A very jaded horror fan (Bobby Shook) finds a very rare horror book in
a library and begins to browse it, getting into three horror stories that
manage to shock and fascinate him:
- All Hallow's Eve: Robert (David Nelson) has lost his brother
(Sean Ryan McBride) on Halloween three years ago, and the memory has
haunted him ever since, so much so that he shuns Halloween altogether.
But this year's Halloween his brother's death comes back to haunt him
not only in his memories but for real ...
- Invitation: Len (Michael Hanelin) is invited to a party is a
town he's a stranger in where everybody seems to know him. It's
getting a bit macabre when he learns the hostess of the party has died
decades ago - but it gets definitely horrific when the hostess (Sarah
Masters) introduces herself to him ...
- Re-Possessed: Jeff (Chris Labadie) simply cannot believe he
will get the car of his dreams for next to nothing. Thing is, the
original owner (Stephen Kessen) has died in that car, and now his
brother (James Leatherman) uses black magic to get him back via the
car ...
Our horror fan is blown away, so he buys the book from the lazy
librarian (Scarlet Fry) ... to find out the book is more than just another
piece of genre literature ...
Voices from the Grave is an enjoyably old-fashioned anthology
movies, putting much effort in the macabre tones of its stories rather
than just going for shock value, choosing suspense and atmosphere over
spectacle and gross-out gore - and the film still manages to entertain the
audience just fine, thanks to clever storytelling, a subtle directorial
effort and very competent performances. Really worth a look, and not only
for die-hard genre fans!
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