This mid-nineties portmanteau takes the usual formula (a linking story and a handful of short horror tales) but puts it in an unusual ‘urban’ setting. As such Tales From The Hood is an interesting diversion from what we’ve become used to here in our trip through the portmanteau. The closest […]
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Despite being born in the seventies and running this most English of websites, I fucking hate everything about the seventies in the UK. But I’ve realised that a big chunk of portmanteau history exists there thanks to the likes of Amicus Productions who were responsible for this five-part anthology film.
This 1990 anthology horror movie is a little different to the norm. Grim Prairie Tales is a collection of four spooky tales set in the Old West and uses the good, old-fashioned campfire setting as the hub for the tales. *Spoilers ahead* The linking story features Brad Dourif as […]
Barely scraping by, thanks to being released in 1990 and for only having two parts (with no linking story), Two Evil Eyes may not be the classic example of a portmanteau horror but it does just enough to satisfy our ENDING LUST FOR ANTHOLOGY HORROR MOVIES.
The Willies is a 1990 horror/comedy anthology movie that uses a campfire setting as the device for the telling horror stories. It features Sean Astin (of The Goonies) as Michael the main story teller who is out camping with his cousins and the movie has a comedic feel that puts […]
Bloody hell. This very English portmanteau is possibly the oddest film we’ve covered here on T8MC. The Monster Club (1980) is a three-parter anthology horror film and it is ridiculous on so many levels. The linking story features the peerless Vincent Price as Erasmus, a vampire that bites a horror […]
As a three-part anthology/portmanteau effort from the mid-80s, Tales From The Darkside may not look like being anything special but its memorable for a few reasons. The main thing is the casting with lots of legit acting talent making an appearance throughout the film.
Based as it is on one of the greatest TV shows of all time, Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) is full of great ideas and is one of the most varied and original of all the American horror anthology movies. It also features some powerhouse writers and directors, including the […]
Now we are really cheating. While our remit is to cover films from the ’80s, we are relaxed enough that we’ll consider late ’70s and early ’90s efforts if they are in keeping with the spirit of the site. 2006 is probably pushing things all a bit too far but […]
Our sixth portmanteau horror anthology comes in the form of After Midnight (1989), a three-parter which, unlike the other genre examples we’ve covered recently, actually also has a decent story tying together the whole movie. Also, it has to be noted that the opening music is completely excellent, echoing a […]
Hello, Loves. Those of you who have been paying attention will remember our recent Creepshow article. As we said, “With only the first and fourth parts really letting the side down, Creepshow is a really solid anthology that deserves its cult status.”
Of all the portmanteau nonsense we’ve posted up so far, Creepshow is probably the most famous one of the lot. Like Cat’s Eye, this film was also based on a collection of Stephen King short stories and, with five stories (six if you include the comic-book based one that ties […]