genowhirl Campfire Tales is a wonderfully done little jaunt through some classic horror tales. What's so great about this anthology is that it plays more on the suspense rather than jump scares. The directors really set the stage and let things gradually develop so as to play around in your imagination for a while before executing the scares. Each segment comes on strong and is very well executed, containing a little something for every viewer's tastes. The movie opens up with a short black and white segment called "The Hook." Most people know this story, so it's not really all that much of a hook *Ba-Dum-Ch! =DOn to the rest of the movie:As a group of 4 teens (3 of which were rising stars now featured in movies such as X-Men, Dodgeball, and Scary Movie) takes a winding road home from a concert, the driver's recklessness leads to them driving off a cliff. As they wait for help to arrive, they venture into the woods where they begin to share scary stories. 1. "The Honeymoon" - In this tale, a couple traveling through the mountains in their Camper is met with a frightening surprise as they become hunted by an unknown creature. This one flows so well, has ample build up to the scares, and has a great execution all around. This tale really plays on your imagination as you make your way to the gruesome ending. 2. "People Can Lick Too" - An all too real tale, this one stars a young girl who makes friends with the wrong person in an internet chat room. The suspense in this one is palpable! The camera angles in this one really lend themselves to your fear and suspense as well. Even the ending will linger in your mind making you afraid to do anything in your house before double checking first. Overall, a very chilling experience. 3. "The Locket" - When a young man wandering through the countryside encounters some mechanical troubles with his bike, he takes shelter with a beautiful, mute woman. But things aren't always as they seem, and the storm brewing outside cannot compare to the typhoon of WTF he'll experience tonight. A classic tale taken in a very refreshing way. Once again, the build up is slow but then delivers quite well at the end. 4. Finally, we reach the wrap around. I won't give anything away, but the ending is very surprising and very much worth the wait.

Theo Robertson Before seeing it I had no knowledge of CAMPFIRE TALES an anthology horror film featuring three dark tales of horror wrapped around not one but two other stories . We've all heard those urban legends such as chap comes home and his flatmate is having hardcore sex with a woman and being overcome by lust he joins in only to realise too late that the woman the flatmate is sexing up just happens to be the chap's sister . There's many , many variations on this type of tale most being total and complete BS The stories contained in this film are ones that I'd never heard of and almost certainly have been made up for the movie and the stories themselves are not all that explicit which is no bad thing since this movie does try and build upon a sense of atmosphere and tension without going overboard on the gore . If there's a problem it's that you can see the twist coming because it's been done so many times before in better known and perhaps better films But that's the thing CAMPFIRE TALES is the prior piece and I had to check it with the release dates on this website which tells me it was released straight to video a couple of years before twist endings became all the rage in Hollywood movies . As it stands this low budget horror gets some respect from me from being restrained and some more respect for being slightly more original than two other films using the same type of twist that both made a lot of money at the box office at the turn of the century

atinder This movie also starts in Black and white and also start with The Hook Man yet again! A Young couple who making out in the woods and this time, Girl thinks she see something out side and then she fews time and tell her boyfriends to take her home, He didn't believe her but then he stop at the Diner and then he looks back at the car and he see there was a Hook on the car Door.This story was being told by some teens in a car and the boy who drive- ring the Car and then start messing around by going too fast and then trying to Avoid another Car and end up crashing into the bushes.As they get out of the car they go to this old Church that had been torn down and tell 4 storiesThe first story, is about a married couple in a RV, who end up getting in Stuck in the wood and soon just start to have Sex but soon catch a guy looking at them and that guy warns then about a creatures in the woods.As they go off but then the RV runs out of gas cause there was leak and soon Attack are seen but its very dark that you can't see creatures that well at all, I wish they showed more of creatures.I did not find this story creepy or scary at all, I did like the last scenes was really well doneI give this story 4 out of 10Next Story, is about young Girl, who was on Chat online, not knowing that she was talking to a Psycho, who starts to stalk her, while she is home alone and breaks in to her home.This is one was really good and it some really good creepy moment in this movie, it kind hint of the old slasher movie feel to, very well made.The last 2 minutes of this story was really good and the Psycho looks really scary 8 out of 10I called the next story The Ghost story.A man is riding a motorbike, and then soon stop near to a House, when it's rains and he enter the house, then he falls in love with a girl, soon strange things start happen in the house.He finds out the place is haunted and there another twist in the story! I thought the last story was very boring and very predicable , I thought it was the worst of the a lot.After that story was told, one of teens See Police flashing lights, which lead to a twist in the movie.i Loved that ending cause I didn't see it coming at all.Really good movie7 out of 10

Mr_Ectoplasma "Campfire Tales" is basically made up of three spooky stories that a group of friends tell after they get into a car crash in the woods after a concert. The film begins with the classic "Hook" story, and then we're introduced to the group of friends driving home from the concert. They crash their car, put out some flares, and start a fire in a little abandoned chapel, waiting for someone to arrive with help as they warm themselves by the fire. To pass the time, they decide to start telling classic horror stories, about terrorized honeymooners, a girl who falls prey to an Internet predator, and a motorist who takes refuge in a haunted house. As they tell the eerie tales, each story becomes increasingly terrifying, but the real shock that awaits them is yet to come...In my opinion, the last story they tell is probably the scariest and had some genuine, frightening effects. The first story was alright, and the motorhome sequence near the end was a little creepy. The second story built a lot of suspense, more than either of the others did, but it's unoriginal plot was it's downfall. I remember watching this movie a long time ago when I was like eight years old on HBO and the third story scared the crap out of me, although it's not scary to me now. You'll probably recognize some of the cast here, particularly Amy Smart from the opening "hook" interlude story, and Christine Taylor as one of the main actresses in the film. The twist ending was kinda interesting too, I know I didn't see that coming, I thought it was all cleverly pieced together.To sum things up, if you're looking for a horror movie that is worth the while, rent this, you should be happy. It's a great anthology of some classic urban legends, and the whole film was tied together neatly. It is much better than what one would expect. 7/10.