Spooky+ (2022)

Spooky+ (2022). 1h 6m

“Youu0026#39;ve most likely heard of A Midsummer Nightu0026#39;s Dream by William Shakespeare. Well this is A Midsommar Nightu0026#39;s Dream. This thingu0026#39;s a banger!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDirected by Ivan Asen (Enderu0026#39;s Game), Chad Heffelfinger (Get Out), and Cody Heffelfinger (The First Purge), Spooky+ boasts some stellar talent.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHereu0026#39;s the premise:nBefore his blind date, our affable and humorous host, Doug Jones (Abe Sapien of Hellboy), discovers that his TV has opened up a new application, Spooky+, of its own volition. Itu0026#39;s an app that comes with some very enticing otherworldly features, and it insists that Doug watches the movies it has in store.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnyway, this is one of the strangest fever drea- anthologies Iu0026#39;ve seen in a while. Iu0026#39;m not positive, but I strongly believe, based on evidence, that this anthologyu0026#39;s intended to be a satirical pastiche of straight-to-TV horror anthologies. The production quality oscillates wildly, yet with such precision that I canu0026#39;t help but believe it is intentional. The pastiche theory is even more compelling when considering the clever and sparse use of low-quality practical effects, the excellent scripting, the deliciously campy acting that swings harder than Benny Goodman, and some splendidly gaudy, brilliant sound design.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWeu0026#39;ve got 10 stories that are all over the freakinu0026#39; place in the most wonderful way, containing anything from a vampiric human-slayer, to a yogi who creates a new market for herself during a zombie outbreak, then back around the block to a story about a young girl that believes her toys are getting jealous of her new relationship.”