Dead Of Night
Directed by – Dan Curtis
Year - 1977
Starring - Ed Begley Jr,
Patrick Macnee, and Lee Montgomery
"How many doors are in the house mommy?" - Bobby
PLOT - This
anthology tells three stories: a man buys a car that takes him back
and forth through time; a tale of vampires; and a distraught mother
asks for her drowned son to come back to life and gets more than she
bargained for.
LOWDOWN – Back
in the 1970's Dan Curtis was a genius when it came to horror and
suspense. He was the man behind such classics as Dark
Shadows, Trilogy
Of Terror, and Burnt
Offerings. After the
success of his awesome made for TV horror anthology Trilogy Of
Terror, Dan decided to return to the same stomping ground with Dead
Of Night. I first watched
this movie back in 2010 when I was away at school and spending a lazy
afternoon working on projects. I'm a huge fan of Burnt Offerings (in
my eyes it's one of the best haunted house movies of all time.) I was
looking up different 1970's horror movies on YouTube and came across
this one. Having just finished the remake version of Dark
Shadows, I was in the mood
to see what Mr. Curtis had in store. So for a good hour I sat down
and watched three very interesting tales of horror. I have to say the
big pay off is the last segment titled “Bobby” which was remade
for Trilogy Of Terror II.
This movie features three tales (the first one a little tame, the
second with a clever twist, and the third down right terrifying with
it's ending shot.) If you're ever looking for a good thrill ride if
you've loved the Trilogy Of Terror
movies, or just love the late Mr. Curtis' work, you'll love Dead
Of Night!
Three Stars!
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