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   A seven part anthology of shorts: Chapter One: Scared to Death tells the tales of  Lisa (Madeline Morgan) whom is tormented constantly in her nightmares on a monstrous hand trying to get to her as well as kill her and goes through frights while trying to stay up and not dream anymore. Could her nightmares get to her causing her to die in reality??? Chapter Two: Carter (Bob Olin) is a troubled man  in hearings with Detective Cypress (Mick LaFlamme) on the mysterious death of Harvey Warren (Ron Merickel) as they go to a tomb area and a demonic force started to occur.  Chapter Three: Walking the Dog finds a man Gary (John Bowker) walking his pet but finds out there's a ferocious beast that is eating local animals and is targeted on saving his own pet for being the next victim.  Chapter Four: The Curse of Pelican Bay has a writer Stevie (Jackie Neyman Jones) whom is unhappy on how her films are turning out but suddenly got some inspiration after looking at newspapers on creepy stories one night has her next idea come to life and in a bad way. Chapter Five: You Bitches Aint Witches has a stuck up Kyle (Bryn Kristi) and her friend Kim (Liana Williams) studying a book on witchcraft as they try to do a sacrifice on Kyle's maid Justine (Jewel Siren) but things start to backfire on them big time.  Chapter Six: Tabitha is a story on Rick (Chris Keown) heavily in debt with his mobster Steve (Jank Thurber) but has to find a way to pay him back on breaking into someone's home who has a deadly secret.  Chapter Seven: Crazed is on a nieghborhood being attacked by a deadly virus turning people into succubuss'  
   The first chapter Scared to Death was a bit slow and alot of  the times hard to follow but we do have a nice relaxing moment with the title  character Lisa feeling good and getting ready for bed as it leaves a cozy  feeling to her surroundings. We spot her in bed watching TV with a corny  programming and her not impressed by it which can offer the odd brief chuckle.We spot many nightmare sequences with her running away from  what looked like a slimy green hand from a monster but this beast is never  revealed and the hand is a fake looking object made from a rubber costume.
 We spot many psyched moments on Lisa freaking out or trying  to take meds as well as some 3d effects on her losing it.
 The ending was also oddly funny when we spot an agent  witnessing her dead and speaking like a robot on the case. Seemed to show okay  timing.
 Carter was my favorite one as things looked impressive with  the title character in hearings with Detective Cypress and trying to get  information from him and the deadly case on his friend Harley Warren. The  surroundings looked impressive in a still room leaving a good and dark  impression.Some neat no budget moments with the story being told that involved  Harley and Carter going on a search in a wooded and meadowy area with rain  pouring down which seems to fit the story quite nicely.
 A perfect effective moment when we see some sort of a home  torn down as this was used to look like a tomb of some sort with Harley going  underneath to do some research and a good dark shot on him with dark type  objects covering his body as this looked good in a no budget horror type of fashion.  Then we have a campy demonic voice shouting out to Carter which was  entertaining fun.
 Walking the Dog seemed a bit bland at first but the story  rolls along eventually when we spot the character Gary seeing the ads on  missing animals when walking his dog as this was supposed to give you the  chills while watching on what is happening here. Then there's a nice close up shot on some monstrous teeth at  night near a bush spotting an animal as this looked cheesily creepy.
 Then when we spot Gary walking his dog we spot this monster  coming in for the attack with it's full features which looked obvious that it  was a costume losing it's touch on the creepiness of this beast. However things  look hilarious when the monster attacks Gary and a funny shot on the dog  watching in amusement. Then things get more hilarious when he beats this  monster to death as you don't see this in an everyday horror flick offering a  totally different twists to things. You will laugh when you spot on what he did  to the beasts head.
 The next one The Curse of Pelican Bay seemed to start out  funny when we spot a cheesy looking horror film but then we get a teaser with  the main character Stevie watching and then a hilarious reaction of her not  being impressed.Then we have a phone conversation between her and the agent  Marty with her griping which flowed well but then things seemed to drag a bit.
 Then we have two overweight lesbian skinny dipping and  making out in a hot tub as well as Stevie catching them in the act and these  two lovers choked up thinking that no one owned it which was a convincing  moment on them being embarrassed.
 Nice close up shots on Stevie looking at newspaper article's  on missing cases or something terrifying that has happened which seems to draw  you in on the terror that we may see happening later on but at the same time  the situation looked mildly stale.
 Suddenly we spot Stevie writing a script as well as a search  creature that you could tell was a rubber costumes creepily coming into her  home which seemed to work in well and sort of pays a tribute to those old  fashioned sea creature flicks.
 Then later on we spot a talk show with Marty discussing the  new movie that was written by Stevie as well as dedicating the memory of her as  this was funny after finding out on what happened to her at the end of the last  scene.
 This next chapter is another favorite of mine You Bitches  Ain't Witches as I laughed my ass off watching this one.And good moment with Kyle talking on the phone and then she  spots her maid Justine wearing her bathing suit and Kyle getting stern with her  about using the swimming pool. Then we see Kyle back on the phone talking to  her friend and gossiping on what had just happened which was funny along with  griping to her husband Andy on the situation and he has a passive behavior in  which this offered good timing.
 Also we spot a scene between Justine and Andy making out in a garage  which is a great sign on them secretly having an affair.
 Perfect moment with Kyle spotting a book on witchcraft and  being nervous about it all as this one his looked like the book from the Evil  Dead.
 Plus there's a great moment with her talking on the phone  with Kyle responding to her missing him with a sarcastic look on her face which  will make you laugh.
 Then we have Kyle and her friend Kim inviting Justine over  for some cheese and wine as there's some odd decent humor as well as some gross  sarcasm.
 And funny moment with Kim coming up from behind Justine and  whacking the book on witchcraft over her head but at first failing to knock her  unconcious which was done in a good slapstick direction.
 Then we have Kyle and Kim trying to do a sacrifice on  Justine unconcious with a fake looking knife as you could tell was a toy. Yet it  was funny when the two of them were lost in thoughts on what to do. Suddenly  Kim wakes up and a perfect surprising moment her using lasers out of her eyes  on the two of them as well as their bodies dried up and looking skeletal as I  must admit that this looked well done for a no budgeter and done in a fair  horror fashion.
 Good moment with both Justine and Andy in a hot tub and a funny  moment with Kyle's skeletal head bobbing up.
 In Tabitha this chapter looked rather dull with Rick in bed  with two women and then having unfinished business in an alleyway with his  mobster Steve on owing him some money as well as what to do in order to get  what he wants from him as this needed a bit more inspiration on an intimidating  one against someone in a bad position with him.And corny moment with Rick making out that he's a repairman  going to fix a player at a residents home by the name of Tabitha in which  there's a fairly strong moment with her kicking his ass along with a shocking  horror moment on whom she is as the moment should please fans of horror  violence.
 Then we jump into the chapter of Crazed which seemed rather  confusing as it seemed like the same story.Things looked interesting when Judy is partying at a dance  club and then she passes out which has a some what psyched out moment big time.
 A nice situation on realising as to where she is and then taking  a shower which seemed to be way too long for an excuse for filling in the time.
 Also there's a good heated discussion between Judy and Gwen  which was powerfully done along with a good intense and powerful moment on Judy  herself attacking her as well as doing something gruesome to her too.
 Nice discussions with people talking about a virus going on  and spotting people getting sick and attacking as well which looked intense and  done in a good horror fashion.
 Plus we see people in a white suit and a mask trying to stop  the terrors as this seemed to pay a tribute to the Romero flick The Crazies.  This seemed to work in a nice fashion.
 Bottom line is that this horror comedy anthology was done on  a shoestring budget and looked like a bunch of friends getting together to work  on a fun project. It's more funny than anything but it's a film to bring a  bunch of the people to watch to get some lights out. It was a party flick in  other words. It can be entertaining if you're in the mood for it. 
 Alot of the acting varies from good to over the top to  mediocre so I will try my best to see on what to review here.For the first chapter Scared to Death Madeline Morgan (Lisa) seemed to do fairly okay by acting  relaxed when heading to bed but when she acts fearful or alert she at times is  a bit much or lacks some energy by what she does here. Doesn't seem too  convincing with her characteristics.
 
 Second chapter Carter was a bit better with Bob Olin (Carter) however does a fine job with his role by  acting truly overwhelmed as well as serious and disturbed while he's in  hearings which he seemed to focus well on this scene. Also does a good job  acting nervous in the flashback scene along with freaking out on what happened.  He delivers this all pretty well.
 Rob Merickel (Harley Warren) however seemed like a born  amateur by what he was doing as he was way too over the top with his anxious  behavior or getting too carried away on his mission. He seriously needed acting  lessons.
 Nick LaFlamme (Detective Cypress) on the other hand does a  fine job in his supporting role with his serious speaking and motivation by  acting fair on getting answers on an unsolved case. He studied this part strongly.  He also had the perfect appeal for this role. He I must say showed good  characteristics.
 
 In Walking the Dog John Bowker (Gary) was at times a little too average in his  role but it was due to a slow plot. Seemed to do well talking to his dog and  having a light headed attitude. Showed some great thrusting energy while  throwing some punches as well as being convincingly aggressive.
 
 The Curse of Pelican Bay was well performed in which  Jackie Neyman Jones (Stevie) shows off a good funny attitude  especially during the near beginning of her performance acting ticked. Also  does well stressing her words and being short with stuff which she really got  into this strongly. Had a great voice for what she did. She had the right looks  too.
 Tom Griffith (Marty) had the perfect looks for what he  portrayed by being an agent as he had a Spielberg type of appeal. Plus does  well with his talking and down to earth behavior as well. Shows a great nice  guy attitude and comes across like that perfecty onto the camera. Offers some  nice with near the end of his performance.
 
 Next up in You Bitches Aint Witches, Bryn Kristi (Kyle) was the funniest in the whole cast of  this anthology as she delivers some great energetic spunk by what she did here.  Does a great job with her sarcasm and bitchiness. Also was believeable with her  nagging bringing this to a hyped up pace. She does a nice job by acting  clueless on stuff as well.
 Jewel Siren  (Justine) shines off well as the mistress in  which she showed off a good level headed behavior and showed off a nice  intelligent attitude too. Added a good powerful behavior later on in her role  as well as rolling with the punches as this was memorable. She had the good  sharp appeal.
 Liana Williams  (Kim) was also a natural ham in her role as  she does well with her witty sarcasm as well as coming off at times gross too.  Had the right looks for what she portrayed. Also had a good bubbly attitude.
 Richard Johnson (Andy) does his characteristics well in  which he shows off a good passive and innocent attitude. Shows a nice softness  to his role as well as doing a nice job as an open minded type. Yes does well  with his mellow behavior.
 
 The performes slope a bit once again in Tabitha as Chris Keown (Rick) had a somewhat dweeby look to his presence and somehwat did his job by seeming wimpy as well as doing okay being nervous on confronting his onscreen mobster but when he disguises himself as a repairman he seemed a little too stale and not knowing how to get into his role at all. Yet reacts well when is is being beaten up.
 Jank Thurber (Steve) was somehwat miscast in his role as a mafia type but sometimes showed a good seriousness with his speaking. Yet wasn't intimidating enough for what he was talking about. Also didn't seem to have the mafia looks or presence. Wasn't a bad actor just didn't seem to fit the part in my opinion.
 Melody Berg (Tabitha) seemed to strut her stuff not too badly as she added alot of high adrenalised energy with what she does and coming across to others. Plus does a nice job when she gets demanding on what's going on. Also was a great force of nature when she gets violent adding a perfect powerful behavior as well as acting viciously hungry at the end of her role. All of this was brought in nicely.
 
 In the final chapter Crazed, Kellie Erin McMahan (Judy) does a nice job in her role acting out of it after a party in which she draws in the nice mysterious moments. Plus shows off some good energy when strangling someone else. Plus does a good job with her calm attitude and later changing it by acting ferocious when she attacks or bites into somebody.
 Sarah Hubbird (Gwen) does well with her sharp behavior coming across as somewhat aggressive in which she really gets to the point with what she is talking about. Also comes across as somwhat nagging and does well with her fast talking. Had the right appeal for what she portrayed here.
 
 Two overweight lesbians are barebreasted in a hot tub as well as having their butts exposed too after getting out (Scary stuff).Two women are barebreasted in bed with a guy in bed.
 A topless woman is lying unconcious on a table when a scarifice is going to happen to her.
 
 A woman has a chunck of someone's guts in her mouth. Someone eats other people alive with a violent bloodshed.
 
 We hear alot of z-grade waltzy music for the beginning which  worked in well. Also there's wavy and outerspace type of music which seemed to  being overly played as it was a bit much. However there's various other types  when we keep watching offering a fair versatality including classical music as  this sounded decent. We hear the odd electronic music especially for the  closing credits as it wasn't my cup of tea. 
 Stevie (After watching a film) What the fuck???? Kyle (Talking on the phone) I miss you too (Showing a sarcastic expression)            |