Review – The Unknown Trilogy

For an amateur horror production, this should get at least an E for effort. It’s cheap and inept, but its heart is in the right place. Using an awkward bracket, the production weaves together three stories of vaguely Twilight Zone-ish quality. In the first, a gambling-addicted loser makes a deal with the devil to improve his luck. The second segment stars a trio of child actors who actually aren’t too terrible by amateur standards. In this episode, a boy tries to overcome his fear of the neighborhood funeral home. Rounding it off we get a stale tale of a grieving father who suddenly finds himself quite literally alone in the world (and the end here is telegraphed at least a mile away). The picture features walk-ons by Abe Vigoda and several other actors of a similar “hey, isn’t he that guy from that other thing?” ilk. Mildly amusing