The first segment features an animated mummy stalking selected student victims; the second tale tells the story of a "cat from hell" who cannot be killed and leaves a trail of victims behind it; the third story is about a man who witnesses a bizarre killing and promises never to tell what he saw and the "in-between" bit is the story of a woman preparing to cook her newspaper boy for supper.
hanks to casting that is savvier than the horror norm, and to direction by John Harrison that is workmanlike and sometimes even witty, at least it's fun.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
rotten:
This is just another miss along the lines of Creepshow and Twilight Zone: The Movie.
– Richard Harrington,
Washington Post,
17 Nov 2001
rotten:
Harrison never quite transcends the inherently limited format.