Sunday, April 5, 2015

45 - The Devil's Carnival

    Three people are sent to hell, which is a carnival run by the devil.
    As a fan of horror anthologies, this has been on my Netflix queue for a long time.  It turned out to be completely different than the description led me to believe.
    There are three stories - sort of.  The stories are mostly a vehicle for musical performances.  It’s primarily a musical, with creepy makeup and some gothic touches, but the horror is pretty tame.  The stories barely qualify as stories.  But this isn’t able plot - it’s about presentation.
    It’s kind of nice, in that regard.  It’s a spectacle, and the music is interesting.  The lyrical approach is a bit flawed, since there’s so much padding of the lyric to match some awkward meter, but it’s always nice to see some music that doesn’t feel predictable.

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