You can tell when some one person, or a group, cares about what they're doing. Weird Fiction is one of those examples and it shows.
Does it look like it could have been shot on an iPhone? You bet. Are the effects cheesy? Wouldn't have it any other way. A budget which equals that of a McDonald's workers weekly paycheck? I think so.
But what was worked with and what resulted were exponentially different. What the filmmakers did with all these short comings is incredibly impressive.
Get these kids a budget.
The shot angles convey mood well. The soundtrack was great however it came together, and the overall vision wasn't lost on the viewer. Good cohesion.
On the not so great side the acting was abominable, but who watches horror for the acting? Most of the stories, while interesting concepts, ran tried and true concepts but didn't give them the ending that satisfies like one would hope. They felt almost philosophically Japanese in their culminations, maybe even nihilistic, but it works.
Bottom line is these people seemed like they had fun filming the movie, thusly the Mrs. and I had fun watching it. I hope to see more from them. It's a better and MORE HONEST attempt at horror than anything coming out of Hollywood. This is why I'm giving it 8 stars.