Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy’s favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.
Tag: anthology
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New York Stories
Get ready for a wildly diverse, star-studded trilogy about life in the big city. One of the most-talked about films in years, New York Stories features the creative collaboration of three of America’s most popular directors, Martin Scorsese, Francis Coppola, and Woody Allen.
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Neo Tokyo
A trilogy of separate stories. In “Labyrinth labyrinthos”, a girl and her cat enter a strange world. In “Running Man”, a racer takes on the ultimate opponent. In “Construction Cancellation Order”, a man must shut down worker robots.
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Freakshow
After being ditched by her cameraman because of her manipulative behavior at a murder scene, a reporter wanders through town looking for a phone she can use. She finds a small museum, where the proprietor invites her in to have a look around before leaving. In one room, she encounters a strange jar which causes her to have strange visions, visions that are supposedly drawn from her own mind. These ‘visions’ make up the rest of this four- part anthology, which includes horror and suspense stories about a junkie chasing a dog for his runaway fix, a pizza delivery boy who gets a Halloween surprise, a living but paralyzed OD victim forced to undergo her own autopsy because everyone thinks she’s dead, and a deal between a golf course owner and a gravedigger that has some unexpected consequences.
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Channel Zero
A horror anthology series inspired by “Creepypasta” online tales.
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The Grimm Variations
Inspired by the classic Brothers Grimm stories, this anthology features six fairy tales with a dark twist, exposing the shadowy side of human desire.
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LifeStories: Steve Burdick
Steve Burdick is closeted television anchorman whose lover dies of an AIDS-related illness. Steve decides to come out and then tells his story about being gay and battling AIDS during a special segment of the nightly news. Originally episode eight of LifeStories, it was moved to later in the season due to the subject matter.
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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.
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Two Evil Eyes
A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife’s attempt to embezzle her dying husband’s fortune, and a sleazy reporter’s adoption of a strange black cat.
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Where Evil Lives
A gripping tale of horror, murder, and revenge unfolds as Jack Devlin (Claude Akins in his final screen appearance), caretaker of the Spencer House State, reveals an unforgettable history of zombies, vampires, and witches to a prospective buyer. The chilling stories grow more horrifying and even Jack’s visitor is stunned by the final fate at this house where evil lives.