The Mortuary Collection (2019)
November 1, 2020 8:33 AM - Subscribe
On the cusp of retirement, an eccentric mortician (Clancy Brown) recounts several of the strangest stories he's encountered in his long career, but things take a turn for the phantasmagorical when he learns that the final story - is his own.
Streaming in the US on Shudder.
Streaming in the US on Shudder.
Two quick notes: the IMDb text about the last story being his own is bullshit.
Also, the only thing I had trouble with was the jumbled time setting. I know that's a trend in horror after It Follows, but with 95% of the film looking like 1957, the anachronisms are a bit jarring, not cheeky.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 3:30 PM on November 1, 2020 [1 favorite]
Also, the only thing I had trouble with was the jumbled time setting. I know that's a trend in horror after It Follows, but with 95% of the film looking like 1957, the anachronisms are a bit jarring, not cheeky.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 3:30 PM on November 1, 2020 [1 favorite]
Two quick notes: the IMDb text about the last story being his own is bullshit.
So a negative spoiler, then? You think you've been told what's going to happen but in fact something completely different happens?
posted by Grangousier at 2:25 PM on November 2, 2020
So a negative spoiler, then? You think you've been told what's going to happen but in fact something completely different happens?
posted by Grangousier at 2:25 PM on November 2, 2020
Basically I will watch and enjoy anything with Clancy Brown.
posted by miss-lapin at 5:01 PM on November 2, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by miss-lapin at 5:01 PM on November 2, 2020 [3 favorites]
I liked how consistent this was, but I did think that the first one was a pretty insubstantial tale, and it doesn't make it all that better when she points that out. The middle two dragged a bit, for me. Overall, though, a pretty good anthology.
posted by graventy at 12:43 PM on November 4, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by graventy at 12:43 PM on November 4, 2020 [1 favorite]
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The second segment (exploding peen!) and the last were the best, but there were no stinkers, which is rare for a horror anthology film.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 3:25 PM on November 1, 2020 [1 favorite]