Good Horror Anthologies (with Rotten Tomatoes scores)
Horror Anthologies are a tricky breed because they're almost always uneven to some degree (one segment is better than another). Here are some that are enjoyable throughout ...mostly.
There are Horror Anthologies with only one good segment. If you're a fan of short Horror and you have the time, I encourage you to find and watch these:
Body Bags only has "The Gas Station"
Dead of Night 1977 only has "Bobby"
There are Horror Anthologies with only one good segment. If you're a fan of short Horror and you have the time, I encourage you to find and watch these:
Body Bags only has "The Gas Station"
Dead of Night 1977 only has "Bobby"
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- DirectorAlberto CavalcantiCharles CrichtonBasil DeardenStarsMervyn JohnsMichael RedgraveRoland CulverGuests invited to a weekend in the country share their supernatural stories, beginning with Walter Craig, who senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality.%87 on RT
- DirectorMario BavaStarsMichèle MercierLidia AlfonsiBoris KarloffBoris Karloff hosts a trio of horror stories concerning a stalked call girl, a vampire-like monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her ring's rightful owner.In the English language version, the first story is altered (butchered) to remove lesbianism. But in the Italian language version, we don't get Boris Karloff's signature voice in the host segments and the third story.
How is it that no one has edited together an 'Ultimate Edition' with only the first story being presented unedited in Italian?
%88 on RT - DirectorMasaki KobayashiStarsRentarô MikuniMichiyo AratamaMisako WatanabeA collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.Will surely be too slow and artsy for many horror fans.
%91 on RT - DirectorJeremy DysonAndy NymanStarsSamuel BottomleyDeborah WastellAmy DoyleAfter receiving a file with details of three unexplained cases of apparitions, skeptical professor Phillip Goodman embarks on a terrifying trip.%85 on RT
- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsHal HolbrookLeslie NielsenAdrienne BarbeauFive grisly tales from a kid's comic book about a murdered father rising from his grave, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.%74 on RT
- DirectorBlutchCharles BurnsMarie CaillouStarsAure AtikaGuillaume DepardieuNicole GarciaSeveral scary black-and-white animated segments in different styles appeal to our fear(s) of the dark.%73 on RT
- DirectorMatt Bettinelli-OlpinDavid BrucknerTyler GillettStarsCalvin Lee ReederLane HughesAdam WingardWhen a group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for.%57 on RT
This series features segments written and directed by different people. - DirectorSimon BarrettJason EisenerGareth EvansStarsLawrence Michael LevineKelsy AbbottAdam WingardSearching for a missing student, two private investigators break into his house and find collection of VHS tapes. Viewing the horrific contents of each cassette, they realize there may be dark motives behind the student's disappearance.Better than the first
%71 on RT
Apparently, V/H/S Viral (part 3) is terrible, with 33% on Rotten Tomatoes. I don't know what happened there. - DirectorSimon BarrettSteven KostanskiChloe OkunoStarsAnna HopkinsChristian PotenzaBrian PaulA police S.W.A.T. team investigate a mysterious VHS tape and discover a sinister cult that has pre-recorded material which uncovers a nightmarish conspiracy.
After it was clear the franchise woudn't make any more money at the box office, streaming service Shudder started producing these decidedly lower budget period-piece films each year for the Halloween season. While they have high Rotten Tomatoes scores, I feel like they are a step down from parts 1 and 2. I get the sense Shutter is just taking any short horror movie out there to get another V/H/S out for October.
91% on Rotten Tomatoes - DirectorFlying LotusMaggie LevinTyler MacIntyreStarsJesse LaTouretteKeanush TafreshiDashiell DerricksonWitness a hellish vision of 1999, as social isolation, analog technology and disturbing home videos fuse into a nightmare of found footage savagery.76% on Rotten Tomatoes
- DirectorDavid BrucknerScott DerricksonNatasha KermaniStarsKelli GarnerFreddy RodríguezJames RansoneUnveiled through a made-for-TV documentary, five tales of found footage horror emerge to take viewers on a terrifying journey into the grim underbelly of the 1980s.74% on Rotten Tomatoes
- DirectorRoxanne BenjaminMatt Bettinelli-OlpinDavid BrucknerStarsChad VillellaMatt Bettinelli-OlpinKristina PesicFive interlocking tales of terror follow the fates of a group of weary travellers who confront their worst nightmares - and darkest secrets - over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway.%81 on RT
- DirectorMichael DoughertyStarsAnna PaquinBrian CoxDylan BakerFive interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank; a woman who loathes the night has to contend with her holiday-obsessed husband; and a mean old man meets his match with a demonic, supernatural trick-or-treater.%83 on RT
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceMaggie PierceLeona GageThree tales of terror involve a grieving widower and the daughter he abandoned; a drunkard and his wife's black cat; and a hypnotist who prolongs the moment of a man's death.The middle story 'The Black Cat' is painful to sit through. It's the "funny" one.
I'd forgive you if you skipped it.
%71 on RT - DirectorSidney SalkowStarsVincent PriceSebastian CabotBrett HalseyThree horror stories based on the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the first story titled "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", Heidegger attempts to restore the youth of himself, his fiancee and his best friend. In "Rappaccini's Daughter", Vincent Price plays a demented father inoculating his daughter with poison so she may never leave her garden of poisonous plants. In the final story "The House of the Seven Gables", the Pyncheon family suffers from a hundred year old curse and the Pyncheon brother returns to his home to search for a hidden vault.%57 on RT
- DirectorDan CurtisStarsRobert BurtonJohn KarlenGeorge GaynesThree bizarre horror stories, all of which star Karen Black in four different roles playing four tormented women.From the golden age of TV Horror Movies
...now there's an idea for another list.
%92 on RT - DirectorRusty CundieffStarsClarence Williams IIICorbin BernsenJoe TorryA funeral director tells four strange tales of horror with an African American focus to three drug dealers he traps in his place of business.At its best when its making social commentary.
%52 on RT - DirectorRoxanne BenjaminSofìa CarrilloKaryn KusamaStarsNatalie BrownJonathan WattonPeter DaCunhaThis all-female horror anthology features four dark tales from four fiercely talented women.%70 on RT but %20 Audience Score and 4.6 on IMDB. So, yeah.
- DirectorLewis TeagueStarsDrew BarrymoreJames WoodsAlan KingA stray cat is the linking element of three tales of suspense and horror.%67 on RT
- DirectorMichael GornickStarsGeorge KennedyLois ChilesDomenick JohnThree macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.%29 on RT
I think that score is a bit harsh.
It's true, it doesn't hold a candle to the original: it's only three stories and one of them "Old Chief Woodenhead" sucks. But the other two are enjoyably icky and suspenseful and even the framing story works. - DirectorJohn HarrisonStarsDebbie HarryMatthew LawrenceChristian SlaterTo stall a witch plotting to eat him, a boy reads her horror tales dealing with a collegian's resurrection of a mummy, a murderous cat, and an artist's pact with a gargoyle.%43 on Rotten Tomatoes
Well, I think this one is quirky fun. - DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsChristopher LeePeter CushingNeil McCallumAboard a British train, mysterious fortune teller Dr. Schreck uses tarot cards to read the futures of five fellow passengers.OK, here we go with Amicus Productions. Dr Terror is the first and though it has the highest RT score, I think it's the weakest.
%100 on RT - DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsJack PalanceBurgess MeredithBeverly AdamsAn anthology of four short horror stories about people who visit Dr. Diabolo's fairground haunted-house attraction show.Amicus
No RT score - DirectorPeter DuffellStarsJohn BryansJohn BennettDenholm ElliottAn anthology of four horror stories revolving around a mysterious rental house in the U.K.Amicus
%92 on RT - DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsBarbara ParkinsRichard ToddSylvia SymsIn order to secure a job at a mental institution, a young psychiatrist must interview four patients inside the asylum.Amicus
%67 on RT