The Mortuary Collection

This is a horror anthology movie. Those not familiar with the term: this is a selection of short horror stories tied together by their telling. Perhaps by cowboys around a camp fire or standard travelers taking refuge from the rain in a spooky old house. The stories tend to be along the lines of: a creepy old man finds a sweet, young girl in the forest searching for her lost puppy. He offers to help her look, with obvious ulterior motives, then when the puppy is found it turns out to be a werewolf and the girl giggles as the man is devoured.

So this format is well worn and tends to be a bit lame: so much that the Simpsons even spoof it.

So if you accept what this is and its limitation then you should find that this is an excellent example of its kind.

It is quite slow in pace and is happy to take its time showing you around the funeral home that is the tie-together story. Now, we know that our expectations are soon to be subverted, but the film knows that, and it knows that we know that. So it is not afraid to do the odd double or even triple fake-out.

The setting is immaculately laid out with great sets, lighting and effects. The main characters are interesting and well cast. It is obvious a lot of care and love has been poured into this and it really shows.

Now this is not particularly scary and the stories are quite pedestrian, but this is part of the course. I found this to be an atmospheric, fun bit of horror that is unlikely to give anyone nightmares.

The stories in this collection are quite good and enjoyable. The atmosphere created adds the charm. It's really enjoyable horror anthology. And the way it is ended is nice finish.A good treat for horror fans.

A creepy ol mortician manages a very strange mortuary all alone until a young woman shows interest in working in the mortuary for the mortician. The mortician tells the young apprentice a series of stories about those that have died in the town.

The first seg is set in the 50s n the location is the restroom with enuff suspense, tension n mayhem.

The second seg is set in the 60s n showcases the horrors of not wearing a condom. It is funny, gross n has a big wtf end.

The third seg is set in the 70s n is about a depressed and devoted husbad taking care of his comatose wife. It is surrealistic, gory n has two very lol scenes, elevator hand scene n the doc cutting off the phone.

The fourth seg is about a psycho on the loose targeting babysitters n kids. It is a bit heavy cos of child at peril stuff, very violent n has a good twist.

The wrap-around story is predictable though.

I have watched SO many absolutely awful horror movies on Amazon Prime and Netflix that I was anticipating "The Mortuary Collection" to be another cheesy stinker with enough plot holes to drive a Polaris submarine through. I have rarely been so delighted to be wrong.

I've always liked Clancy Brown, and he plays the mortician character, Montgomery Dsrk, with an affable, quirky aplomb. Caitlin Custer absolutely nails it with her performance as a young woman who has supposedly come to apply for a job opening for mortuary assistant.

If you enjoyed the old HBO "Tales from the Crypt" series... which I did... you will very likely enjoy "The Mortuary Collection". It isn't perfect, but it is well worth a watch.

Horror anthology that is decent in its presentation but pulls more for a black humor element. Nothing too frightening, but it does have its moments of moderate bloody moments. Somewhat standard setting to tell the tales. Enjoyable but nothing new or spectacular.