Deadtime Stories (1986)

(AKA: Freaky Fairy Tales)

My rating 5/10

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A young boy is read 3 bedtime stories by his uncle including one about witches, a variation on Little Red Riding Hood and finally a retelling of Goldilocks And The Three Bears.

This fun little horror comedy starts with a pretty gory tale called Peter And The Witches and is about a young man who's being kept as a slave by two evil witches as they try and bring their brother by sacrificing a young woman. There's some fun, if cheesy gore in this one, but the effects are pretty good. It's quite enjoyable but seems to go on a bit too long.

Little Red Runninghood is a fun take on the Little Red Ridinghood tale and involves a pretty young woman who goes to the store to pick up some medication for her grandma before she plans to meet her boyfriend and lose her virginity to him. She's given the wrong meds which were meant for a man who needs them before the full moon rises. When he arrives at the store and is told what happens he forces the store owner to give him the address of the grandma and rushes to get his meds back before it's too late. A decent tale with some good effects and a couple of fun moments.

Goldi Lox And The Three Bears is a black comedy about a homicidal family who team up with a pretty but psychotic young woman with telekinetic powers and go on a crime spree. This is a fun one with some good gore and even a little nudity.

Far from being the best anthology movie you'll see, but if you're in the mood for some cheesy fun that doesn't outstay it's welcome then give it a try.

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