Spooks & Creeps (2004)

 Spooks & Creeps (2004)

When I do these film reviews, I try to research a little about the films, to give you all some fun facts and information about the films, however once in a while a film comes along, where I can find very little information, one example of a film like this is the 2004 horror anthology film Spooks & Creeps.  Honestly it is more fair to call it a horror short collection.   Spooks & Creeps is a collection of six short horror films, which vary in length, and some feature some pretty big actors. 

The short films in the collection are:
1. Freak Show, directed by Marcus Wagner and stars Alice Cooper.
2. Desserts, directed by Jeff Stark, stars Ewan McGregor
3. Doppelganger, directed by Michael Horowitz and Gareth Smith, starring Rebecca Gayheart and Timothy Olyphant.
4. A Fate Foretold, directed by Rick Nahmias, starring Grace Zabriskie
5. Reducing Stanley, directed by Mike Harvkey
6. Holiday On The Moon, directed by Sam Bozzo starring Matthew Glave. 

Standout films are definitely Freak Show, which pays clear homage to the classic Tod Browning film Freaks, and features Alice Cooper as the narrator.  Also Desserts which is a simple short film, not much longer than a commercial, that features Ewan McGregor walking along a beach, where he finds a mysterious eclair in the beach, but should he eat this mysterious dessert?  The short film has a clever ending, which I love, and such a big film star, but he doesn't even say a word in the film.  The collection was released by Vanguard Cinema and Hypnotic. 

This is a great collection of independent short horror films, that has a surprisingly famous cast of actors.  I like short films, because they play well to my short attention span, and honestly these films are really well done, they stories are for the most part really well written and directed, some of the shorts are more artsy and abstract, where others are more traditional, overall they are pretty high quality independent horror film shorts.  If you have not yet seen this film, I highly recommend checking it out sometime, if you can find a copy of it.  I don't know that this is a must see film, but it is definitely one worth checking out.  

Sadly I could find very little information on the film, only one film poster/cover photo, and I also couldn't find a trailer to attach to this review.



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