implied urban professional)
hasScreenwriter Richard Matheson NERFINISHED
William F. Nolan NERFINISHED
hasTheme isolation
loss of control
maternal domination
hasTone psychological horror
languageOfWork English
medium film
notableFor being terrorized by a Zuni fetish doll
solo performance structure (one main on-screen character)
notableScene final possession-like transformation
phone conversations with her mother
partOf Trilogy of Terror (anthology film) NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Karen Black NERFINISHED
protagonistOf Amelia (segment) NERFINISHED
setting Amelia’s apartment
yearOfWork 1975

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