Several popular films seem to share a common influence, in a certain way at least. Cineleet uses plot *
spoilers* to explain how
Carnival of Souls, Jacob’s Ladder, Brazil, Donnie Darko, Stay, and other
Films were Inspired by 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge', a short story by
Ambrose Bierce originally printed in William Randolph Hearst's
The San Francisco Examiner in 1890.
The
Wikipedia entry for the story lists other more direct
and indirect adaptations, including one from
Alfred Hitchcock Presents. The adaptation below by director Robert Enrico won the 1963 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short, and appeared as one of the last episodes of
The Twilight Zone in 1964.
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