Alpträume (1983)

Alpträume: Directed by Joseph Sargent. With Cristina Raines, Joe Lambie, Anthony James, Clare Torao. Anthology of four horror tales with a supernatural twist based on urban legends.

“Not the best anthology movie made, but it was somewhat good. I liked u0026quot;Creepshowu0026quot; and u0026quot;Catu0026#39;s Eyeu0026quot; better, but this one is on par with u0026quot;Twilight Zone: the Movieu0026quot;. There are other anthology movies that this one is a lot better than. For one it has a good number of stories, though in the end they are a little like episodes of the show u0026quot;Tales from the Darksideu0026quot;. The first one is based on an urban myth as a woman goes out for cigarettes on a night some crazed mental patient is on the loose. I canu0026#39;t really say much more or I will end up ruining the ending (which you will know if you ever heard the myth like I have). The next story is the best one in my book, mainly because I play a lot of video games. It features a young Emilo Estevez as this really good game player. He is obsessed with this one game called u0026quot;The Bishop of Battleu0026quot;. He wants to get to this level that no one has ever gotten too, and one night he breaks into the arcade and he makes it to the level and letu0026#39;s just say he is in for a surprise at what the mystery level contains. The third story is about a priest who has lost his faith. He is driving in the desert where he is confronted by a mysterious truck with tinted windows. They do a cat and mouse routine through the desert terrain. Finally, we have the story of a couple who have a small rat problem. This anthology movie is not going to blow you away, but the tales are good enough to be rather entertaining.”