I generally don't like anthologies, but they seem to come up a lot in horror. Probably has something to do with some horror stories being short and to the point, so you can group them all into one over-arching story. Some anthologies are really good inter-twined tales, like Trick 'r Treat. Others are just good, despite being not particularly fancy.
Tales from the Darkside (1990) starts with an encapsulating tale about a little boy being kidnapped by an alleged witch (they never really make that clear) who is going to cook and eat the little boy as part of a dinner party. Fortunately, the little boy is given a book to read until suppertime, so he recounts three tales to his would-be cook, hoping to delay the inevitable as long as possible.
Deborah Harry is the witch, and there's a lot of young stars in this one. Christian Slater, Julianne Moore and Steve Buscemi star in "Lot 249," the first story of the three. William Hickey and David Johansen star in the "Cat from Hell." Then there's James Remar, Rae Dawn Chong and Robert Klein in "Lover's Vow." Acting is good, effects are fine, and the stories are good to watch. Even after not seeing this movie for a couple decades, I can still recall every aspect of the three stories, so they definitely left an impression. Certainly re-watchable. Catch it on HDNET, one of the premium channels, or maybe on AMC's fear fest this month.
No other news tonight! Hope everyone is having fun! :-)
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