Not so skilled director Fred Dekker (behind his shoulders only three films, including «Робокоп 3» and «Group of monsters») has removed enough средненький an episode for «Баек from a crypt», entitled «The Thing from the Grave» («From a tomb»). The plot, as well as the name, are banal enough – they are typical for numerous cheap horror films of a category. This series the actor's structure – beautiful and charming Тэри Хэтчер (the serial «Desperate housewives», "Children-spies", Bond «will not die Tomorrow never») and the magnificent cinema villain with big experience Мигель Феррер («Night flight», «Робокоп» rescues only, "Traffic").

Young photographer Kejts (Кайл Сикор – «City fops», «In beds with the enemy») falls in love with model Stejsi (Тэри Хэтчер), but hesitates to tell to it about the feelings. On one of photosessions comes rather impudent Митч (Мигель Феррер), naming the manager and groom Stejsi who is engaged in criminal affairs. Having noticed mutual liking between Кейтсом and Стейси, it in a boorish way conducts itself(himself) and offends the photographer. Having understood, with what type lives Стейси, Кейтс gives it keys from the studio and says, that it can move at any moment to it. Same evening on a studio threshold appears with things covered with bruises Стейси and asks Кейтса to allow to live to it at it some time. The photographer opens to it the heart and gives a magic necklace, having promised, that it will always protect it. Митч, having learnt, that Стейси has moved to Кейтсу, a deceit entices the contender for a city where safely kills him from a pistol, and then digs in in in advance prepared tomb. Having solved, that Стейси has suspected wrong, the gangster and it brings to the same place to finish with it, as with Кейтсом. Despite its calls for help helps it at night with backwoods can nobody, unless the earthed corpse of the photographer …

Very ordinary-looking episode about all-conquering love and indestructibility of promises. Серенько.

3 from 5

Author's translation

The fifth episode of the second season «Баек from a crypt» «Three’s a Crowd» («the Third superfluous»), in my opinion, is one of the most gloomy and unhumorous series of all anthology. It has been removed by director David Burton Morrisom specialising in basic on the teleplays. In «Байках» it is not enough similar episodes – any supernatural beings do not appear in them, there are no magic spells, there is no firm "black" humour etc. «the Third superfluous» is quite plausible history which can happen in ours with you of a real life. It it is terrible and burdensome. Especially Моррису the ending has gone right, basically, rather predicted, but made is masterful. Looking through this episode, in a shower you hope for happy end, however it «Байки from a crypt», and they practically never come to an end on the optimistic note.

Richard (Gay veins О’Херлихи – «Desire of death 3», «Never speak“ never ”», «the Superman 3») considers itself as the loser. It is oppressed constantly with that at it with wife Delloj (Руфь де Соза – «My life», «the Captain the Hook», «Planes, trains and cars») does not turn out to get the child in any way. Besides, recently it seems to it, that it from it hides any secret. Here and now, the lovely wife goes shopping four hours though promised to come in an hour-other. But the most awful that it is devoured from within with terrible jealousy of the friend to a family, Richard's old friend and the former boyfriend of his wife provided and successful in all to Alan (the television actor Floor Либер) which too much attention gives Делле. Now, for example, it accompanied it during a campaign on shops and even has presented to it a smart white coat. Pity and spineless Richard needs to do nothing how to drink whisky a glass behind a glass. On the eve of a decade of their wedding Alan suggests all to go on a boat on island, where there is its country cottage to note this solemn event. Richard agrees with a reluctance. Having arrived on a place, Richard and Делла take places on the second floor of the spacious rich house which all walls are covered by the hunting trophies and the weapon. Alan is arranged in a guest small house near to a cottage. Richard notices, that Делла and Alan often retire also something conspiratorially discuss. Having woken up at night, Richard does not find out near to itself the wife. It leaves a room and sees, how on the ground floor behind little table Делла and Alan обговаривают any plan. Words of the wife reach it that its former life comes to an end and the new begins. Poor Richard understands, that Делла is going to throw and leave it to Alan. Next day Делла with the friend leave to walk, and remained one in the house and Richard tormented with acute jealousy starts to get drunk gradually. Losing mind on this soil, it rummages in personal things of the wife and finds the proof of change Деллы – brand new sexual underwear which he never on it saw. Richard goes down downwards and removes from a wall hunting арбалет. After a while there is Alan and invites Richard in a guest small house, saying, that they with Деллой have for it a surprise. But Richard too has a surprise for Alan and the wife …

Моррис has removed an excellent and impressing episode. It will be useful to look it not only to admirers of the Keeper of a crypt and qualitative thrillers, but also selfish ревнивцам.

5 from 5.

Author's translation

The next episode of the second season «Баек from a crypt» «’ Till Death» («While the death will not separate») despite amusing (but rather unpretentious) the plot and black humour did not become appreciable event of this anthology of horrors. Moreover, along with «Резаным poker» I rank it as group frankly weak «баек» a season. The reason, probably, here is covered in director Chris Valase, practically not having any experience in direction. In total in its director's luggage two feature films – «the Fly 2», not going in any comparison with David Kronenberga's magnificent tape "Fly", and the cheap horror film "Tramp" which has been removed already after its debut in «Байках». Though on the basic sort of activity Chris Valas is the master on a make-up and special effects, the episode is deprived any impressing visual effects.

The greedy land owner Logan Andrews (D.V.Moffet – "Traffic", «Escaping beauty», «I have had enough!» ) Has fraudulently bought the earth under building of the first class hotel, however territories belonging to it are strongly boggy (business, probably, occurs somewhere on one of islands of Caribbean basin) and that them to drain, considerable capital investments are necessary. In addition to all hired Negroes refuse to work – are afraid to sink in bogs (such precedent already took place). The partner of Logan doctor Freddi (Обри Моррис – «the Legend about a mummy», «the Bloody brothel», «Vital force») acquaints it with rich Englishwoman Margaret Richardson (Памела Гин – «Last вечеря», «Men in search of women»). Despite all attempts of Logan поухаживать for the rich woman, Маргарет concerns it it is indifferent, even with some hostility. Having given up hope by own strength to win heart (and money) the haughty Englishwoman, Logan addresses for the help to the local sorcerer practising magic вуду (Джанет Hjubert-Vitten – «the Agent on ice», «the Californian myth») from which earlier it had close relations. The sorcerer hating him, guessing true intentions of the land owner, nevertheless agrees to help and gives it a bewitching potion for Маргарет. Thus she warns Logan that is enough only one drop that Маргарет has wanted to become his wife. If to add to it two drops it will belong to it for ever. Logan finds possibility to drip a potion in a glass with wine Маргарет, and same night it comes to it to a bedroom. In the morning Logan for strengthening of "effect of love» pours out all contents of a vial from the sorcerer in champagne of the woman. Having accepted a "horse" dose of a potion, Маргарет dies – the death is ascertained by urgently caused doctor Freddi. In the evening after funeral Logan, having got drunk from a grief of that has not had time to marry on Маргарет and to reach its money, comes on its tomb. Suddenly, unexpectedly, from recently dug hole gets out nothing understanding Маргарет. At first Logan considers, that there was an awful error, and she was buried alive, however then he starts to notice strange and horrible changes in appearance Маргарет and to feel the unpleasant smell proceeding from it …

Chris Valas has shifted on a film expression known for all «love to a coffin», however, as I specified above, not so professionally. This episode has not so liked me – after its viewing the impression that it has been removed by the fan from cinema (by and large so it and is) was made. Nevertheless, for the sake of curiosity to familiarise with it it is possible.

3 from 5.

Author's translation

At last has looked for a long time film which has already left in the Russian licence DVD-market of 2005 "Dominoes" («Domino») which have been let out by the company «West Video».

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