A young boy tries to distract the woman who would serve him for dinner with stories three:
Story the First: Steve Buscemi, Christian Slater and Julianne Moore must deal with a mummy awakened from deep slumber. And you know how grumpy you get when you are woken early from a nap…
Story Dos: An elderly shut-in hires and assassin to kill a black car that he swears has killed many and has plans to end his life. He also thinks his slippers are looking a bit shifty, and that Pink is a better artist than Beyonce… Which makes him Crazy in(sane)
Story en Tois: An NYC artist makes a deal with a demon to save his own life one dark night. The same night that he meets a beautiful girl who will change his life forever. Keeping a promise to a demon is important kids.
There ain’t much more, three short stories surrounded by the recurring Hansel and Gretel rip that even the credits call the ‘Wraparound’ sequence. The film works because it adheres to tone and does not shy away from all of the things that make horror great, gore, nudity and a prevailing sense of impending dread. It doesn’t work because the scenes are all too short and really only the third one nails it, and anyone who has seen a few of these will see the ending coming a mile off.
Final Rating – 6.5 / 10. Still, when compared to some of the others, this is… another one I guess.
