Watched Body Bags (1993), a made for tv horror anthology directed by John Carpenter and Tobe Hopper. It’s 3 shorts linked by Carpenter playing a creepy morgue doctor. In “gas station” a killer stalks a woman working the night shift. In “Hair” a man is obsessing with his balding head. In “Eye” a baseball player gets an eye transplant from a killer. First two are directed by Carpenter himself. This one was super entertaining. The format makes it very digestible. This is on par with his good horror movies like Christine. Very gory. The score is excellent. The acting as well. A few of the cameos are: Wes Craven, the creepy stranger in “gas station”; Sam Raimi, the dead body in “gas station”; Mark Hamill, lead role in “eye”. 7.6/10 #nodereviews

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I enjoyed it quite a bit too. Spot on review.

The format is 🤌🏾

You need skills to make a good horror (or just story in general) in 30-45mins. Can be watched in 2+ sittings without losing the plot.

Way too many lazy directors who make 2-3 hours movies now. Take some time to properly edit

It's too bad Carpenter never made more short format stuff. I'm surprised he never had a horror show on TV.

Cigarette Burns (2005). 59mins tv movie. Next on the list 🫡

Hmm, I've never seen that. Will check out 👀

Short horror is my favourite form of horror, not because it’s over quick but because the story is usually tight and cleverly written. This applies to both books and movies. My favourite Stephen King and Neil Gaimen stories are their shorts.

I now want to see this movie for two reasons: your review; and to see Mark Hamill in a horror flick!!! 🤩

He also plays in Village of the Damned (1995) by John Carpenter as well

Not as good as this one though

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You on a John Carpenter binge? Did he do that movie Centipede?

Yeah I’m pretty much done with his catalogue. Centipede is directed by Tom Six (I just looked it up)

Got excited until I saw your review! 😭 😂

😂😂