We rented this last night and it was pretty good. It's 4 tales, unconnected to each other, with strange, stop-motion vignettes between each story. The stories are:
"The Box" A mother and 2 kids are riding the train from the city to home. A man sitting adjacent to them is holding a red-wrapped gift. The boy asks what it is and the man says "A present". The boy asks to see it. The man opens the lid and the boy looks inside. We never see what's inside and the boy says "nothing" when prodded by his family as to the contents. Chilling story. It's up to the audience to determine what was in the box.
"The Birthday Cake" A rather OCD mother is preparing for her daughter's birthday party. Many, rather snooty people are invited. The woman discovers her husband is back from a business trip. He's dead. She won't let that incident interfere with her daughter's party. This one was more comical than scary.
"Don't Fall" A group of 4 friends are on a camping trip. One of the women is particularly frightened of her surroundings. Her brother is a little unsympathetic to her about this. They are exploring the area and come upon a cave-like area with paintings on the wall, supposedly in blood. One of the friends is attacked by an entity that looks like a figure painted on the wall of the cave. Suspenseful, if not a little done before.
"Her Only Living Son" A single mother, raising her son, who will soon be turning 18, is dismayed by his horrible behavior, even though everyone else thinks he is wonderful and destined for great things. This one is a direct follow up to Rosemary's Baby (my opinion).
"The Box" A mother and 2 kids are riding the train from the city to home. A man sitting adjacent to them is holding a red-wrapped gift. The boy asks what it is and the man says "A present". The boy asks to see it. The man opens the lid and the boy looks inside. We never see what's inside and the boy says "nothing" when prodded by his family as to the contents. Chilling story. It's up to the audience to determine what was in the box.
"The Birthday Cake" A rather OCD mother is preparing for her daughter's birthday party. Many, rather snooty people are invited. The woman discovers her husband is back from a business trip. He's dead. She won't let that incident interfere with her daughter's party. This one was more comical than scary.
"Don't Fall" A group of 4 friends are on a camping trip. One of the women is particularly frightened of her surroundings. Her brother is a little unsympathetic to her about this. They are exploring the area and come upon a cave-like area with paintings on the wall, supposedly in blood. One of the friends is attacked by an entity that looks like a figure painted on the wall of the cave. Suspenseful, if not a little done before.
"Her Only Living Son" A single mother, raising her son, who will soon be turning 18, is dismayed by his horrible behavior, even though everyone else thinks he is wonderful and destined for great things. This one is a direct follow up to Rosemary's Baby (my opinion).