Into the Dark

Too many of the installments in this series have taken an inherently ridiculous premise and tried to turn it into serious horror. This one knows it's silly and leans in. Fast-paced, funny slasher schlock.

I really enjoy these horror movies from hulu. They are just good, classic horror movies. Nothing spectacular or amazing, or groundbreaking, but good enough I enjoy them and want to keep watching them. Kudos to Blumhouse.

I'm going to rate each movie of the series so far...

The Body 4/10 This movie is my least favorite. It is a longer version of a short film of the same name. Bad acting. Flesh and Blood 6/10 This movie had a nice twist, but it was a little predictable. The acting was decent. New Year New You 6/10. This movie was nicely done. I enjoyed the acting, but it could have explained some things a little more in my opinion. Pooka 2/10 This installment was my least favorite. It started out promising, but it kept jumping around and confusing the heck out of me. I still do not totally understand what happened. Down 8/10. This installment was very well done. It was exciting, and kept my attention to the very good ending. Treehouse 9/10 This movie was my favorite! I had no clue what it was about going in, but I was very pleased, and loved the twist! Well done! I cannot wait to view the rest of the installments! This is a great series!!!

If you're watching this first episode and are into all things horror you are probably thinking haven't I seen this already Well the answer is yes! This is almost the exact same story that occupied a segment from Patient Seven (same segment writer) The story is a bit more fleshed out and a bit bloodier but still no excuse to do the same thing again in less than 2 years for a horror series - there are plenty of horror writers out there looking for a break without recycling stuff (well I supposes it works for Hollywood) That said it was watchable - again - as it was slightly better than the short and some nice deaths

Lower rating has I had only recently seen Patient Seven

Edit July 2020 - upgrading my score from 3 to 5 after part way thru season 2 There's some real turkeys in the show but some passable horror stories especially in season 2 - A Nasty Piece of Work was a pleasant surprise

I actually really enjoyed this episode. I was actually expecting something a little darker and was pleasantly surprised by the comedy element of it. Tom Bateman was fabulous playing the hitman, really good job. The three 'heroes' were really funny, I found myself laughing quite a lot. Having said that, I'm hoping that not all of the episodes are going to be comedic. I am expecting the next one to be downright scary. Watch this space.