Morbid Stories (2019)


REVIEWER RATING: 
7/10

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In the mood for a decent horror anthology? Consider Morbid Stories! Focused around Candy, a newly single young woman with two ankle-biter pups, there’s an eerie feeling circling her house in the suburbs of California. Ghosts? Poltergeist? Her ex trying to make amends?

Without wasting much time, she gathers up some belongings, her yappy-dogs and hits the road to clear her head and hopefully find a safe haven outside of the house. Unfortunately, the radio announcer relays the grim news that the country is under attack. Aliens? Terrorists? COVID 19? Stay tuned…

Story #1 flashes back several hours from present time featuring a small isolated home that is invaded by nearby dwellers claiming to have been in a severe car accident. Similar to A Clockwork Orange scenario in order to gain access into the home, the owners hesitantly allow them in to their biggest regret. A fatal fang bite and minor scuffle with the wife leads the intruders to introduce themselves as an unprecedented threat…vampires.

Story #2 goes back even further (17 hours?) to a crowded house of children being looked after by older sister, Mallory. When the teen’s friends appear to play a little game of Ouija, the chaos ensues when an evil spirit is evoked, unbeknownst to all. Nice little bloodfest.

Story #3 is the sharpest tale. Similar to Misery’s Paul Sheldon, quick-witted writer Robert Zim, is staying at an unsettling home with a very oddball owner who stops by to welcome the famous author. Immediately, the situation becomes alarmingly unhinged when Robert questions the attic noises and is met with nonchalant vague responses from the mindless owner. Devorkees brings his character (Zim) into full on mockery of outback ignorance and continues with his work with pure disdain for his surroundings. Of course, the attic noises prompt his curiosity into exploratory mode and unfortunately…the ending is not pleasant.

Story #4 wraps up with a sickly gothic girl trying to prepare for her love’s arrival, while she loses her lunch and falters with intense stomach pains. Her agony is revealed shortly after her beau’s appearance and subsequently turns her into a blood lusting monster.’

Meanwhile in real time, Candy is driving down the highway still listening to the radio describe explosive carnage rampaging through the country when she spots her ex Mike in the middle of the road. Is he infected? Is he dead? Is Candy in trouble? Will her doggies Tea and Biscuit have an accident in the car? Watch Morbid Stories to find out!

OVERALL: 
Although all the stories in this horror anthology are worth a view, Devorkees knocks it out of the park with his sharp tongued Robert Zim, whose main goal is to get out of that decrepit icky house and into a Four Seasons hotel room, to finish his novel in luxury. The comedic banter between him and the home owner is priceless! Morbid Stories, albeit low budget, is an interesting premise of collective tales leading to an ultimate apocalyptic finale.


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