Salutations friends and neighbors, welcome to this month’s dread-drenched episode of World of Death. Today we have two tales of terror that will leave you with a very satisfied palate.
The first flick, Smiley’s, directed by Mike James, features a trio of college students who will bring us into a world of madness and horror. These three coeds are looking for a break before the next big test. As luck would have it they live not too far from the most interesting site of an old urban legend. A short trip to the countryside to find a single Smiley’s Soda machine standing alone in a field and the plot thickens. Ask and you shall receive – horror, that is, when one of our trio, Mitch, is given not a soda from the machine but a special pair of binoculars. Mitch soon discovers his fate is sealed by a story of witchcraft, betrayal and a spiraling descent into madness. This madness is reminiscent of the greatest breakdowns in cinema, ranking up there with the dazed and confused delirium of Reefer Madness and the psychosis of one of Hitchcock’s lost souls. Oh, and be on the lookout for a wonderful nod to the grandmother of all cinema sorceresses – the Wicked Witch of the West. Glad to see the Winkies found work.
The second tale is a cautionary one for anyone who thinks they should impose their values on others. But we are getting ahead of ourselves. In Steve Kopera’s Unfriendlies we see the story of a man who should have stayed home and rethought his actions. But no, the subject of this story intends to begin his morning with a light jog around the neighborhood. Oh, what is this but a strange child across the street, standing there with a pale, emotionless face. Like any sensible fellow, our jogger turns and runs the other direction. Oh! Not too far along and there is another child. Turn to look the other way and wham! Another child. Each one staring like the others. They don’t run, they just stand there, staring at him. The fright gets the best of him and he heads home to uncover exactly why he is being terrorized. But not even his home is safe from the assault. What happens? You must watch this, as it is the most satisfying resolution. A resolution that will leave any sympathies you may have with the jogger dead and buried – for he deserved everything he got.
That is it for this time fiends. The World of Death is here for you every month so stay on the edge of your seat for more! And remember; stay inside and avoid jogging when you can. If you find that you can’t, at least be sure to have yourself a tasty soda…
– Eric Breitenbach
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