What's Real About The Very Fake 'Rabbit Rabbit' Movie In ...

Plenty of film history is peppered into the third installment of Stories, "Drive In." But thankfully, the release of the 1985 horror film Rabbit ... Premium-AmericanHorrorStory-FollowWhat'sRealAboutTheVeryFake'RabbitRabbit'MovieIn'AmericanHorrorStories'?ByCaitlinGallagherJuly22,2021shareSharethisarticlefacebooktwitteremailcopylinkYoudon'thavetobeafilmbufftofigureoutthemovieinthethirdepisodeofAmericanHorrorStoriesisfake.NorisJohnCarrollLynch'sLarryBittermanarealdirector.ButeventhoughRabbitRabbitfromAmericanHorrorStoriesisn'treal,therearethepartsof"DriveIn"thatarebasedontruth.Spoilersahead.PlentyoffilmhistoryispepperedintothethirdinstallmentofStories,"DriveIn."Butthankfully,thereleaseofthe1985horrorfilmRabbitRabbit,whichallegedlyledtotheaudiencetostartkillingoneanother,isnotpartofrealHollywoodlore.ButStories,justlikeitspredecessorAHS,hasfunblendingtruthwithfiction.Here'swhat'strueabouttheverymuchfakeRabbitRabbit.TheRabbitRabbitTraditionChadmightnotknowwhatprohibitionwas,buthedoeshisresearchwhenitcomestothehorrorfilmhe'sabouttoseeandGooglesthemeaningofthetitle,RabbitRabbit.Hesaysit'sanoldBritishtraditionwhereyousay"rabbitrabbit"onthefirstofthemonthfor30daysofgoodluck.Accordingtothiswriter'sGoogling,Chad'sresearchwasprettyspot-on.ThetraditionisrealandtheFarmers'AlmanacnotesthatthefirstmentionofitcamefromtheBritishperiodicalNotesAndQueriesin1909.(SomeoneonTwitterclaimedtheyfoundanearlierinstancefrom1905.)Eitherway,NPRreportedthetraditionstartedintheU.K.intheearly20thcenturyandcrossedovertoAmerica.Allegedly,evenU.S.PresidentFranklinD.Rooseveltsaid,"Rabbitrabbit,"onthefirstofthemonthforluck.GoForItSignupfora14-dayfreetrialofournew,female-foundedsiteandgetfullaccesstoourarticles,community,andconversations.StartfreetrialorSignInFeaturedThisIsDanielleOlivera’sSeason(EvenIfSheDoesn’tThinkSo)AllisonPiwowarskiKrisHumphriesWillPlayAMajorPartInKimye'sDivorceStorySimrinPurharWhenIRealizedTheTrueCauseOfMyEatingDisorder,EverythingChangedSamanthaBushDiscoverMore