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(2000)
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(2000) |
A real estate agent shows a couple of prospective buyers around the neighborhood, but winds up showing them houses where tragedies have taken place. The stories he relates to them: a man takes revenge on his cheating wife and her boyfriend, and then things start to get really weird; an evil ex-organ grinder monkey terrorizes a suburban dad; a teenage boy can see through the eyes of a killer known as "The Granny."
Also known as: The House on Terror Tract
Directors: Lance W. Dreesen, Clint Hutchinson
Writer: Clint Hutchinson
Starring: John Ritter, Bryan Cranston
Subgenres: anthology
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Here's a horror anthology that, even if it's no great shakes, keeps an even tone and quality throughout its three tales. The first tale, a story of adultery and revenge with a Pet Semetery-lite feeling to it, is probably the best; by the end, it takes on the characteristics of a campfire tale. The somewhat gruesome second story is fueled by a just-short-of-over-the-top performance by Malcolm in the Middle dad Bryan Cranston, and is actually a serviceable metaphor for the dangers of overly permissive parents. The third story is mostly a rehash of the old storyline about an unfortunately individual who struggles with the ability to see a serial killer's actions through the killer's eyes, but it was interesting enough to keep me guessing at the identity of the killer. The one part of the film that doesn't fit, tonally speaking, is the wraparound, in which John Ritter's real estate agent tells the three tales to an unsuspecting couple looking for a new place. Although its overtly humorous elements are jarring to the stories' darker tones, it comes to a denouement that is worth its wait. (Oct 20, 2001) | ||||||
