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First there was The House That Dripped Blood and then Creepshow followed by After Midnight. What am I trying to say you ask? Well, these are some of my favorite anthologies, so imagine my glee when I found out that Henrique Couto was, indeed, going to be putting together an anthology himself. The title of this new film in the bowels of Freak Productions is called Faces of Schlock.

Henrique Couto was joined by fellow filmmakers Andrew Shearer and Chris LaMartina in quite possibly one of the coolest and zaniest films this side of b-moviedom (wow, I've never used that expression before).

Faces of Schlock has one of the coolest horror hostesses ever, by the name of Slutpira. She is very sexy and has some great one-liners that will have you rolling on the floor. Move over Vampira and Elvira, Slutpira is the next wave of horror hostesses.

The short films that make up Faces of Schlock are Buttonhead (Andrew Shearer), Diagnosis Terror (Henrique Couto) and Neckbrace (Chris LaMartina). These shorts are a lot of fun and will have you rolling with laughter!

Just check this film out for yourself. I highly recommend it.

Segment 1 is called ButtonHead and it was an incredibly interesting concept. It was a riff on normal Frankenstein's Monster as a character has her clitoris inserted into her brain after she suffers an injury. Upon waking up, she is mildly brain damaged so the nurse who operated on her along with her roommate spend the rest of the segment trying to take care of her while protecting her from her abusive boyfriend. I was surprised at how good the acting was.

The one problem I had with this segment is that the camera was rarely ever held still even if they intended it to. As if someone was holding it in their hands, yet their hands had constant tremors which slightly shook the camera at most times. It didn't distract from the film at all, just a minor annoyance.

Segment 2 is called Diagnoses Terror and it was definitely my favorite of the anthology. The main character is slowly brain washed by a late-night TV Reverend who is preaching about how bad society is today and insisting people should be doing something about it. In the beginning there was a bit of problem with the colors and lighting but it is soon corrected. As usual with all of Henrique Couto's films, the dialogue is casual and never forced, even subtle lines such as the random "That's a huge raspberry Poptart!"

Segment 3 is called Neck Brace and in my opinion it's the weakest of the bunch. Some of the signs appear over lighted, likely due to filming outside when the sun was at its brightest peak. Some of the dialogue seems forced, especially with the character of Paco and his faux-Latino accent. The basic plot of the segment can be summed down to "don't do drugs, okay?" If you watch this, you have to understand that this is in no way a professional collection of films. This is some of the earliest work from 3 now professional filmmakers, so these are all labors of love. Don't go in expecting a Hollywood movie, instead expect something fun to watch.