Mostly hype.
A collection of short horror films with a bad setup to get to them.
As far as such things go, it’s pretty well made. It’s not intentionally ragged/chaotic to adhere to the “setup”. It’s intentionally ragged/chaotic because that’s easier and a LOT cheaper to make, and some people prefer it. Call me a cynic, but I’m 6.9 on that.
Unfortunately the only “shorts” worth watching beyond technical achievement awards are the first (which begins when they pop in the first tape) and the last (which begins after the setup screeches to a halt).
First: ‘When Horrible Things Happen To Drunk Men’
Fifth: ‘Random Creepy Sounds And Images’
Fifth doesn’t begin til around 1:39:30. Everything in between is useless sh1t.
Grade: D
Same-Day Edit: Ok, so it’s creepy throughout. So is a bad ‘Twilight Zone’ episode. You know, the ones where it’s all buildup buildup buildup and then BAM…nothing. That’s this movie, except for the first short (which is pretty scary as well as creepy) and the mish-mash ending (which doesn’t make much sense to me but IS very creepy, and chaotic, and has a real ending).
So watch the first, skip to 1:39:30, watch the chaos until you’ll-know-when, turn it off, and pretend the rest was any good. Because it wasn’t. Grade: D+