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Strange Files - Prey by Night
episode 1.4
USA 2020
produced by Sparkle Soojian, Anthony Piseno, Michael S. Rodriguez for MSR Studios
directed by Anthony Piseno
starring Amanda Renae, Nikki Jones Curtis, Sparkle Soojian (also host), Jener Dasilva, Heather Roberts, Heather Marie Peterson, Michael S. Rodriguez, Robert Vargas
written by Anthony Piseno, music by Tricia Minty, werewolf created by Robert Vargas, series created by Michael S. Rodriguez
TV series Strange Files
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Nancy's (Amanda Renae) mother (Heather Roberts) and boyfriend (Jener
Dasilva) have both been killed before her very eyes by what she describes
to be a wolf - which is of course highly unlikely, since wolves are not
local to the regions, and none of the local zoos reported an escaped wolf.
To overcome her experience and make sense of it all, Nancy is in
psychiatric treatment with Dr. Brooks (Nikki Jones Curtis), who slowly
uncovers more and more of Nancy's history with both her mother and her
boyfriend, like that her boyfriend was essentially an abusive asshole
while her mother always took his side, and from the looks she gave him one
could suspect she had lusted after him herself. Now none of this sounds
ideal but then again hardly anything totally unusual. Then though Dr.
Brooks stumbles upon the story about her favourite teacher Dr. Price
(Sparkle Soojian), who took a very distinct interest in her life and
career, and she didn't approve about Nancy's boyfriend one bit, so much so
that she and Nancy eventually got into a fight over him. And shortly after
that ... but does that even make sense? And how does a wolf fit into all
of this? And is Dr. Brooks sure her asking these questions is the right
(as in safe) way to go even? A fun piece of horror that
admittedly might give away its ending way too soon, but as in good,
old-fashioned short stories, not only of the horror variety, it's not
always the ending that really counts but the way to get there - in other
words good storytelling. And indeed, this film puts an original spin on
the werewolf genre while staying close to the characters rather than
action setpieces - and thanks to a steady yet not hasty pace and solid
performances, this one manages to entertain throughout. This
TV show is available exclusively on Avail TV -
http://www.availfilms.com/video-on-demand/
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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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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