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Holiday Hell
USA 2019
produced by
Jeff Ferrell, Semih Tareen, Dustin Labrasseur (executive), Jeff Vigil (executive), Tom Fenoglio (executive), Joe Fenoglio (executive) for Black Sunday Productions
directed by Jeff Ferrell (segments Nevertold Casket Co., The Hand that Rocks the Dreidel), Jeff Vigil (segment Dollface), David Burns (segment Christmas Carnage), Jeremy Berg (segment Room to Let)
starring segment Nevertold Casket Co.: Jeffrey Combs, Meagan Karimi-Naser; segment Dollface: Charnie Dondrea, Cami Ottman, Natasha Duvall, Reza Leal-Smartt, Connor Fogarty, James Chrosniak, Malia Priem, Jordan Nancarrow, Hilary Harris (voice), Aurora Vigil-Trombly, Meredith Trombly; segment The Hand that Rocks the Dreidel: Forrest Campbell, Amber Stonebraker, Lisa Coronado, Tom Stewart, Brian Sutherland, Linnea Ingalls; segment Christmas Carnage: Joel Murray, Ailsa Marshall, Jeff Bryan Davis, Maeve Campbell, James Mesher, Mandy Baker, Ollie Addama, Thomas Brophy, Justice Pulliam; segment Room to Let: McKenna Ralston, Lisa Carswell, Jeffrey Arrington, Scott C. Brown, Mandy Stockholm
written by Jeff Ferrell, Jeff Vigil, music by Semih Tareen, special makeup effects by Erik Warren, Shawn Morse
review by
Mike Haberfelner
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Amelia (Meagan Karimi-Naser) stumbles upon a curio shop while looking
for a Christmas present for her sister - and even if it's already past
closing time, the shopkeeper (Jeffrey Combs) is more than happy to show
her around and tell her the story of every item she happens to pick:
- A bunch of teens break into what they think is an abandoned house to
have a party - but a girl in a dollmask still has a score to settle
with those who wronged her back in the day, and our heroes are just
pretty much "it" ...
- Kevin (Forrest Campbell) has gotten a Jewish rabbi doll for birthday
that's supposed to grant wishes - and his first wish it to get rid of
his babysitter (Amber Stonebraker) ...
- Chris (Joel Murray) is pretty much at the end of the line, his wife
Susan (Ailsa Marshall) denies him any bedroom fun, he's denied a
promotion at his job, and yet he's to stay sober and play Santa at the
office Christmas party while Susan shags the guy (Jeff Bryan Davis)
who got promoted in Chris's place. But then he takes some experimental
drugs to turn things in his favour - and bloodily so ...
None of the objects shown especially appeal to Amelia though - and
little wonder, as a ring she's wearing holds a story at least as gruesome
as those above: Anna (McKenna Ralston) moves into the country - to only
gradually find out the locals are part of a fertility cult, and one with
some very bloody rituals. The ring is the emblem of the cult - and it also
plays a role in the fate of the shopkeeper ...
Above everything else, this film is great fun, an enjoyable anthology
in the spirit of Tales
from the Crypt, meaning a collection of macabre cautionary
tales with a predilection for the gruesome and many a surprise twist, all
with darkly humouristic undercurrents. And despite no less than four
directors this film comes off as surprisingly homogenic, as everybody
involved seems to be in on the joke. And of course, a strong cast doesn't
hurt one bit either to make this very solid genre entertainment, holiday
or not ...
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Robots and rats,
demons and potholes,
cuddly toys and
shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
Tales to Chill
Your Bones to
is all of that.
Tales to Chill
Your Bones to -
a collection of short stories and mini-plays
ranging from the horrific to the darkly humourous,
from the post-apocalyptic
to the weirdly romantic,
tales that will give you a chill and maybe a chuckle,
all thought up by
the twisted mind of
screenwriter and film reviewer
Michael Haberfelner.
Tales to Chill
Your Bones to
the new anthology by
Michael Haberfelner
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