After Midnight (1989)
Allison's Story
This is the wraparound segment. We have Allison who is taking a course called 'The Psychology of Fear'. The professor seems off, but also very enthusiastic about his topic. He invites the class to his home for a special lesson. The students start telling scary stories. Unlike most wraparound segments, this one is actually it's own story and not just filler to lengthen the movie. The end is a little odd, with some not so great effects, but still not bad.
The Old Dark House
Segment one... not much to this one. A couple on an anniversary dinner who's car breaks down by an old abandoned house. They go inside to look for a phone and things get weird. That's all I'm gonna say because I don't want to ruin anything.
A Night On The Town
Four girls having a night out get lost and run out of gas in the bad part of town. They stop at a creepy looking gas station where they run into a scary man... but he's the least of their problems.
All Night Operator
An all night operator for an answering service receives many phone calls from a crazed man obsessed with one of her customers. His obsession continues to grow and things get intense. This is probably the best segment in the movie and definitely could have gotten beefed up for a longer runtime.
Paperhouse (1988)
Until I read about this movie in a blog a few weeks back, I had never heard about it. It was apparently a sleeper hit that was overshadowed and forgotten. Sadly, a lot of good movies get lost in time due to this. This movie is more of a fantasy than a horror movie... however it's not without it's dark and creepy moments. Also, it was directed by Bernard Rose, director of Candyman, one of my favorite movies.
We start with a girl, Anna. She makes a drawing of a house while in school. Later that day, she faints and dreams about the house. She continues to add things to her drawing, including a boy, Mark. As she does this, she continues to faint from time to time and the things she draws end up in the house. The dream however slowly transforms into a nightmare as there seems to be more and more of a connection between Anna and Mark.
This movie is filled with amazing visuals, some of which look like something only Tim Burton could dream up. I highly recommend this one. This movie is awesome.
Forever Evil (1987)
Get out the popcorn and enjoy this cheese fest! After seeing a trailer for this, I had to see it. It just looked so amazingly cheesy... which it is, but it really isn't bad. Despite the cheesy acting and effects it actually has a pretty good story to it.
Marc, his girlfriend, and some friends decide to spend a weekend in a house in the woods. Things get moving pretty quickly for an 80s movie. One by one weird things happen and one by one each person is killed by an evil force leaving Marc the sole survivor.
Marc is suspected of the murder, but due to lack of evidence is let go. He meets a woman, Reggie, who encountered something similar before. They team up to find the cause of these events.
Turns out it is an ancient God, and they have to find a way to stop it. Again, as I said, don't watch this for a riveting thriller, academy award nominee, or something that will go down in your top ten, but watch it for the sheer pleasure of 80s cheese at it's best!
