This is a horror anthology that utilizes classic "B" horror stars that are not afraid to have fun. The film is hosted by a heavily made up Misty Mundae who is now using her old name Erin Brown again. (Maybe its not the name.) I found the episodes to be fun and entertaining, but not horrific. The big stars have small roles such as Kane Hodder, Bill Moseley, Hannah Fierman, and Linnea Quigley. In fact they forgot to place her on the IMDB credits her role was so small in the last episode. There is an animated cat that acts like Chuckie. The film has satanic overtones to it. Not getting a lot of love by critics, but I enjoyed it.

Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

Dead by Midnight is a public access TV channel presented by a female goth host, who introduces four stories of the macabre, complete with ghoulish commercial breaks.

This is one of those horror anthologies where each segment is helmed by a different director. Different directors, but a similar lack of talent, all four stories being utterly atrocious.

First up is Hellevangelist, directed by Hannah Fierman, in which an old woman with a grudge pays a visit to a TV evangelist. The cheap production values, lame acting and bad storytelling set the standard for the rest of the film.

Story number two, Jasper (directed by Torey Haas),involves an animator coming face to face with the murderous cartoon cat created by her father. Holy cow, this one is bad! The CGI effects for the killer kitty are awful (as is the character design) - if you don't have the budget or the technical know-how to do the idea justice, just don't do it!

Anissa Matlock's Clean UR Room sees a teenage slob being stalked by his dirty washing; it's every bit as crap as it sounds.

The penultimate story is Heroes of Time, in which a group of nerds playing an online, virtual-reality, fantasy RPG become trapped in the game and are attacked by a big smurf. Naff visual effects and terrible performances make this a stinker of epic proportions.

The final tale is Gut Cruncher, directed by Jay Holloway: three high school wimps are given a chance to pass gym class - all they have to do is survive six minutes in the ring with demon wrestler Gut Cruncher. It's played for laughs; it didn't get any from me.

The tongue-in-cheek commercial breaks are plain embarrassing.

Horror icons Kane Hodder and Linnea Quigley take time out from their hectic convention schedules to lend the film some 'star power'.

1/10.

Goth hostess the Temptress (nicely played with saucy aplomb by Hannah Fierman) introduces a series of horror stories on a public access television channel on Halloween night.

First yarn, "Hellevangelist" - A seemingly harmless little old lady pays a huckster TV preacher a lethal visit. Bloody satisfying with a perfectly twisted pay-off.

Second anecdote, "Jasper" - A killer cartoon cat (voiced with zest by Bill Moseley) goes on a murderous spree. A total hoot.

Third tale, "Clean UR Room" - A teenage slob left home alone gets terrorized by a funky laundry monster. Yet another total hoot.

Fourth outing, "Heroes of Time" - A virtual reality game becomes dangerously real. Cleverly done.

Fifth and final vignette, "GutCruncher" - Three wimpy teens are forced by their sadistic gym teacher to fight a fierce demon in a wrestling ring. Silly, but amusing.

Moreover, there are assorted humorous mock TV commercials interspersed throughout the broadcast, with a vampire running for public office advert and a hysterically warped spot for mailing a bag of certain male parts to your enemies rating as the definite gut-busting highlights. Popping up in small roles are erstwhile softcore starlet Erin Brown (a.k.a. Misty Mundae),Kane Hodder (who sends himself up something rotten),Linnea Quigley, and the ever-obnoxious Chris Gore (he gets cut in half). An enjoyable omnibus outing.