Tales from the Crypt: Came the Dawn starts as rich businessman Roger (Perry King) is driving through torrential rain to his luxurious log cabin out in the sticks, on his way he comes across a young attractive woman who calls herself Norma (Brooke Sheilds) soaking wet by the side of the road her pick-up truck having broke down. Being the guy he is Roger stops & offers her a place to stay for the night, however Norma has ulterior motives for accepting other than a dry place to sleep...
This Tales from the Crypt story was episode 10 from season 5, directed by Uli Edel this is another top tale from the crypt. The script by Ron Finley was based on a story from the 'Shock SuspenStories' comic book & is one of those straight faced episodes without the dark humour which is perfect for this particular story. The build up is very good in Came the Dawn as it manages to throw in some very effective red herrings & it completely changes the character's motivations & the significance they have in the story by turning everything on it's head so when the unexpected twisted twist ending happens it's even more satisfying. Most, if not all, of the best Tales from the Crypt stories rely on strong twist endings & this is why Came the Dawn works so well but I have to say where did that obscure meaningless title come from? Came the Dawn means absolutely nothing in context with the tale itself, or am I being stupid? Running for what seemed like a few minutes less than the average Tales from the Crypt story this is well worth giving 25 minutes of your time up to see.
There's a great atmosphere to Came the Dawn, the isolated dimly lit log cabin in the middle of the night with a raging thunderstorm outside is well realised. There's not really any gore in this one, just some blood splatter. The acting is very good & Sheilds is very easy on the eyes.
Came the Dawn may have a nonsensical title but it's yet another highly entertaining offering from the Crypt Keeper.
This Tales from the Crypt story was episode 10 from season 5, directed by Uli Edel this is another top tale from the crypt. The script by Ron Finley was based on a story from the 'Shock SuspenStories' comic book & is one of those straight faced episodes without the dark humour which is perfect for this particular story. The build up is very good in Came the Dawn as it manages to throw in some very effective red herrings & it completely changes the character's motivations & the significance they have in the story by turning everything on it's head so when the unexpected twisted twist ending happens it's even more satisfying. Most, if not all, of the best Tales from the Crypt stories rely on strong twist endings & this is why Came the Dawn works so well but I have to say where did that obscure meaningless title come from? Came the Dawn means absolutely nothing in context with the tale itself, or am I being stupid? Running for what seemed like a few minutes less than the average Tales from the Crypt story this is well worth giving 25 minutes of your time up to see.
There's a great atmosphere to Came the Dawn, the isolated dimly lit log cabin in the middle of the night with a raging thunderstorm outside is well realised. There's not really any gore in this one, just some blood splatter. The acting is very good & Sheilds is very easy on the eyes.
Came the Dawn may have a nonsensical title but it's yet another highly entertaining offering from the Crypt Keeper.