All four stories in this anthology have different takes on vampires. One of them is a little scary, while the rest are rather tame and uninteresting. Overall, this is a horror anthology lacking in logic, emotion and bite
The Night Time World review
Film: The Night Time World
Cast: Andrew Adams, Cody Evans, Nina Donnelly, Brendan Krick, Annabel Leah, Joe Welkie, Doug Henderson, Selina Flanscha, Robert Hugh Starr, Derrick Scott
Directors: Timothy Paul Taylor, Gene Blalock, Sean Brien, Brandon Lescure, Dray Schoenbeck and Adam Michaels
Rating: * *
Runtime: 85 min
Four horror stories are revealed on a late-night podcast by its host, Nada (Doug Henderson), when he finds himself talking to an obsessed fan, a mysterious caller (Selina Flanscha) claiming to be a vampire. The long monologue opening the film is rather off-putting. All four stories have different takes on vampires - one of them is a little scary, the rest are rather tame and uninteresting. The main thread connecting the four stories is directed by Timothy Paul Taylor, Brandon Lescure helms “The Backpage,” Sean Brien likewise for “Scarlet,” Chasz Dray Schoenbeck and Adam Michaels for “Sorry for the Blood,” and Gene Blalock for “Indictment.” The first and fourth stories are marginally better and have more bite than the second and third. The script by Jhan Harp, Timothy Paul Taylor feels underwritten and oversimplified.
The Night Time World is a horror anthology film containing four stories about vampires. The frame story connecting the four short films focuses on a podcaster whose live show is derailed by a caller who claims to be a vampire. The host of the show tells us the stories that we watch as he continues talking to the mysterious caller.
Lilith (Annabel Leah) gets close to Paul (Brendan Krick) in “The Backpage,” a comedy about a nerdy guy who calls a masseuse for a happy ending. The dialogue is interesting, and the performances are quite competent. This segment is a little wild, humorous and genuinely funny and over-the-top. It’s the longest segment in the anthology and also the most entertaining.
“Scarlet,” is about a man who tries to kill a female vampire. This segment doesn’t work because it's badly edited and the story has little meat in it.
“Sorry for the Blood,” is about a tortured vampire who fights a group of people to save a woman from a large, shirtless man. The hero eventually becomes a “vampire.” The story is largely action-oriented, but there’s nothing surprising here. The action is passe.
The final story has Nico (Derrick Scott), a black man incarcerated for a crime he does not remember committing. Officer Truman (Robert Hugh Starr) is the
antagonist officer who thinks Nico is the culprit. Derrick Scott and Robert Hugh Starr do well to generate some tension as “Indictment” moves along.
Doug Henderson, as the podcaster, is rather uninteresting and wishy-washy. Sitting at a desk within a room in a home, for all its runtime, there’s little he can do, and the resolution, towards the end, is rather disappointing. Poor and inconsistent writing, shallow characters, largely flat performances and barely any tension buildup skew the potential here. The Night Time World has poor special effects, and the low-budget tinkering shows up for what it is. This is a horror anthology lacking in logic, emotion and bite.
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