“You’ve drugged me!”

“No dear, I’ve killed you.”
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*I had no idea that Karen Black played Mother Firefly in House of 1000 Corpses (2003), but I was pleasantly surprised by her performance. We didn’t see much of her in Rob Zombie’s film, so it was great to see her starring in this. (I’ve also never really thought to dig through her filmography.) The first short film in this trilogy was awesome, I love a feminist piece, but are we not concerned that she was going around messing with high school boys? It was a different time but I cant get behind that if it saved my life. The second film, “Millicent and Therese,” was pretty bad. Not to be that guy, but it was predicable since the first couple minutes. I don’t feel like putting a spoiler on my review, so I won’t say what happened, but we all knew the twist right off the bat. The final short film was the best out of the three, even though it was QUITE racist, the puppetry was sick as hell. I loved it.

“You’ve drugged me!”

“No dear, I’ve killed you.”
*
*I had no idea that Karen Black played Mother Firefly in House of 1000 Corpses (2003), but I was pleasantly surprised by her performance. We didn’t see much of her in Rob Zombie’s film, so it was great to see her starring in this. (I’ve also never really thought to dig through her filmography.) The first short film in this trilogy was awesome, I love a feminist piece, but are we not concerned that she was going around messing with high school boys? It was a different time but I cant get behind that if it saved my life. The second film, “Millicent and Therese,” was pretty bad. Not to be that guy, but it was predicable since the first couple minutes. I don’t feel like putting a spoiler on my review, so I won’t say what happened, but we all knew the twist right off the bat. The final short film was the best out of the three, even though it was QUITE racist, the puppetry was sick as hell. I loved it.

karen black eats

karen black eats

Ranking
1. 1 - 9/10
2. 3 - 7/10
3. 2 - 4/10

Ranking
1. 1 - 9/10
2. 3 - 7/10
3. 2 - 4/10

karen black Is the only interesting thing about the first two segments but the last one is absolutely amazing I wanted that to be the whole movie

karen black Is the only interesting thing about the first two segments but the last one is absolutely amazing I wanted that to be the whole movie

Story #1What the hell was that first one? I’m assuming these get better, and while the story was told in a serviceable way, it’s insane how no one is commenting on the fact that they explicitly state that it wasn’t the boy’s fault for…drugging and kidnapping her? Are we so for real right now??

Story #2The second story is less worrisome, albeit incredibly predictable. It tries to draw itself out, but is ultimately undone by the mistake of visibly using the same actress. It’s campy and fun, but eye-rollingly silly, especially as someone who has researched dissociative identity disorder and has had friends with the condition.

Story #3The final story in the anthology is the real one worth watching - I can see why this terrified people back in the day! Karen Black really shows off her acting chops in what turns out to be a really excellent low budget horror short film. It’s simple, but executed well and fun to watch on top of it; almost hilariously so. It’s a perfect mix of scary and funny, making it a great watch for people who want both. Fun stuff!

OverallDumb as rocks, but ultimately a fun time due solely to that last story. I recommend skipping the first two and just checking out the one that everyone is here for and remembers, unless you’re a big fan of Karen Black, which is honestly understandable - she grew on me!

Story #1What the hell was that first one? I’m assuming these get better, and while the story was told in a serviceable way, it’s insane how no one is commenting on the fact that they explicitly state that it wasn’t the boy’s fault for…drugging and kidnapping her? Are we so for real right now??

Story #2The second story is less worrisome, albeit incredibly predictable. It tries to draw itself out, but is ultimately undone by the mistake of visibly using the same actress. It’s campy and fun, but eye-rollingly silly, especially as someone who has researched dissociative identity disorder and has had friends with the condition.

Story #3The final story in the anthology is the real one worth watching - I can see why this terrified people back in the day! Karen Black really shows off her acting chops in what turns out to be a really excellent low budget horror short film. It’s simple, but executed well and fun to watch on top of it; almost hilariously so. It’s a perfect mix of scary and funny, making it a great watch for people who want both. Fun stuff!

OverallDumb as rocks, but ultimately a fun time due solely to that last story. I recommend skipping the first two and just checking out the one that everyone is here for and remembers, unless you’re a big fan of Karen Black, which is honestly understandable - she grew on me!