7/10
Nifty assortment of stories
10 September 2018
Warning: Spoilers
"Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay" - College professor Craig Lowell (a solid performance by James Farentino) suspects that the elderly Aunt Ada Burn Quigley (splendidly played to the sinister hilt by Jeanette Nolan) is a witch with dastardly plans for his wife Joanna (a charming portrayal by the lovely Michele Lee). Director William Hale ably crafts an eerie atmosphere and builds a good deal of tension. Nolan makes for a great evil old bat while Jonathan Harris lends sturdy support as occult expert Professor Nicholas Porteus. However, while the climax delivers the exciting goods, the ending is a bit too vague.

"With Apologies to Mr. Hyde" -Really lame and brief comic short with a dopey punchline.

"The Flip-Side of Satan" - Callous and selfish jerk disc jockey J.J. Wilson (well played to the slimy hilt by Arte Johnson) lands a gig working at a hellish radio station located in the middle of nowhere. The cramped setting and weird incantatory chanting on the records that J.J. is forced to spin give this particular tale a genuinely unnerving and claustrophobic off-kilter mood. Better still, Johnson has a ball with his obnoxious hipster character who ultimately meets a satisfying nasty fate.
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