Tales from the Crypt: Lower Berth is set in a carnival where at the sideshow the star exhibit is Enoch the two faced freak (Jeff Yagher) owned by his abusive father Sickles, however it turns out that Enoch is dying. One night Sickles is contacted by a Dr. Zachary Kling (Mark Rolston) who says he has an exhibit of his own that he can have, use & make money from, a ancient Egyptian Mummy of a slave girl that he won in a card game. Sickles senses the opportunity to keep making money form the sideshow business & agrees, however Kling has ulterior motives because of an old Egyptian curse as Enoch the two faced man falls in love with the rotten mummified remains but surely nothing can come of it...
This Tales from the Crypt story was episode 14 from season 2, the first of two Tales from the Crypt episodes to be directed be Kevin Yagher I rather liked Lower Berth. The script by Fred Dekker was based on a story from the 'Tales from the Crypt' comic book & is a nice little twisted tale of curses, murder & unlikely love. It moves along at a nice pace, it never bores & has a nice twist at the end which actually refers to the Crypt Keeper (John Kassir) himself & I think I'm right in saying that this is the only story which does. A good story with decent character's & dialogue that's well worth a watch.
This one looks great & has that seedy old school carnival sideshow atmosphere about it & the period setting is effective, the special effects are good but there's not much gore to speak of apart from someone getting a pair of garden shears stabbed in their gut. The make-up effects on Enoch the two faced man are excellent & look pretty gross & the Mummy is also well realised. The acting is solid throughout.
Lower Berth is another great tale from the crypt, if your a fan of the series it's a must.
This Tales from the Crypt story was episode 14 from season 2, the first of two Tales from the Crypt episodes to be directed be Kevin Yagher I rather liked Lower Berth. The script by Fred Dekker was based on a story from the 'Tales from the Crypt' comic book & is a nice little twisted tale of curses, murder & unlikely love. It moves along at a nice pace, it never bores & has a nice twist at the end which actually refers to the Crypt Keeper (John Kassir) himself & I think I'm right in saying that this is the only story which does. A good story with decent character's & dialogue that's well worth a watch.
This one looks great & has that seedy old school carnival sideshow atmosphere about it & the period setting is effective, the special effects are good but there's not much gore to speak of apart from someone getting a pair of garden shears stabbed in their gut. The make-up effects on Enoch the two faced man are excellent & look pretty gross & the Mummy is also well realised. The acting is solid throughout.
Lower Berth is another great tale from the crypt, if your a fan of the series it's a must.