'The Collector' (1965 movie)

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I just watched the film last night and kept thinking it reminded me of Steven Wilson & In Absentia and/or the song 'Index'.

I remember when I saw Wilson in concert earlier this year and he was introducing 'Index', he said the song was about a serial killer. Hmmmm.

Pretty decent flick, a bit on the creepy side with Terence Stamp's character, and Samantha Eggar was a hottie back then.

Does anyone know if this was where Wilson got his inspiration from? While I'm a Wilson/PT fan, I've never delved too deeply into song meanings or where they came from.

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Jbird Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 20 2011 Status: Offline Points: 338	Topic: 'The Collector' (1965 movie) Posted: November 24 2013 at 19:09
	Not sure where to put this topic, I guess General Discussions it is. I just watched the film last night and kept thinking it reminded me of Steven Wilson & In Absentia and/or the song 'Index'. I remember when I saw Wilson in concert earlier this year and he was introducing 'Index', he said the song was about a serial killer. Hmmmm. Pretty decent flick, a bit on the creepy side with Terence Stamp's character, and Samantha Eggar was a hottie back then. Does anyone know if this was where Wilson got his inspiration from? While I'm a Wilson/PT fan, I've never delved too deeply into song meanings or where they came from.

dr wu23 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 22 2010 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 20623	Posted: November 29 2013 at 14:01
	That's actually from a John Fowles novel called The Collector which they then made into a film. I have no idea if Wilson used that as an inspiration but several of his songs on various albums have a dark theme related to serial killers/violence/psychotic people in general.
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