Returning home from an Iron Maiden concert, four teenagers are involved in a car accident that leaves them stranded in the middle of nowhere; while they wait for help to arrive, the group huddle around a campfire to keep warm and tell each other scary stories...
I don't know if this collection of spine tinglers is a sequel to or a remake of the 1991 low-budget horror anthology of the same name, or whether it is totally unconnected (although the inclusion of a hook-handed killer in both films' wraparound tale does suggest a link); whatever the case, it's a vastly superior movie boasting higher production values, better acting, and much tighter storytelling.
Whilst only those completely ignorant of popular urban legends will find the stories particularly unpredictable, the skillful manner in which the material is handled results in loads of edge-of-the-seat tension and plenty of well executed scares before each inevitable conclusion. A smattering of light gore and a spot of gratuitous sex enlivens proceedings along the way, the result being a frightfully fun time, just right for the Halloween season.
I don't know if this collection of spine tinglers is a sequel to or a remake of the 1991 low-budget horror anthology of the same name, or whether it is totally unconnected (although the inclusion of a hook-handed killer in both films' wraparound tale does suggest a link); whatever the case, it's a vastly superior movie boasting higher production values, better acting, and much tighter storytelling.
Whilst only those completely ignorant of popular urban legends will find the stories particularly unpredictable, the skillful manner in which the material is handled results in loads of edge-of-the-seat tension and plenty of well executed scares before each inevitable conclusion. A smattering of light gore and a spot of gratuitous sex enlivens proceedings along the way, the result being a frightfully fun time, just right for the Halloween season.