A wealthy, cruel magnate is holed up in his sterile penthouse, where he keeps everything and everyone out. I was really afraid of The Crate when I was young. The Crate is a great story, slowly built up to the scares, and is very funny too. At least they get their "justice." I guess. And they are killed in VERY cruel fashion. Unlike the patriarch in Father's Day, who died because he was a mean, old, bully, the victims here who come back to life were killed because of an affair. But this story is not the same as Father's Day. The third story is well cast, well acted, and is again about revenge from the grave. Another good choice to put this simple, very short story second. He discovers a meteorite, which opens, oozes goo on him, which then starts growing a deadly space-moss. He drinks cheap wine, and watches pro wrestling on a tiny, old t.v. He is a simple, poor hick who lives alone in the country in an old farmhouse. The second short is about simpleton, Jordy Varrell. It's got good acting, and is scary and funny. The first tale, "Father's Day" is a solid, by-the-numbers story of revenge-from-the-grave, with the Patriarch of the family coming back, literally, from the grave to have his cake. Only the cruelty of story #3 and silliness of story #5 keep this from being a 5 star review. I enjoy The Twilight Zone movie very much, but this is a really effective, well-made and mostly scary and funny collection of short stories. A cult (and mainstream?) hit that may be the best anthology film ever made.
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