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Tales from the Crypt: Came the Dawn (1993)
Great "Tales from the Crypt" episode... totally different than the source material
I've just been getting into reading the original EC Comics stories that these "Tales From the Crypt" episodes were based on. This is a terrific episode... But I just thought it was funny how different it was from the original comic. The only things similar are a cabin in the woods and a mysterious, wet, stranded woman. The title actually makes sense for the comic...
But no worries... I just thought it was interesting. Curious to see if I find any more adaptations in the series that are this different from the original comic.
Anyway... on to the actual episode. Brooke Shields is totally effective, as is Peter King. I really don't want to give too much away, as the plot is pretty twisty...
This really isn't one of the funnier episodes of "Tales from the Crypt"... just a nice, scary little crime tale. The prologue is pretty damned funny though. Some great Cryptkeeper puns!
Watch it and enjoy. Hopefully all of these episodes will be streaming somewhere soon. HBO Go? C'mon! As of now, they are readily available on DVD.
The Haunting (1999)
I wish I could give this movie less than a 1.
Quite possibly the worst movie I have ever seen. I saw this in the theatre and still lament the two hours of my life that I cannot get back. The only reason that I am even bothering to write a "review" of this, for lack of a better term, movie is that I just want to warn people to stay away.
If ever you feel the urge to put this unholy tangle of bile on your television, just put on the original. The original 1963 version of "The Haunting" isn't just a good haunted house movie, it's an absolute genre masterpiece.
This "thing" that Jan de Bont hobbled together is dreck of the lowest order. Sure, there are some good actors in it: Bruce Dern, Liam Neeson, but they are wasted.
Don't waste your time. Seriously. You'll never get it back.