Horrortales.666 Part 3

Horror films in general can be tricky to make, especially if you want to please fans of this genre. You have to be able to tell a story that the audience will feel connected to, and deliver characters that they enjoy. But what if you have to tell more than one story in the same film, and make it into an anthology horror film instead? That can be quite difficult, unless you know what stories you want to tell in each segment. Anthology horror films have proved to worked very well over the years, and there are several great titles to choose between, not matter if you love grindhouse cinema, haunted horror or mysterious creatures. I have seen a lot of anthology horror films, and there are some titles i can easily recommend, while there are others that looked interesting but turned out to be pretty bad. One film i like to go back to that have always been good since the film was released, is the 2012 anthology horror film known as V/H/S. This film can also be described as an found footage horror film as well, so this is a quite interesting combination. V/H/S begins with a criminal gang, who were paid a lot of money to break into a house and steal a VHS videotape. As the criminal gang breaks in, they discover the corpse of an old man sitting in front of the television. While the other criminals are free to roam the house, one of them stays behind in the TV room with the dead body to watch a tape left in the VCR. Each story in V/H/S have something to offer horror fans, no matter what category you enjoy. There are some stories i enjoy more than others, but overall i do thing V/H/S is a great choice in the anthology horror category. The second V/H/S/2 is definetely the best film in the franchise, and the third one is the worst. I really enjoyed V/H/S/94 though, and i am looking forward to see V/H/S/99 this Christmas. Sometimes i have the honor to be asked by independent film makers, or people who worked on independent films if i can review their films. And this is exactly what happened with a film called Horrortales.666 Part 3, and of course i feel honored that they personally asked me to review this film. Since this is an anthology horror film, i was curious to see if this film had some interesting stories to offer the audience. Is this a horror film you should see, or is Horrortales.666 Part 3 just as bad as Victoria Beckham´s pop solo album from 2001?

The Burglar ( Joel D. Wynkoop ) is forced to sit through different stories on a computer, or The Witch ( M. Catherine Wynkoop ) will not let him go. Each story will affect The Burglar in many different ways, but will he really be able to leave?

Since i have not seen any of the previous films in the Horrortales.666 franchise, i am going into this third film not knowing anything about the previous stories. And that is ok, because even if you have not seen the previous films, you will still be able to enter this film and understand what is going on. Now, if you think this is a scary film, i can tell you right away that it´s not. I would say that this is more of a horror comedy, that tries to use scary elements to make you frightened. So let´s start with what i enjoyed with this film. The most interesting story is the one that is called The Vessel, directed by Anthony Piseno. What makes this story quite different is that it´s about a woman who is deaf and use sign language to communicate. Her name is Ellen ( played by actress Windy Hamilton ), and she have been feeling some entity visiting her, after she purchased a cursed vase. This may be the very first time i have seen a deaf character in an anthology horror film, so the story of The Vessel definetely proves that you can tell an interesting story with a deaf character. I do like the performance from actress Alysia Grim who plays the psychic, Lily. The best character of all is without a doubt actor Joel D. Wynkoop as The Burglar. His acting is so over the top, i actually had some really fun moments in this film, especially when he is reading the introduction to each story. Anything negative to say about Horrortales.666 Part 3? If i wanted to find flaws, i could easily mention some details. But since i know this is a micro budget independent film, i appreciate the effort that this horror anthology film deliver, especially made for fans of low budget horror films. Some of the acting is horrible, but why expect anything more when you know this is supposed to be entertaining? Horrortales.666 Part 3 is perhaps not a film for fans of The Kardashians, but that proves that this film actually have more quality to offer than any season of that TV series. Every director deliver something different to the table with this film, and if you love anthology horror, i think you should check it out on DVD from The Sleaze Box. You know what they say, a limited budget give film makers a chance to be more creative, and that is something that Horrortales.666 Part 3 definetely proves.

Rating: DDD