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3/10
Sort of interesting, but not worth it if you like closure
jdollak4 September 2023
Warning: Spoilers
I'll watch just about any anthology. And I'm very forgiving. If you don't like a story, there's another one right behind it.

This is a strange collection, since most of the stories seem to be roughly the same. A woman in an apartment encounters something menacing, typically something supernatural. It ends with her being grabbed, or something similar.

There are a few other stories, and some with reasonable variations. Sometimes a woman is not the victim. At least one story takes place outside.

I find the description of it being inspired by nightmares to be an interesting caveat. These may have been inspired by nightmares, but the result is that none of the stories offer much of a conclusion. There's a setup, then a jump to end things on, and that's it. Normally, no explanation of anything. Why is this person being haunted? Does it matter?

There are two little things of note, both having to do with one of the last stories - The Ball Lord.

First, this is the story that succeeds the best at suggesting a dreamlike state. The two characters argue, but they change subjects throughout, and rarely make much sense.

At the end of the story, there is a brief flash of text on the screen. With some effort, I managed to pause on it, and it's a quote. I can't remember it - it didn't seem very relevant, but I could be mistaken.

Both of these make the story one of the more interesting ones. That isn't to say it's worth tracking down.

If you like internet horror shorts, cheaply made and sort of like generic creepypasta stuff, then this is probably the right thing for your tastes.
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4/10
A pretty mixed bag
misanthr0pist22 February 2021
As with most horror anthologies, this one is a mixed bag of good, decent, and disappointing

Unfortunately, a lot of the shorts were excellent premises, ruined by bad acting and delivery.

Special shoutouts to The Smiling Woman, Shedim, Alone With Death, and Mystery Box. These were all done pretty well in my opinion, and are the best in the movie.
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1/10
These stories make no sense
JeremyReviews16 February 2021
Just a bunch of random stories and none are scary and none make any sense. Do not waste your time.
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1/10
Girl Scouts tell better horror stories around a campfire
sian_b_badger15 February 2021
Had to turn this rubbish off after 20 minutes & I can usually sit through ANYTHING. I've seen a better makeup job by a toddler who broke into their mum's makeup bag. I could forgive the awful effects if it made up for it with plot or decent acting but this film failed on all counts.
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1/10
Who gave the Village Idiots a video camera
Devils_Mentor22 February 2021
This should be used as a lesson on, how not to make movies, for Introduction to Filmmaking - 101

And side note - I will NEVER buy a Wyze home monitoring system, seeing how they have poor judgment on how to use their advertising budget.
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1/10
Too bad there is not a zero option.
song_of_rainbow25 June 2023
Let me quote before I get started: "One of the scariest horror anthologies inspired by a series of nightmares and brought into existence by the darkest mind in the YouTube sphere." Yep, that's what someone (I'm betting the "darkest mind" who brought it into existence) wrote about this what ever this is supposed to be. Reminded me of a term I learned long, long ago: hyperbole (It means way exaggerated for those who have taken English, during the last three decades in US schools). Story number one: female sees a very unrealistic female. Story two: female sees a very unrealistic female. Story three: geeky male sees a very unrealistic female. (I guess this one was "different".) All three were in their homes. I guess unrealistic females like to go around to different houses. I figured that the rest of the movie would followed the same route, so here I am rating this piece of hyperbole. LOL At least make it funny!
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10/10
YouTube shorts
ucejuice30 June 2023
A lot of these bad ratings don't understand that this anthology is a collection of shorts are from produced and directed by mostly film students and possibly some well established "horror shorts" producers and directors that don't have a crazy Hollywood budget. I love watching "YouTube" horror shorts, so to have a collection that's put together without me having to search after watching each one is awesome! I enjoyed this. It's not for everyone but the effort put into each story I can definitely appreciate. It's nothing new and It is what it is, and one should not go into it with high expectations.
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6/10
worth a watch or not
DelveSifter14 February 2021
Your typical horror flick and there's not enough ratings to give anyone what its worth
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10/10
What nightmares are made of
sheila-8511918 February 2021
A superb compilation. Nightmares do not make sense. Very scary. Loved the shortness of each episode. Can relate to these 100%. Great stuff.
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7/10
Worth a watch (in right atmosphere)
kamaldeepakrana9 January 2023
I don't usually review movies. I was searching for some horror movie, a lame one, so I could fall asleep while watching on my phone with headphones on. Found this gem on Tubi. I had to pause the movie as it was damn good. I saved it to watch it later but couldn't stop myself from reviewing it. The stories are short but scary enough to keep one engaged. The shortness works as there are no dull moments. I think this is the way to move forward in horror genre in this Tiktok era. Give it a try, it's worth it. The first story is 'Momo'. This should be enough for a horror fan to try this anthology. Great work creators.
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8/10
A great movie....if you want to laugh
expressive_eyebrow4 October 2021
There's something about low-budget films that give me a tickle, and this one is no different.

Anyone can get the gist of the story by the summary alone. If you don't understand, it's essentially a movie about different characters in different stories that have no overall impact towards the end other than their own "ending," if you can say that.

Some of them are incredibly short, like five minutes of screen time, other times the director gives you a gift in which the story lasts as long as ten minutes. Suburb. I for sure thought these were all student films from a class where the prompt was "make a horror movie with a budget of five dollars," and off these little students went and made some fantastic performances such as "can you uncover your chi-chis?" No joke, I had an absolute laughing fit when I heard this line said, not once, but twice!

I would give it ten stars if there was at least some conclusion to most of these shorts, however, many of them end in a rather unsatisfying or ambiguous end that makes no sense.

If you like bad horror movies (and let's be honest, there is no shortage of them) give this one a watch. It's so mind-boggling dumb it's hard not to just enjoy the bad effects, the bad makeup, and let's not forget, the bad acting. A true classic amongst men.

I wouldn't watch it again unless I was torturing a few more friends of mine, but it can certainly kill a few hours if you're truly that bored with yourself in these trying times. Grab some popcorn, a few snacks (and maybe a couple of shots), and you can have a fantastic, forgettable night of nothing but the looming question of "chi-chis."
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8/10
NIGHTMARES ARE SCARY AND DON'T MAKE SENSE....
joannefraser-0687611 March 2024
Every nightmare is nonsense but it is so terrifying at the time that freaks you out. Each of these short frights made me jump. Genuinely creepy I love and hate horror films that make you hide your eyes but peep through your fingers anyway just to see what happens. Definitely worth the watch if you want to be scared especially when it's late and you're just on your own.........most of the reviews aren't good but I think these anthologies are the stuff of nightmares and just enough to scare the s...... of you I'm gonna give this one a straight 10/10 and 5 stars too. Good watch ..................
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