Bayview Entertainment looks to Feb. 25 for the DVD
debut of writer/director Tom Ryan’s anthology horror treat, The
Theatre of Terror.
In the same spirit as the great Amicus Films horror
anthology films of the 1970s, The House that Dripped Blood, Asylum and Tales
from the Crypt, comes The
Theatre of Terror, which features a classic
wrap-around story and four short tales of horror and sci-fi.
An iconic theatre (Loew's Jersey Theatre standing
in) needs volunteers and Amber (Lauren Renahan — Pretty
Fine Things) answers the call, only to find
that the place is empty, save for Colin (played by filmmaker Tom Ryan). He insists on giving her a tour of the grand
cinema palace and once inside the lovely Amber is treated to a special
screening.
The first of these short films is The Gift,
which features Donna (Heather Brittain O'Scanlon — Rearview
Mirrors, Tom’s Dilemma), a “working girl,” who
accidently kills a “client” and makes a run for it. She finds herself taking refuge in a rundown
curio shop operated by “The Shopkeeper” (Adam Ginsberg — Pretty
Fine Things), where she tells him her story
of drugs, lost hopes and more … so he gives her a “special” gift.
After that little jolt, Amber watches her second
short film courtesy of Colin. This one
is titled The Bookworm,
which finds Mark (Scott Gorbach) using his inheritance to buy a complete
library of old books … only to discover something more than books comes with
his new collection.
Amber is then treated to a third film, Abducted,
which has a change of pace as we switch from horror to the horror that lurks within
a sci-fi tale. Here we meet Ned (Russell
Hackett) and his dog Boo out camping (and looking for a missing treasure). He witnesses a UFO landing and soon
discovers why people have gone missing in Chavez County!!
Finally, Colin unspools the fourth film for Amber to
“enjoy.” This one is titled Endangered, and
it features a creepy cabin in the woods where three environmentalists — out to
save grey wolves — meet a mysterious woman who shares their passion.
And what of Amber?
Feb. 25 and the DVD debut of The Theatre
of Terror to find out what happens to her at
the hands of the mysterious Colin.
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