Let's try something new with some *not sponsored* content. You might as well start for free and then get paid, no?
All jokes aside, I have a massive backlog of stuff on Tubi, so let's look at the first one I picked for this...
Fittingly, he also Directed 2 of them, so he's the guy for the job!
In the first Tale, a woman is working a new job at a Gas Station. As (bad) luck would have it, there's a Serial Killer on the loose.
Is it the Nice Guy, the other Nice Guy or the creepy guy? The answer may surprise you.
It's not this guy, since he's more keen to direct a killer than be one.
Also be on the look out for a familiar face as a corpse.
In the 2nd tale, a man- Stacy Keach- is worried about hair loss. Naturally, he's willing to work with a weird Doctor- David Warner- to get his help.
Since we got Davids Naughton and Warner, we have a connection- both of them were in Ice Cream Man!
The product works and everything seems great.
Oh right- it's a Horror Story, so there are freaky side-effects.
Based on his hair now, I'm guessing that he turns into Tommy Wiseau.
In the final tale (by Tobe Hooper), a man- Mark Hamill- gets an eye transplant after a car accident.
I wonder how he prepared to get into the mindset of a guy who survived a car accident.
Oh...right.
Like every story about someone getting a 'blank' transplant, he starts to go crazy. Can he resist the urge to kill?
Oh...right.
To find out the answers, stream this one now. Hey, it's free- no excuses!
A pretty varied and interesting set of Horror Stories.
The basic Premise- a creepy Coroner shares Horror Tales- is not that unique. This was made to be a sort-of counterpart to Tales From the Crypt (for Showtime). It shows.
That said, Carpenter has fun with the character and his energy is pretty infectious.
The first tale is a pretty simple one that is really accented- like most Carpenter Films- by the Soundtrack. It gives you a pretty simple scenario and delivers what you'd expect.
The 2nd tale is a bit weirder and more wacky. It touches upon a subject that is near and dear to many people, even 20+ years later.
Keach delivers here, as does David Warner is his small, but pivotal role. The hook here is a weird one, but it worked for me.
The final tale is an odd one by comparison. As the only one by Hooper, it feels...different.
It's more visceral and aggressive in ways that the other 2 aren't. There's a weird kind of fun to those, while the final one is pretty mean and bleak.
It kind of reminds of the randomly serious interlude that ended Tales from the Hood 2. In this case, it feels like a Hooper kind of story, just mixed with the Body Horror Theme that would prove to be popular around the time (see Idle Hands, The Hand and Body Parts).
If these were 3 Episodes of the planned Show, it would be easier to ignore ('Ooh, just skip the mean one, Steve') but it's hard when it is part of a 'Film.'
I'd have been happier with either 2 more like this one OR a final short by Carpenter. Regardless, Body Bags is a fun Anthology Film and has been somewhat overlooked.
You might as well watch it for free then. If you don't, I know a guy to send your way...
A fun, but uneven Horror Anthology that could have lead to more. I'm always up for more John Carpenter though.
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