The read
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A collection of short stories. In one a woman who leaves her house late at night to drive to the store while a killer is loose encounters some problems. In the second an arcade whiz kid's obsession with a game leads to deadly consequences. In the third a small town priest loses his faith and decides to leave town, but in the desert is stalked by a mysterious black pick-up truck. In the final story, a family's problem with a rat is larger than they think.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes29%
Metacritic39/100
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
96 audience votes
Key crew
- Joseph SargentDirector
- Jeffrey BloomWriter
- Christopher CroweWriter
- Craig SafanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Cristina RainesLisa the Wife (segment "Terror in Topanga")
- Emilio EstevezJ.J. Cooney (segment "Bishop of Battle")
- Lance HenriksenMacLeod (segment "The Benediction")
- Richard MasurSteven Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
- Veronica CartwrightClaire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
- Moon Unit ZappaPamela (segment "Bishop of Battle")
- Tony PlanaFather Luis Del Amo (segment "The Benediction")
- Joe LambiePhil the Husband (segment "Terror in Topanga")
- Robin GammellThe Bishop (segment "The Benediction")
- Bridgette AndersenBrooke Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
- Albert HagueMel Keefer (segment "Night of the Rat")
- Lee VingWilliam Henry Glazier (segment "Terror in Topanga") (as Lee James Jude)
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Themes
monstervideo gamesupernaturalanimal attackanthologytruckurban legendpriestserial killerscientistmaniacdemon