This horror anthology rips off the premise of the Amicus classic, Asylum (1972). A new psychiatric employee at an asylum is given the files of five patients, to see if she can find a common thread to their delusions. A sort of test to see if she's a good fit for the asylum.
The cast is mostly drab and talentless, especially dreadful lead actress, Elissa Dowling, though Nicolette Pullen comes close behind as second worst.
The writing is banal, and lacking in originality or creativity. In the first tale, a woman picks up a man, invites him to her bedroom, then locks the door. Whereupon the boogeyman emerges from the closet and kills the man.
Ho-hum.
The old 1980s TV show, Tales from the Darkside, had several similar stories, but with more originality and talent.
Like so many horror films these day, this film tosses in some Argento style colored lights. The makeup for the boogeyman is also decent. But the stories are dull, the cast unappealing.
There are also some sloppy errors. While still sane, Pullen's character has short blond hair with dark roots. Much later at the asylum, sitting in a straight jacket, she has the same hair.
The problem is that after having spent time at the asylum, her hair should have grown out and be all dark. It's doubtful that asylum beauticians would provide meticulous hair care for a straight jacketed loony.
It's a small thing, but it's the sort of thing that filmmakers striving for perfection should look out for. Obviously, no one strived for perfection in this dull film.
The cast is mostly drab and talentless, especially dreadful lead actress, Elissa Dowling, though Nicolette Pullen comes close behind as second worst.
The writing is banal, and lacking in originality or creativity. In the first tale, a woman picks up a man, invites him to her bedroom, then locks the door. Whereupon the boogeyman emerges from the closet and kills the man.
Ho-hum.
The old 1980s TV show, Tales from the Darkside, had several similar stories, but with more originality and talent.
Like so many horror films these day, this film tosses in some Argento style colored lights. The makeup for the boogeyman is also decent. But the stories are dull, the cast unappealing.
There are also some sloppy errors. While still sane, Pullen's character has short blond hair with dark roots. Much later at the asylum, sitting in a straight jacket, she has the same hair.
The problem is that after having spent time at the asylum, her hair should have grown out and be all dark. It's doubtful that asylum beauticians would provide meticulous hair care for a straight jacketed loony.
It's a small thing, but it's the sort of thing that filmmakers striving for perfection should look out for. Obviously, no one strived for perfection in this dull film.