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Amy Smart, Jay R. Ferguson, Christine Taylor

Anthology of famous, scary urban legends done with a modern twist.

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R, 93 min.

Directed by: David Semel, Martin Kunert, Matt Cooper

Release Date: June 1, 1998

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DVD Release Date: August 30, 2005

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  • liquidchick76
    October 22, 2008
    liquidchick76
    Not awful, but predictable (as each "tale" is a popular urban legend, and within 10 minutes you know how its going to end).
  • cocobabyk314
    September 13, 2009
    cocobabyk314
    GOOOOOOOD MOVIE I BEEN TRYING TO FIND IT ON DVD SO I CAN BUY IT
  • xobabygreekox
    August 25, 2009
    xobabygreekox
    I tried so many years to find this movie again. It was one of my favorite movies as a kid.
  • littleadidas085
    November 6, 2008
    littleadidas085
    Pretty interesting movie.....thats all i can say....
  • regenial
    October 18, 2008
    regenial
    Well, just twisted, hmm, yeah, w/e...
  • RandomHeroNo1
    October 13, 2008
    RandomHeroNo1
    Good anthology of classic urban legends.
  • phantopp
    July 28, 2008
    phantopp
    Four teens are on a lonely road following a movie. The one that's driving begins to goof off until the car has to miss an on coming car and crashes.

    The four leave the scene of the accident, leaving flares on the road. They end up in the ruins of a 200-year-old-plus church an...( read more)d build a campfire. They then begin to pass the time telling ghost stories.

    The movie then plays out each of the stories. Out of each of the stories, only one, titled "The Hook", is a famous Urban Legend of a 1950's couple at Lover's Lane where the woman wants to go home, as she is scared of an escaped mental patient with a hook for a hand is watching them as they make out in the back seat of the car. Later in the night, the hook of the patient is discovered embedded in the passenger side door. The other stories could also be known Urban Legends, but I didn't recognize them.

    In one of the stories, titled "The Locket," some people may think they know the lead actress in this segment. If you have watched "MTV's The Real World" you do know her. She is Jacinda Barrett from "The Real World: London" cast. She did a good job as a mute woman who hooks up with the young man whose motorcycle breaks down in front of her house that turns out to be haunted. In fact, there are some good performances through out the entire film. The only problem is that the movie is barely scary.

    All the scares, in my opinion, were set up like other horror movies. I barely jumped at something that was suppose to break the tension -- as it was designed to do. With at least two of the stories, I knew within seconds how they were going to conclude, although one ("The Locket") didn't end exactly as I thought it would.

    The blood spillage is at a minimum in this film. As is the on-screen violence. We mostly hear the violent acts against the principal characters in each story, with flashes of the action that is not really revealing.

    I would have to say that this movie is not really worth renting if you are a horror fan. Check this one if you catch it on television or when you see it in the Free Movies section of your cable provider's On Demand section if there is nothing else on.
  • JaredsBaby
    July 13, 2008
    JaredsBaby
    Came across this one on cable when there was nothing else to watch and it pasted the time.
  • azdw
    May 26, 2008
    azdw
    Review will be written when/if re-watched (Probability: Zero).

    First viewing: 13.12.1998
  • ryan21fan
    May 19, 2008
    ryan21fan
    A good movie that consists of a compilation of horror stories in one!

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