This is a collection of three stories done "Creepshow" style with Malcolm McDowell as the narrator.

The first episode involves an artist with a creepy doll menagerie. It had the right length and a good "Creepshow" style twist to it. Unfortunately the other two tales didn't met the quality of the first one. The second tale involve an introverted boy who is followed around by a demon...he is also being molested by his father, a theme that has been beat to death recently in the horror genre.

The third episode has Lou Diamond Phillips as a professor who is obsessed with the end of the world and the Mayan calendar as he believes aliens are about to return so he builds a shelter in his back yard.

Things went down hill real fast after the first episode. Might do as a Redbox rental.

Parental Guidance: No F-bombs. Sex and nudity (Mayra Leal)

Do not be fooled by the name Malcolm McDowell in the credits, as he is hardly even in this bore fest. His role is more of a Rod Serling of the Twilight Zone guide to each of the three episodes. None of them work very well, as they just drag on. First up is John Glover as an eccentric artist who makes morbid looking dolls and is considered a genius. He thinks the dolls are real and they give him messages about his sponsors. Of course, it ends badly. The second story concerns an eight year-old boy who sees a grim reaper type of figure following him around. He had an abusive father and a pretty and concerned teacher who tries to help. Another sad ending here. Number three is the worst as Lou Diamond Phillips is a college professor who is waiting for the end of the world as predicted by the Mayan calendar. It flashes back and forth between his underground bunker and what leads up to it. It just does not work on any level. Go back to A Clockwork Orange to watch McDowell at his nastiest best.

I don't think this movie is half as bad as the rating seems to conclude. Yes, it is your typical anthology horror, but there's at least one common thing about all the stories it tells. All the stories are related to that of the mental patients, and how they got to the looney bin in the first place. So I give it credit for staying on track.

This may sound weird, but this film had a fairy-tale affect on me. All of the horror stories gave me that sense for some reason. Each story had it's own horror characters and beasts (A huge demon disguised as this massive looking man and dolls that get into this guys head and eventually come to life). The characters kind of play a part in that feeling as well. It's actually very unique in a way, and keeps your attention.

The movie will go through all of the patients stories, and reveal how they all got messed up in the head. In one of them, for example, the "huge" demon I mentioned before appears to help a little boy who is getting sexually abused by his father. The demon appears and whoops the sh*t out of him. Good, at least that's what I said. This is another reason to associate the fairy tale aura, it's like the demon is his protector and came to rescue him.

Me personally, I don't think this movie is as bad as people have rated it, although everyone is different. I say it's one of those movies you have to watch in order to see if you like it or not, you just can't go off of others opinions on this particular flick. The acting wasn't bad, but not super good either. The script was okay and the dialog was alright. Like I said, watch at your own leisure.