As a rule anthology films don't do well in the theater when they're first released, it takes the release of the video/DVD to get into the publics hands to become popular in any way. This film was entirely geared towards an African-American audience, but the biggest problem that it has is evident from the very beginning. From the outset, this movie tries to inject reality into a series of horror stories but before long it becomes too preachy for its own good. As four young men try to rob a local funeral parlor, they are approached by the owner and given a tour of the house, which includes the telling of four tales about horrific deaths. The special effects that are used here are the only bright side to this movie; some of them are very inventive in how they are used. The stories are okay but they could've used a little bit more plot development to make them a little stronger. Out of all the performances in this film, David Allan Grier's role as the abusive boyfriend in the monster story shows how much of a range he has to be a dramatic actor. The Executive Producer of this little romp into the black horror genre is the famous director Spike Lee, but unfortunately even his talented hand could no save this film.
Done in the style of Tales from the Crypt, Twilight Zone or any number of other anthology films, or TV series, this film had to fight an up hill battle to capture an audience that it failed to do. This movie isn't the best of what's out there but its at least worth watching once or twice, if you've never seen it before it's interesting to see the view points shown in each of the stories.
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