Director: Ryan Spindell
Year: 2020
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Anthology
Plot:
Asking to become his assistant, a woman attending a funeral stays behind to inquire about the position, leading to a recollection of several stories about various victims from several previous decades until she notices something sinister behind the series of gruesome stories.
Review:
1950s-At a big mansion party, a thief enters a nearby bathroom to count her score when she notices something isn't right with what lies behind a sealed medicine cabinet. This was a solid and enjoyable opening to get things started. The twist about who she actually is and what she's doing is quite well-handled, while the battle with the creature when it's revealed is a lot of fun with some nice gore and practical effects. The length could be a detriment or positive as well, barely lasting long-enough to realize what's going on which is a good thing with the zippy pace working for it or a downfall as it doesn't have time to dwell on anything.
1960s-Attending a special frat party, a chauvinist picks up a special student and takes her home, unaware of the deadly secret she's hiding within her. Despite several flaws, this is pretty fun and is quite enjoyable. The series of body-horror revelations that come after the fateful encounter is where this one works as the series of physical changes creates a rather fun counter to what had been going on previously. It's just entirely predictable and obvious what's going on and takes way too long to get there, being far too long to get to the expected punchline which may or may not be completely detrimental.
1970s-Marrying the girl of his dreams, a man soon finds the misfortune that befalls them too much to bear until the point comes that drastic actions have to be taken for the both of them. Overall, this one seems the least likely to be included as it doesn't really fit into the overall story here with the events taking on way too far-fetched and over-the-top for a simple premise that comes off quite unnaturally. Nothing is really explained and the entire morality conflict that this drives towards is clearly spelled out from the beginning. The effects are effective and the outcome is still fun but the flaws do outweigh this one.
1980s-Staying with her charge for the night, a babysitter becomes aware that an escaped mental patient has arrived at the house and forces her to fight him off to save her. Generally, this one had quite a lot to like. The majority of the effort being a fun stalk-and-slasher against a raging thunderstorm means that plenty of atmospheric chasing occurs throughout here which goes nicely alongside the constant torture inflicted on both participants featuring plenty of nice gore. With the tables turned nicely as the final-girl becomes more heartless and ruthless against the killer as it goes on, it's quite fun if somewhat too artistic for its own good at times but not nearly enough to hold this back too much.
Wrap-Around-Attempting to take up a job, a woman hears stories told by a sinister mortician about past residents only to find a far more dangerous purpose to her visit. Overall, this one is a lot of fun and has a lot to like although it does have some issues. The beginning stages are atmospheric, tense and cheesy where its focused more on the strange tales being told. The longer it goes on, though, it just becomes ludicrous and overblown which is rather obvious that it's going on way too long with too many false endings to get the point across. The fantasy-laden CGI is out-of-place and distracting as well, making for a slightly flawed effort overall.
Overview: ****/5
A generally fun and enjoyable anthology that might extend it’s welcome somewhat but has plenty of positives to like otherwise, this effort continues the fine streak of enjoyable anthology efforts which is quite nice. Give this a look if you’re curious about the film or just intrigued by the style of this one, while those turned off by the flaws or not into the setup should heed caution.
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