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      Dead of Night

      1977 1h 14m Horror List
      Reviews 30% Audience Score 50+ Ratings This horror anthology features three chilling tales from legendary writer Richard Matheson. In the first, a young man named Frank (Ed Begley Jr.) discovers that the antique car he's lovingly restored is actually a time machine. The second revolves around Alexis (Anjanette Comer), a woman who falls prey to a scam involving vampires. The final installment features a mother (Joan Hackett) grieving for her son until she gets a unique chance to reunite with him. Read More Read Less

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      Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Isn't a great horror anthology but it's worth pursuing and watching, if only for the neat plot twists, and great closing segment. Oct 11, 2018 Full Review Lucius Gore ESplatter ... you may just want to fast forward to the final tale. Rated: 3/4 Mar 24, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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      John D Enjoyable anthology. Not fully a horror anthology but the stories are well done and interesting. The 3rd and final segment is the best one and is a horror segment. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/09/23 Full Review Audience Member yeah... the only good one is the very last one & the other 2 were so bad that i'm not sure this one is worth watching at all. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Low budget horror with cult value. It's pretty much a story dealing with loss and this is expressed mostly through the father figure as the film progresses. The zombie storyline is an interesting way to express this. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member An enjoyable late-70s horror anthology, Dead of Night doesn't really hit its stride until the final tale, which is awesome. However, the whole film remains an enjoyable bit of 70s horror based on stories by horror legend Richard Matheson. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a three story Made-For-TV anthology written by Richard Matheson and directed by Dan Curtis of "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" fame. You'd think with those industry credentials at it's disposal, "Dead of Night" would be a sure fire winner. But you'd be wrong. The three stories are pedestrian at best and more of the blame can be placed on Curtis than Matheson. It feels like the stories are good but the acting and direction are lacking. All of the stories are also cursed with that TV movie cheapness and have that late-70's softness to the camera work. It's a soft, filtered look. Kind of like what they use to try and make Barbara Walters not look as old as the hills when she's on camera these days. Anyway, none of the stories are scary in the least. The first is a melancholy time travel story. The second leads us to believe there's a vampire on the loose and the finale is a tale of resurrection by satanic ritual. It's fair to say the final shot of the movie shocks you and is unexpected but it's not frightening. It's a jump scare more than anything. Overall, this isn't worth watching unless you have a hankering for cheap 1970's Horror. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Despite Richard Matheson doing writing duties on all three stories, only the third is worthy of note. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis This horror anthology features three chilling tales from legendary writer Richard Matheson. In the first, a young man named Frank (Ed Begley Jr.) discovers that the antique car he's lovingly restored is actually a time machine. The second revolves around Alexis (Anjanette Comer), a woman who falls prey to a scam involving vampires. The final installment features a mother (Joan Hackett) grieving for her son until she gets a unique chance to reunite with him.
      Director
      Richard Matheson
      Production Co
      Dan Curtis Productions
      Genre
      Horror
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 30, 2019
      Runtime
      1h 14m
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