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unusual facts about The Black Cat



A Descent into the Maelström

In 1970, Czechoslovakian writer Ludvík Vaculík made many references to "A Descent into the Maelström" as well as "The Black Cat" in his novel The Guinea Pigs.

Strange Boutique

On Saturday, July 3, 2004, Strange Boutique celebrated a brief reunion in Washington, D.C. The band played at The Black Cat with This Ascension and Siddal.

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key

The film uses many elements from Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Black Cat", and acknowledges this influence in the film's opening credits.


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Dobie Moore

Nicknamed "the Black Cat", Moore won the NNL batting title in 1924 when he hit .453.

For Scent-imental Reasons

He then notices a black female cat (not named in this short, the black cat character is later identified in Carrotblanca as Penelope Pussycat) rubbing against his legs saying "Le mew, Le purr."

OK Hotel

In its final years, the OK Hotel had become a treasured home for Seattle's lively creative music scene, featuring such artists as Bill Frisell, Wayne Horvitz with Zony Mash and Ponga, Robin Holcomb, Medicine Hat, Sweet Water, the Living Daylights, Amy Denio the Black Cat Orchestra and The Physics.