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Nightmares

(1983)

Deffinately THE worst anthology horror movie I've EVER seen in my millennia of existence, NIGHTMARES almost made ME sick! ME! THE GOD OF DEATH AND EMBALMING! Why? Because it was so terrible, the thought of it ever getting past the screenplay stage made me want to hurl! The fact it was release made me actually pray for the fall of the human race! The first story is called TERROR IN TOPANGA. No, it's not about the chick from BOY MEETS WORLD getting PMS, it's about some woman who's attacked by a psycho killer while she's at the store getting cigs. Unfortunately, the killer is shot by a gas station attendant, and the woman gives up smoking... but wait, if you haven't been completely turned off yet, THERE'S MORE! Next story: BISHOP OF BATTLE, featuring Emilio Estevez vs. an 80's arcade game. This is back when the machines only cost a quarter and the characters were neon stick figures. It also features Moon Zappa as Emilio's would-be girlfriend who takes a back seat to Emilio's game fetish. Thankfully, young Emilio is sucked into the game and dies... but, there's even more torture in store for us! In THE BENEDICTION, Lance Henriksen plays some priest who's lost his faith, then gets into a one sided battle with a black pickup truck from Hell. But, Lance hits it with a bucket, defeating it and regaining his faith... it's times like this I wish I could take my own soul! Finally (thank Gods!) is NIGHT OF THE RATS: a stressed out business man becomes an asshole toward his wife and daughter, then is shown the error of his ways when they are confronted by a 4ft "Devil Rat" who's pissed because the guy killed it's offspring. But, they give the dead vermin back to the big vermin, and it leaves... I used to like this movie as a kid. BOY WAS I STUPID WHEN I WAS YOUNG!

Sequels: Nope

If You Liked This Flick, Check Out: TALES FROM THE CRYPT or OFFSPRING, equally terrible anthology flicks!