Deadtime Stories 2 (2009)

In this anthology of horror tales two hikers are trapped in a cave-in, a jilted teen lover turns bad, and man is murderously desperate to help his ailing wife.

Directors:

Michael Fischa, Jeff Monahan,

Writer:

Jeff Monahan

Stars:

Aric Amendolea, Kristen Barrega, Amy Lynn Best

Cast

Credited cast:
Aric Amendolea	...	Student (segment "On Sabbath Hill")
Kristen Barrega	...	Student (segment "On Sabbath Hill")
Amy Lynn Best	...	Nurse Fletcher (segment "The Gorge")
Carla Bianco	...	Janet Weaver (segment "On Sabbath Hill")
William Black	...	Student (segment "On Sabbath Hill")
Amanda Caddy	...	Student (segment "On Sabbath Hill")
Rebecca Campbell	...	Student (segment "On Sabbath Hill")
Alexa Casiato	...	Student (segment "On Sabbath Hill")
Danny Cooper	...	Markham (segment "Dust")
Meridith Davis	...	Student (segment "On Sabbath Hill")
Liz DuChez	...	Donna (segment "The Gorge")
Siena Frank	...	Student (segment "On Sabbath Hill")
Amanda Frost	...	Allison Knowles (segment "On Sabbath Hill")
The Rat Gorgi	...	Himself (segment "The Gorge")
Barret Hackney	...	Craig (segment "The Gorge")

Storyline

Deadtime Stories Volume 1: An Anthology film presented by George Romero. Three stories are told. The first is "Valley of the Shadow" about woman searching for her missing husband in a remote tribe's land. The second story "Wet" is about a man who digs up a mermaid body part and is warned to bury it back the way he found it for his own safety. The third tale, "House call", is about a doctor being called to the home of a desperate woman who believes her son is a vampire.

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Plot Keywords:

anthology | unplanned pregnancy | raising the dead | sexually aggressive woman | medical experiment | 

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Taglines:

Now I lay me down to rest, but there's a goblin on my chest. He's gray and ugly and very gory and he wants to tell me a deadtime story.

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody horror violence and some nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 July 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deadtime Stories - Volume 2

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sanibel II Films, 72nd St. Films, 555 FIlms

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Most of the segment, THE GORGE, was shot seventeen stories underground. One member of the crew needed to quit due to extreme claustrophobia.

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Connections

Followed by Deadtime Stories (2011)

User Reviews

Only Savini's Segment Works

***I'm not sure what's up with the listing on IMDb but this review is for the first film in the two part series. Why IMDb has this listed as the second is beyond me (and you'll notice this "sequel" listed has a release date two years before the first film).

Deadtime Stories (2011)

* 1/2 (out of 4)

George Romero "hosts" this anthology horror film, which is obviously just using him to try and get more viewers. In "Valley of the Shadows" a woman takes an expedition to a mysterious jungle where her husband vanished earlier and soon she learns why. Next up is "Wet" a fisherman finds a mysterious item, which leads to something beyond his wildest imagination. The third film comes from director Tom Savini, "Housecalls" has a doctor going out on a stormy night to help a sick boy who claims to have been bitten by a vampire. DEADTIME STORIES VOL. 1, like all anthology films, is quite uneven but I don't think there's any question that the first two stories are pretty bad and the third one is clearly the best thanks in large part to Savini's direction. Now, I'm not going to sit here and say that Savini is the next Scorsese but it's clear by watching the three films that he's a real director who can tell a story and add a bit of style as well. The biggest problem with the first two films is that the stories themselves are poorly executed and I'd also say that the screenplays really don't give us enough to keep us interested in what's going on. In the first film we learn that the husband goes missing but it would have been helpful had we known what he was doing out there and what "curse" this jungle has. By the time the film gives us this information it's pretty much over. With the second film, again, knowing more probably would have helped. Both go for big "twists" at the end but neither works. Savini's film at least features some nice performances and direction but the story too is fairly simple, although the twist does work. DEADTIME STORIES VOL. 1 is a pretty poor film and it's a shame Romero has to sell himself in this way. His introductions really aren't anything special and it's clear this was just a money thing.