Review – Pickman’s Model

For nearly three decades now I’ve been convinced that this short story by H.P. Lovecraft could be made into an outstanding, genuinely frightening horror movie. None of the shorts on this disc supply me with any evidence to back my theory. The main feature is a nearly unintelligible entry from Chile, and before the disc comes to a halt three more amateurs have taken a stab at it. All four pictures are done in by weak filmmaking. The closest any of them come to entertaining is a Texas interpretation with a slight Carnival of Souls flavor. Beyond that, fans of the story aren’t likely to walk away fans of these movies. See if desperate