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2/10
Garbage
Randall-Flagg018 December 2019
All good reviews are obviously from family and friends of the film makers. Lousy stories and horrible acting. I think the budget was $40.00. Avoid at all costs.
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1/10
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shortypuns18 January 2020
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1/10
Typo
tmccull527 November 2019
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I think that this movie was meant to be titled, "Stupid Stories". Everyone that rated this film above 2 stars has to be associated or affiliated with the production. The true horrors in this indie anthology flick lie in the direction and the acting, both of which are beyond atrocious. The production value is the equivalent of someone buying a video camera on sale at Best Buy, calling a bunch of friends up, and saying, "Let's make a movie!"

The first vignette is a vampire story that is an insult to every vampire story every shown. There is nonsensical conversation between two of the vampires that makes absolutely sense to the viewer. They vaguely reference circumstances that were not reflected at all in the build-up to the story. The premise is that a husband and wife are in bed, when someone knocks on their front door in the middle of the night. Hubby goes and answers the door to find four strangers there, one of whom appears to be injured. Hubby, at first, is suspicious, and says that he'll call 911 to get the strangers help for their injured friend. The leader of the strangers says, "No, no police.". Somehow, this convinced hubby that the strangers are trustworthy, and he invites them in, against his wife's admonition not to.

Surprise! The strangers are vampires! One of the vampires quickly overpowers hubby, and the leader sends one of the others after the wife. Although she is a normal, ordinary woman, she beats the living snot out of not one, but two of the vampires. She is then confronted by the leader, who espouses metaphysical goobledeegook while preparing to attack Wifey. They fight, and she manages to shove a piece of wood into his chest, and ostensibly through his heart. Surprise! Vampires don't have hearts! Hundreds of years of folklore and legend have it all wrong, silly humans!

The next story is about a Ouija board and the possession of one of the users. This story is even more poorly acted than the vampire story, and it goes downhill from there. Each of the stories is stupider than the one before it.

The premise of the movie is that a young woman packs up her dogs and flees in her car. Nothing in her neighborhood happened to make her pursue this course of action, she just does. She literally has no idea what she is fleeing from, she just flees. The individual stories that comprise the anthology are supposed to be representative of what she is running from. While in her car, she hears a radio news report that the United States is under attack. According to this theory, the United States is under attack from vampires, teens using Ouija boards and becoming possessed, from things in the attics of homes in remote rural locations, and by vampires attacking zombies, and then turning into zombies, themselves.

This movie tries to combine elements from "Day of the Dead", "30 Days", and "The Dark Half" and fails abominably on all counts. This movie makes "Plan 9 from Outer Space" seem like "Gone With the Wind". Ed Wood would have been embarrassed to put this garbage out.
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7/10
Pretty dang cool little movie!
NekodaBlast14 November 2019
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I bought this off E Bay some of my friends are in it but I don't rate things that way. I put it in at beginning and watched the entire thing and I really enjoyed it. Fun flick with Vampires and Walking Dead!! Effects were pretty cool and the stories were fun and neat. Lots of blood too!! I really enjoyed it and will probably watch it again. Joel D. Wynkoop
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10/10
Great very disturbing stories
fabani27 October 2019
This movie will be remembered because of the originality shown in the scripts and the never fallen rythm of the tense in each one, which takes the stories into blowing-mind endings. If you have ever watched a horror independent movie, you will probably know that if it is a multi story film, some will be boring and some not. The great achievement of Morbid Stories is the homogenization of quality, making all interesting and forceful. The Directors are very efficient and you can see this in the final performances of actors, who carry with the very difficult task of make their character believable in a extremely difficult genre. Their work is great and we can fully enjoy the situations that the characters have to live. All this makes the stories success in its task of scaring us and worrying us.

Highly recommendable
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8/10
Solid cult flick to enjoy for Halloween!
ericsm-1276326 October 2019
If you love the underground cult classics, you will love this. Brace yourself for the unraveling of the world! Viewers beware, this is NOT for the faint of heart. :)
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9/10
Just in time for Halloween
jackpumpkinqueen31 October 2019
I was looking for something new to watch to get in the spooky spirit for Halloween season, and Morbid Stories was just the thing to set the mood. Morbid Stories is just that, several smaller chilling tales woven together to tell a bigger story. Each tale brings a different type of horror. My particular favorite (with out giving too much away) involves a writer and what ensues when something goes bump in the night.
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8/10
Destined to become a cult classic
ursofullavit30 October 2019
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This is an interesting little low-budget anthology horror film. There is a "wrap-around" story, that is wrapped around 4 central stories.

This film has zombies, vampires, demons/ghouls, monsters, and vampires that become zombies! What could be cooler than THAT!

This film reminds you : never let strangers into your home to use the phone, never to play around with a Quija board, never to go into an attic of a rental house, you don't always know as much about people as you THINK you do, and, ALWAYS stay in your car!

This film would be a great date-night movie; or watching during a rain storm; or just when you feel like watching something that is a little bit different, but the same as everything else, all at the same time.
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10/10
Great indie horror flick, like V/H/S .
grindhousenut4 November 2019
This is a great Indie horror film, it feels like, V/H/S with the anthology format. Also reminds me of The Blair witch project with the shot on video style of the stories. This film is a lot of fun it's definitely better to see it at home, alone or with friends, maybe even in a old art house movie theater. No matter how you see this movie it's worth a watch for sure, For such a low budget movie what the filmmakers were able to do was pretty amazing.
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8/10
Rather enjoyable and entertaining indie anthology
kannibalcorpsegrinder30 December 2019
Following a break-up with her boyfriend, a woman begins to get unnerved being alone in her house and decides to leave where she learns about strange events happening across the country.

The Good Stor(ies): Invasive Species-Awoken in the middle of the night, a man and his wife find a stranger and his friends were involved in an accident struggling to come to terms with what just happened to them. When they realize their true intentions, they try to survive the night against the intruders. This one wasn't all too bad. The main setup here works to give this a great twist later on which is then turned around by the reveal about being vampires. This leads into decent brawls and confrontations throughout the house that generate some hard-hitting action and fun over-the-top gore which is always a plus since it adds to the cheesy nature of it all. It's too short to spell out a few mild questions but it's nothing too detrimental.

3 Months-Living with her siblings, a woman tries to escape the stress by playing with an Ouija Board with her friends but their antics anger her friend when they start to mock the game. When their night starts to get darker and deadlier, they realize they've brought something into their world. This one was a solid enough effort. It's wholly predictable and doesn't do anything surprising with its setup and storyline involving a group of teens and an Ouija board, but that doesn't make the hauntings any less intense or chilling when the possessed friends start acting viciously towards her siblings. Again, this one needed more time to answer some questions and not end on a cliffhanger but the strong atmosphere and gore work enough for this one.

More Than You Can Chew-Stuck in a precarious position, a desperate woman heads out looking for a snack before her boyfriend arrives for a date, only to accidentally try to drain a zombie. As it begins to override her vampire side, the horror of what she will become threatens the relationships' future. This here was a fun if generally confusing effort. Although it does spell out what's happening with her condition and how that's affecting the opening interactions, that this takes a while to make it clear means the strange meltdown over the steak and the stalking scene are somewhat confusing. Once that passes, the relationship with her boyfriend is a fun game of innuendoes and suspense as the inevitable transformation occurs bolstered by some stellar gore for a great effort.

The Bad Stor(ies): Writers Beware-Stuck in a remote house, a writer on a break starting in on his next novel ends up meeting a fan who barges into the house while in the middle of the storm. As he tries to spend more time in the house, the more he realizes the noises coming from inside aren't his imagination. This one was a bit of a misstep. The central premise and atmosphere of the situation, out in the middle of the countryside during a raging thunderstorm creates a nice setup here with the trickling rain coming down, but nothing remotely horrific happens for long stretches of time between the phone calls to his agent or generally complaining about the lack of luxury. The finale in the attic works but it's a case of too little, too late due to the boredom overall.

Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence and Graphic Language.
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8/10
Good indie horror
debijohess3 November 2019
Five morbid stories to keep you on the edge of your seat. Candy just broke up with her boyfriend and decides her house is too creepy to stay in now. She packs up herself and her two doggie companions up and leaves the house only to hear a radio broadcast that the US is being attacked and the undead are roaming around. She proceeds with her roadtrip nontheless. In and out of her journey we get to see what else is happening in other parts of the country with short vignettes which are creepy and spooky to say the least. They involve friends playing with a Ouija board when one of them gets possessed, strangers who have an accident on the road and invade the home of innocent citizens who are unaware they are actually zombies, and my favorite, a sequestered writer staying at a very creepy cabin deep in the woods. All the segments are well written and full of gooey blood and gore. I particularly liked the performance of the writer but overall good direction and action. Enjoyed the diversity of these told from different perspectives during an apocalypse. Nice wraparound and twist as well as Candy finds out what happened to her boyfriend. Will hit the spot for most horror fans. Anthologies are great and this one is a must see.
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8/10
Morbid Stories and other such tales.
darkforce346 November 2019
Brought to us by Avail Entertainment, we open with some wide shot of a town resembling New Mexico. Looks like drone shooting, a bit smoother than helicopter is. Some static ridden reports over the radio seems to be pointing catastrophe in the making. A young woman, Candy (Courtney Akbar of Frontlines, NCIS, Parks and Recreation, Smoke Filled Lungs, Astro and Paradise Apartments) is enjoying a warm, sunny day with her Pomeranians. Hey I am a little irked these dogs probably get a better breakfast than I do. Candy now minus her boyfriend is moving out shortly but the house itself seems to have gotten sinister. With electrics and gas seemingly turned off, a car radio announcement confirms something is awry and danger is on the rise.

Witness an apocalyptic end of the world and Candy just finished her last car payment.

Fade to black wipe and a title card telling us New York 15 hours prior. Cut to night shot as we see an injured man with a bite in his throat where he clearly bled out and is doing some tell tale zombie shuffling. Time for some patented Tallahassee Zombieland door smacks. Of course the guy could have had a rabid squirrel bite him and he twisted his ankle. From a Satanist POV, he's destined to be worm food.

Over to a snoozing couple as the hours of the night tick tock away. Love that the ill-fated Carnival of Souls is playing on their flat screen in the bedroom. With rapping at their house's windows, the Singers Helen (Crystal Loverro of Guardian Devil, Success, Morbid Stories and Scars of Ancient Futures) and Jamie (Shane Smith of Morbid Stories) grab a deterrent (ball bat) and go investigate the mystery of who the hell is knocking at the door at this hour. A refugee from a 90s metal band?

Who is this long haired stranger (Tim O' Hearn of Dry Bones, The Legend of Six Fingers, Killer Rack, The Dummy 2, Death House, Blood Prism and Johnny Gruesome) decked out all in black complete with leather trench coat? He claims he and several of his friends were in an accident up the road and need to use the phone for fire and emergency to come to their aid. Jamie reluctant but eventually gives in to assist. He seems weirded out by these folk and who can blame him? They demand to be invited in. Things aren't what they appear to be and Jamie is still considerate enough to let them in the house. Now being paranoid as I am, I think that jug of holy water and my crucifix would been out about that time or at the very least a shotgun leveled at taking a head off.

In a word, badass. Helen is hell on wheels. Considering her newfound enemies are Nosferatu or Nesuferitu if you prefer.

Now unlike typical anthologies, this is edited a bit differently. It would appear Candy's story is the main one and the others are happening as the day and night progresses. I saw something simple with Tales from the Darkside and Two Evil Eyes.

24 hours prior in California: a Japanese family are simply being a family. The kids are playing in the dirt and gravel and eldest sister Mallory (Ashley Mei of I Am a Knife with Legs, Tango Europa, Astro, Morbid Stories and Clown Fear) has her hands full with sisters Olivia (Emma Koiso of Clown Fear and Morbid Stories), Ava (Kelly Koiso of Clown Fear and Morbid Stories), Aiden (Lucas Koiso of Morbid Stories) and Jayden (Marcus Koiso of Morbid Stories).

Obsessed with the selfies, vlogging and her friends, she isn't bad at the babysitting but she could be better. Pizza ordered instead of making them a meal? Deducting points already. Friends James (Austyn Reale of Morbid Stories) and Lola (Jocelyne Daugherty of Morbide Stories) are frittering away their afternoon with an Oujia board to contact spirits. Because that never goes wrong in a horror movie...ever. James has attitude and is crashing at a buddy's house. Angsty teen boy issues. Probably body hair, his voice cracking and various body odors no doubt. Oh and he's sweet on Mallory. That much is obvious. Due to the negative vibes given out, an entity proceeds to raise a little Hell for our younglings. Something gets into Lola so you better lop off more than her wrist or maybe an exorcist. You got that on speed dial right, Mallory?

Candy is a responsible doggy mom as she is loading them up with little sips of water. Y'know instead of a big bowl of it, spilling all over the back of the car and making a mess. Exposition radio station is warning her of incoming zombies? Very Zombi 3. Without Radio DJ Fresh Zombi kicking the airwaves with some 70s funk of course.

Meanwhile in Delaware, a published novelist/teacher is correcting writing errors on his works. Yeah just truckloads of run-on sentences and those dreaded dangling participles. The Horror of it all!!! Improper grammar aside, Robert Zirn (Will Devokees of Macabre Medicine, Agent Emes 8: Agent Emes and the Shavous Trial, The League of Science, The Perils of Posting and Morbid Stories) has the expression of a man burned out. Trying to bash his new novel out, the house he's staying at doesn't promote the warmest atmosphere. Hell it's just missing a cannibalistic family with a homemade human chili fetish and I can see it getting great YELP reviews.

Being isolated from everything and anything, Robert is trying to make the new book work, if his paranoia or random creepy sounds would stop happening. His assistant assures him this was the best place for him because there isn't anything else available 50 miles in any direction. Here's hoping he doesn't find a book bound in human flesh and inked in human blood. After all, such a book was never meant for the land of the living. The pitter patter of feet on the roof is disturbing. Caretaker Don (Ryan W. Phillips of Macabre Medicine and Morbid Stories) drops by to hear Zirn kinda whine. This guy's helping you out, dude. Little more gratitude, man. That being said, Don may need a good smack. No cable no beer makes Zirn something something.

The house has been making odd noises during a thunderstorm. Could be the wind or a mess of Chupacabras. Who can say? Don gives a cryptic warning to not go in the attic. My first thought? Mom's chained and gagged up in that attic. Fate is playing silly buggers with Zirn and clearly he has had a few things on his mind. Nightmares are hounding him or are they nightmares? Again foot steps sounding like it's coming from the attic. Scooby gang of one decides he's gonna see what is a-goin' on there.

Reports of zombies and vampires roaming about. Lock your doors, bolt your windows and pray to your deity of choice.

Cut to arty pale goth girl attempting a rare steak and well it didn't go down well or even at all. Instead of food, she simply has an injection of dubious fluid or liquid.

Guess she has a taste for the crimson stuff in our veins. Methinks she is a fledgling to go all Radu there. Armageddon is well into swing as more vampire and zombies seem to be attacking one another. Just a vampire girl living or unliving in this lonely world. I loved the incidental humor, excellent camera work and the credited acting. This felt like a bizarre rom com.

Is Candy crushing the apocalypse? Will Angel get his soul? How many more pop culture references can I do?

Just in time for Halloween, our movie has been released already to Amazon as of October 22nd. What we have is five talented stories being told injunction with the main story. The world as we know is gone and these are the final tales to be told. Another example of indie directors managing a good, solid story on a minor budget. Just seeing this you want to give them a huge budget and watch for the wonder to unfold.
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