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Yes it is a hip hop version of Tales from the Crypt, with Snoop Dogg as the Crypt ... I mean the story teller! You'll get treated to three different stories here. And they are surprisingly good ... or at least they don't really suck!

There are the gross ideas here and there and the clichés have to be used (it seems), but you'll get a lot of familiar faces (Danny Trejo and others), that do support the small stories/plots. It's good fun, the effects are decent, the acting is OK for horror, but it's not top notch. And the intermissions, are not that good, I would even say they do divert too much! That means the crypt keeper can rest ... in peace actually ;o)

This film contains three interwoven tales from the hood, with Snoop Dogg (sometimes as an animated gangster and sometimes as a man in hell) narrating between segments. I use interwoven in the loosest sense because they really seem to have connection at all. I will discuss each one briefly.

The first segment was about a woman named Posey who is granted satanic powers by a homeless man (Danny Trejo) and can kill rival gang members by simply crossing out their spray tags. It's really stupid. The plot is weak, Posey's acting is awful. Even Trejo and Billy Dee Williams cannot save this one. There is a great death scene involving a beer bottle, but that doesn't make up for the rest of this segment.

The second segment was actually really good. A redneck and his girlfriend move into a home for retired veterans, with one of them, Roscoe, being played by Ernie Hudson. Hudson is great, as is the rich redneck. The deaths here are weaker (other than the explosion scene) but the plot is much better -- this was written as a real story and not just a throw-away idea. In fact, it could have been its own movie or at least an episode of "Masters of Horror". If you only watch this part, you might find the movie watchable.

The third part was just foolish. Because these are tales from the hood, of course they took the stereotype route and one man escapes the hood by rapping. But he becomes haunted by his friends that he left behind to die. Some of the makeup here is pretty disgusting, which I mean in a nice way, but the overall story is just an excuse to show a guy in the studio rapping. If you already have Snoop Dogg in your cast list ,you don't need to add another man rapping.

I suppose the problem of the film as a whole is that it was written and directed by different people in different segments. Compare this to "Creepshow", which is a lot more consistent. The best part -- part two -- was written by Tim Sullivan, the man behind "2001 Maniacs". It shows. I may not have been the biggest fan of that film, but Sullivan knows how to tell a story that horror fans appreciate (and he has some weird obsession with Confederate sympathizers). The other writers? I have no idea who they are.

Other reviewers have called this film the "Hood of Horrible", and I want to jump on that bandwagon. It wasn't well made, it was poorly written for the most part, and although even some of the worst films can still be enjoyable, this one just wasn't. The odds of me seeing this a second time are pretty slim. If you get the chance to see it the first time, pass up on it and watch James Franco's "The Ape" instead.

I wasn't even one stop light away from my DVD rental store when I looked at the passenger seat where my two day rental of Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror lay and I uttered out loud, "What the fudge was I thinking?" To caveat my beef before the meat of the review, I will come clean and say that I am not a hip-hop fan. I might find Snoop Dogg interesting and sometimes even fun (when I have come across him on late night television talk shows), but I ain't linin' up at no ticket counter looking to score wristbands for his next concert if you know what I am meaning. His acting is a give-or-take option. He was in horror before with 2001's Bones where he did an ample job of not putting me to sleep, but let's face it, the best that Snoop has ever been was in stupid comedies like Soul Plane and Starsky & Hutch, and in both of those carnations, he pretty much just played himself.

Strike two against an objective review was the fact that Hood of Horror was the fact that it was an anthology. Squeezing three stories into 84 minutes is like trying to squish a marshmallow through a keyhole. Eventually it will get through, but you will wonder at end if it was worth the effort. Like Twilight Zone : The Movie or Creepshow 2, movies that try and crop multiple television length stories into a compilation masked as a full length feature.

Strike three was the detailing of the three stories on the back of the DVD cover. All three stories were about as original as a Lindsey Lohan drug arrest. I immediately thought, "Why should I invest time in a film that doesn't look like it invested time in any creative new ideas?" But there I was. It was Saturday night and the Misses and I just had an argument over who was the better director between John Carpenter and Rob Zombie. She decided to pout upstairs and watch The Devil's Rejects while I retreated to the basement (better known as 'The Dungeon') where the cover art on Hood of Horror won out over any pay-per-view porn that would have been a quick option 2.

If I had my life to live over again…..

Hood of Horror's first story surrounds a young girl's revenge upon the neighborhood where her mother and father fell by way of the 'ole murder suicide number. As young Posie (Daniella Alonso) grew up, it seems her hatred from her environment nurtured inside her. When confronted with three street thugs who mark their territory by spray painting city walls, Posie tries to assert her own foot hold which lands her in the company of the always watchable Danny Trejo who is nice enough to adorn her with a tattoo that gives her the power to erase these hoodlums from the face of the earth in graphic fashion simply by X'ing out their graffiti with red paint. Booooooooorrrrrring! So in about 14 minutes we are mildly entertained as they go down 1-2-3 while stupid one-liners like "What a waste…..of beer" are rambled off with as much humor as a Michael Vick dog park.

Story two didn't get much better. The middle act surrounds an obnoxious heir to a fortune that must live with his father's army buddies for one year before reaping the benefits of his inheritance. The story was so ridiculous and so annoying that I won't even waste my time going into detail. Even the two one-liners "Anyone for Jiffy Pop" and "That's my kind of redneck" were comments that would even make Schwarzenegger blush.

The third and final act seemed to be the shortest and "thank god for that!" As I swarmed in and out of interested consciousness, it seemed the story was about a rap artist that had to pay for all his bad deeds of the past. When a former friend and now undead visitor from Hell comes back for a visit, the rapper revisits his badness and ultimately finds his demise in rather boring fashion. Jason Alexander from Seinfeld fame is around for a cameo which was about as out of place as Ozzy Osbourne would be as an English Teacher.

Snoop's Hood of Horror was not the worst horror film I have seen in a while, but it was close. Without any stories worth remembering or scenes worth pausing, it felt like an 80 minute excuse to promote some new hip-hop/rap songs. And if the best part of the film is the animated intro, then you can guess just how downhill and how fast this film fell.

Now, I don't want to say this is the worst movie ever, but it's pretty bad. If it weren't for a couple redeeming qualities, this movie would be at the very bottom of the barrel.

First of all, if the production value weren't so good, it wouldn't have even received the one showing it did. The production value is top notch. If it didn't involve Snoop Dogg, Danny Trejo, Jason Alexander, and a handful of other cool B-stars, then this movie wouldn't even be heard of. But it does. There is also one death that I didn't see coming. The others are terribly executed, no pun intended.

The opening sequence, while cool looking, is ages too long. Snoop is his usual double g self. "Keepin it real," as it were. Some of the acting is down right laughable, namely Posie. And at times the director chooses to use clichéd camera tricks for seemingly no reason, other than to disorient you in a scareless horror flick.

Intentional laughs, none. Scares, none. Smile worthy cheesy moments, a couple.

Was it worth paying to see in the theatres? No. Is is worth paying for to rent? No. But is it worth getting your favorite style of intoxicated and watching it with a group of friends? Almost.

This incredibly pathetic spin on "Tales from the Crypt" features three vignettes portraying horrific tales involving life in the ghetto. True, there are some neat death scenes - namely the one incorporating caviar - but they hardly make up for the poorly constructed plot. Is this truly how low Snoop Dogg sinks on the silver screen? The first segment features a young woman dealing with gangs by X-ing out their graffiti...and it gets TRULY nasty. The second segment features a redneck and his hubby moving in with some men formerly under his father's command and REALLY getting on their nerves. Finally, a rap star gets more than he bargained for.

What I mean by Jean-Paul Sartre is the third segment. What happens reminds me of Sartre's play "No Exit", about some people trapped in an existential Hell. Of course, I don't think that the people behind this movie intended for it to look like that. To be certain, there's absolutely nothing even remotely intellectual in this movie.

All in all, I advise avoiding "Hood of Horror". It's barely one step above terrible. Posie (Daniella Alonso) and Tiffany (Brande Roderick) were kinda hot, though. Also starring Ernie Hudson (Winston in "Ghostbusters"), Danny Trejo (you've probably seen him in Robert Rodriguez's movies) and Lin Shaye (the sunburned neighbor in "There's Something About Mary", and later the retiring flight attendant in "Snakes on a Plane").

Now first things first, I love Snoop as a Rap artist but mostly his album "Doggystyle" is the quintessential rap album. Now this movie is terrible in so many ways. The acting is some of the worst I have ever seen. The directing was worse than a soap opera, and the stories are pointless and boring. I can see why this went Direct-to-DVD, because it is that bad. This reminds me of a poor mans "Tales from the Hood." There is nothing even mildly entertaining about this garbage either! I don't know why Snoop continues to try and act and produce movies that couldn't be shown on the Sci-Fi channel at Midnight! How this got made is beyond me. Please whatever you do, don't waste your time on this absolute garbage. I would recommend you try watching the above mentioned "Tales from the Hood" which is ten times more entertaining than this, and even that isn't that great, but it makes that look like a masterpiece.

This movie is horrible the b list stars in the movies the only reason it gets 1star! Its not even worth leaving a paragraph review its just bad ,bad, soooooo BAD!!!🚮🚮🚮

Hood of Horror is a gangsta horror anthology (gangthology?) comprising of three ghetto-flavoured tales, loosely tied together by an animated wraparound story. Whilst the stylish cartoon section is confusing and ultimately forgettable stuff, the bulk of the film is far more successful, being well written (much of it by 2001 Maniac's Tim Sullivan), very gory (albeit in a strictly tongue in cheek style), and confidently directed by Stacy Title.

Hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg 'MC's the whole shebizzle (as he might say), introducing each story in his inimitable OG style, and what fun they are: first up is 'Crossed Out', which sees graffiti artist Posie (Daniella Alonso) being given the power to kill her enemies simply by crossing out their 'tags'; tale number two is 'The Scumlord', which stars Anson Mount as a racist, sexist Texan loudmouth who is set to inherit a tenement in the ghetto, but on one condition—that he spends a year in the building with the current occupants, his father's army buddies, the all black Fighting 88; the last story is 'Rapsody Askew' which follows ambitious rap artist Sod (Pooch Hall) as he does whatever it takes to achieve fame and fortune.

A lot of people seem to dislike this film, calling it cheap and amateurish, but I had a great time with it even though I'm not a massive fan of the hip-hop scene: there are several familiar faces in the cast (Danny Trejo, Ernie Hudson and Lin Shaye) who lend proceedings a certain air of class. the splatter is very enthusiastic, the women are bootylicious, and I'm almost certain that the tunes are phat.

Without a doubt this is one of, if not THE, worst pieces of crap I have sat through. If it were not on cable and late at night and I was not bored out of my skull I would not have even looked. I have seen high school plays better acted. Snoop Dogg is horrid, the direction is non-existent and for someone to actually take credit for writing is ballsy.

Snoop Dogg proves himself at least as talented as Madonna before a camera which is saying nothing. All around this is amateur crap dressed up as a real movie. A complete waste of time. The only reason I rated it as low I did is because the rating system does not allow for ZERO which is exactly what this abomination is.

Bottom line: This movie is fun as hell to watch. I don't understand people who expect every movie to be an Oscar performance. This is Snoop Dogg people. I saw this movie at Horror fest with my girlfriend and we laughed our asses off. Entertainment is entertainment, and this was an undeniable good time... And yes, I would see it again

This Movie reminded me of Tales from the Hood and Creep Show. It had that similar three part layout with the different tales.

Remember the Crypt Keeper on TFTC back in the day? When he'd yell "Tales from the Crypt..." in that creepy screetchy voice. I always thought that was a good intro, and I liked how they kind of morphed snoop into a crypt keeper.

BTW - If you haven't seen or heard of the film The Tennants where Snoop plays a writer opposite Dylan McDermott, I highly recommend it. Snoop was amazing in it, and Dylan McDermott was unreal as a Jewish writer hell bent on finishing his script. I found it touching, but it lagged a little in the middle... anyway that's neither here nor there... back to Hood of horror...

I also like the Anime intro in this movie. It was intense and visually stimulating. It definitely wasn't funny, but it trying to be, it was actually serious, and I thought it stood up on its own dramatically (as opposed to the rest of the movie which was really just a romp.) I'd actually like to see the comic book version of that sequence if anyone knows were to find it, or if they know any other work by that artist. I'm not really into Anime, but I like the hip hop angle and it moved well.

If I do have any gripe about this film it's that I think there should have been more gore in the third segment. I liked the music and the flow in the third segment, but it was a little tame on the blood and guts, which I'm not trying to abdicate, but I think think it might have worked out better with a bit more gore in that one. It was more dramatic and touching, but after the first two, I really wanted more crazy scenes with outrageous random horror. But it was still cool, and that actor Aries Spiers who does the JZ rapper impersinations on youtube was actually a descent as an actor in it, which I was surprised about.

Bottom line is movie was good. I can't stand everyone trying to evaluate movies in the same way. Some movies are for fun and entertainment and some are for serious artistic evaluation. This movie was a 10 on the fun scale, which is all it was supposed to be (unless I'm wrong and they were actually trying to win some festival awards), so that being said, me and my girl give it two thumbs up.

Let me tell you straight up that if you have issues with rather low-budget anthology-movies or simply can't stand Snoop Dogg, you just better stay away from HOOD OF HORROR. I personally think Snoop's always good for a laugh or two. So, I'm rating this flick solely on fun-factor, because it's pretty much light-years away from being a stellar horror-movie.

The first segment has a good-looking ghetto-gal being granted super-powers by evil voodoo-man Danny Trejo to take on her whole graffiti-spraying neighborhood. The second one has a yuppie-couple move in with some Vietnam-vets. The greedy couple has a hidden agenda of their own, and naturally the two love-birds don't get along very well with the Vietnam-vets. Third and final segment shows us that the price of fame always catches up with you, no matter how big a rap-star you are. And when you've attained wealth and stardom in a rather dubious manner, you're in for some real 'shiiiit'.

All stories have some very nasty and entertaining blood 'n' gore effects. Especially the climax of the second segment is pretty hilarious. The scene (first segment) that proofs sipping on gin & juice can cause a nasty splitting head-ache is a total hoot! Da Doggster himself is indeed worth a laugh or two (just watch out for the scene were he says "Doggy want a bone?" and then "boom!" goes the gun), but he didn't seem to have had a lot of directing guidelines. I suppose he must have thought his coolness was all it would take to play the part. His Cribkeeper character (or whatever it's called in the movie) has a nice back-ground story, told to us by a slick-looking anime-style animated wrap-around story. In addition, at the end of the movie, we get some sort of video-clip (featuring some of the cast members - including a devil-midget) of a Snoop Dogg song (apparantly especially written for the soundtrack for HOOD OF HORROR). He's just rapping it up on some fiery ghetto-set with a lot of demon-babes shaking their T&A. Pretty dumb song too, by the way, that seems to have been written and recorded in just one hour. The video-clip itself is of the same "cinematographic" quality as the rest of the movie (which means: tolerable and watchable).

Final judgement: No flunk from Da Vomitron, because this flick follows the rules of an anthology movie nicely (three segments with a nice twist at the end, which you may or may not see coming and a fun wrap-around story). The rather low-budget didn't make 'em skimp on the decent gore-effects. The don't-take-it-all-serious vibe and Da Doggster's witty nonsense made it all a bit more enjoyable too.

Now if you want to see a really good "horror in the hood" anthology movie, I full-heartedly recommend TALES FROM THE HOOD. At least Snoop Dogg's HOOD OF HORROR is a lot better than insufferable crap-fests like CUTTHROAT ALLEY and DA HIP HOP WITCH (dare I even watch HOOD OF THE LIVING DEAD? Anyone?), but it still remains just an entertaining nonsensical time-waster. A fun quickie, if you please.

I can't believe I saw this movie. It's not scary and it's not even funny. Such a waste of effort. I have to say this, the make up for the gore is good. The characters are interesting. But the story line is bad. It's like teaching kids that doing bad things bring you to Hell. And Hell has a lot of hot girls. They can actually think of better ways to teach the kids not to do bad things. What I think is they should waste their money making a Gangster movie starring Snoop Dog other than this horror movie. Not recommended for Horror movie fans. Maybe if you're a gangster or just looking for a movie that can kill you time, this might help.

Don't watch this movie. I really tried to search for something good in this motion picture but I could not find anything. The comic scenes are not very well done, and the three short stories in the movie, which are awfully connected, do not have a real plot. The killing scenes are quite fun for some splatter fans, but of course cannot safe such a bad movie. Actors are bad and the screenplay is pathetic. I think the only intention of this movie is to promote snoop dogg's new album. The movie is more like an 80 minute long rap video. Snoop dogg tries to focus on big boobs and barely dressed girls - and of course 40's. Somebody should have told him that this might work for a 3 minute video clip, but not for a full length movie. I have never seen so many people leaving the theater that disappointed and angry. Don't join them - watch another film.

I am a sucker for anthologies and will watch just about any one (except for the sacrilegious CREEPSHOW 3). This one, which got a brief theatrical release last fall, has to be one of the worst. Snoop Dogg is the Cribkeeper and he tells us three stories of ghetto horror. Unfortunately, all three stories are so predictable and, most offensively, boring. The first one has a girl who gets the power to kill with her spray paint from the Devil (Danny Trejo). The second one is a spoiled son who is forced to live with his dead dad's Vietnam vet platoon (including Ernie Hudson) in order to gain his inheritance. And the final story has a rapper selling his soul to make it big. Ugh. This pales in comparison to Rusty Cundiff's TALES FROM THE HOOD (1995) and is strictly amateur hour with the acting and stories. The only positives are the gory deaths and make-up effects. The strangest thing about the entire film is that it is directed by Stacy Title, who made the well received comedy-drama THE LAST SUPPER (1995).

Porn, pimping and … promoting horror movies? Snoop Dogg appears to be living quite the ideal life of luxury! In fact, if it weren't for the crappy hip-hop music he produces, I'd even be jealous at him. Anyways, with "Hood of Horror" the Dogg emphasizes his already notorious reputation of cool 'gangsta-rapper'. You may expect a whole lot of macho gibberish, gangster slang, and rap song with explicit lyrics. As the Hound of Hell, Snoop Dogg introduces three little horror segments in crypt keeper narration style and lends his voice to the animated wraparound story revolving on how Devon ended up working for the devil himself. Strangely enough … I really didn't hate the film. I prepared to see an overload of nonsense and verbal ghetto showdowns that would push the horror to the background, but "Hood of Horror" actually offers an impressive amount of carnage and ferocity, and the separate tales are surprisingly engaging. The animated opening and interludes between the segments are slightly overlong, but interesting and roughly violent enough to please fans of horror and grim comic book adaptations. It's very reminiscent in style to the "Sin City" comics, for example. The first segment is the most textbook one to feature in a ghetto-anthology, I think, with an orphaned girl from the hood receiving special powers to eliminate the graffiti thugs in her neighborhood. Naturally, she gets over-enthusiast and the powers turn against her soon. This isn't the most original story of the three, but the deadly "accidents" are sublime (bottle-through-the-face, anyone?) and there's a neat guest appearance for Danny Trejo as the uncanny sorcerer. My personal favorite segment is the second one, revolving on a spoiled white brat and his trashy girlfriend moving in with his departed father's old Vietnam buddies, because the testament states so. The young couple continuously torment, blackmail and humiliate the veterans, but when arrogance turns into rape and murder, the veterans collectively decide to fight back Vietnam-style. The atmosphere of "The Scumlord" owes more to old-fashioned 70's Blaxploitation than to nowadays horror-splatter (which is probably why this is my favorite segment), but there's still some nice bit of nastiness to enjoy. If you think the deaths of the couple are extreme, wait until you see what overcomes the Chihuahua! There are some familiar faces in this segment as well, like Ernie Hudson, Tucker Smallwood and the lovely Sydney Tamiia Poitier. The content of the third and final story, entitled Rapsody Askew" feels familiar again, but the narrative structure is original and the climax is surprising. The plot centers on two rappers with a poverty background that build up a successful career out of nothing. Now that he's acclaimed and famous, Sod subjects himself to a wild life of drugs and parties, but continues to praise his friend Quon who was recently killed in a mysterious liquor store hold-up. During one of his numerous parties, a mysterious uninvited guest faces him with the dreadful things he has done. One of creative minds behind "Hood of Horror" was Tim Sullivan, who's also the director of the hilarious "2001 Maniacs". The light-headed tone and excessive use of gory make-up effects of both films are comparable, actually. It's an unmemorable and lacking film, but certainly not a complete waste of time.

"Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror" is an urban anthology narrated by the ever so lovable Snoop, apparently playing the ghetto devil or something. I'm not exactly sure what's going on with the wraparound story, but it doesn't really matter, because the stories in the anthology are mostly good fun. The film is directed by Stacy Title, so anyone who has seen her morbid comedy "The Last Supper" will be pleased to find her sick sense of humor is still intact. Throw this in The first story concerns a tough but good-hearted street graffiti artist named Posie, who has a run-in with some nasty local guys. She finds herself possessed by powers given to her by what looks like a demonic bum (played by B-movie icon Danny Trejo) that allow her to destroy with her spray paint and she starts ridding of the gangsta scum in her hood. This segment is lots of fun and has lots of over-the-top gore, including a death by 40oz impalement (no kidding! Best movie death ever?!) It's a bit wishy-washy in its characterization and moralizing, but it's an overall good effort. The second tale is equally fun, though the plot line is a bit goofy. It involves a bunch of black Vietnam vets who reside in a house owned by their former white commanding officer. When he gets offed, his racist son shows up to take over the house, milking them of their money and food and space. The problem with this one is the hick son (played too crazily by Anson Mount) is so irritating he's practically unwatchable. But ah well, this one was nasty enough to keep my attention and performances by Ernie Hudson and Brande Roderick sort of cancel out Mount. The last story involves a rap star whose former partner met an untimely death while their career was just taking off. When partying in his hotel room, he's encountered by the manager (the fantastically funny Lin Shaye) who turns out to be a ghost or demon who confronts him with his past evil deeds. While it does have its funny moments, this segment is the most serious in tone. "Hood of Horror" gets bonus points for taking on issues like gender constructs in the street, urban housing plights, and hip hop rivalry and adapting them to a horror setting. It's not always successful but it's certainly commendable. If you don't take "Hood of Horror" too seriously, there's a chance you'll find it a wickedly funny horror anthology in the vain of HBO's "Tales from the Crypt" or "Tales from the Hood." It's strong points are its sense of humor and use of distasteful gore. It's better than all the other recent "urban" horror flicks that have been flooding the straight-to-DVD market. It's probably best enjoyed with friends and forties.

Snopp Dogg plays HOH (Hound of Hell) and relates three stories that describes how certain people ended up in hell. Unfortunately the viewer is forced to watch. The first has a headstrong young black girl determined to stop all gang members after witnessing her mother's murder. She gains a mystical power to kill people (don't ask) but the tale has a "tragic" and ridiculously pointless ending. The second has an obnoxious southern boy (well played by Anson Mount) who basically takes advantage of three elderly black war vets who are his tenants. You'll see the ending coming a mile away. The third I had trouble concentrating on. I was so bored I kept falling asleep! Something about a rapper paying for something wrong he did...or something. I really didn't care.

The stories are dull--totally predictable and never even remotely scary. The dialogue just consists of actors swearing as much as possible in between dull stretches of exposition (if you can call it that). Also there are animated sequences introducing the film and in between the stories. They're somewhat interesting--but the animation is lousy. Dogg, as our host, is irritating and dull. In fact he's downright boring! He's so bad it makes you appreciate his "singing" more! The actors are, for the most part, not bad (Mount and Ernie Hudson are the best) but they're defeated by boring stories and dialogue. Even the gratuitous blood and gore isn't good! This bombed and disappeared quickly. Hopefully it will be a loooonnnggggg time before Dogg makes another horror film! Bottom of the barrel here. A 1.

HOH is the bomb. It is funny. It is gross. It is outrageous. It has kills never before seen and has dialogue that put people in the isles at the screening I was at.

For a low budget film like this to receive the theatrical release that was just announced in the trades is amazing.

Player haters will condemn it - let them bring it.

Anyone watching this flick that gets caught up in whether it is logical or politically correct or even better, racist, deserves to not enjoy it.

For the rest of us that enjoy hot chicks, sick-funny jokes and outrageous gore, the thing is just right.

Come on already... It's Snoop Dogg's horror anthology. I've certainly wasted more time on less. Hood Of Horror delivers straight forward campy fun, in the vein of "Tales From The Hood", "Creepshow" and a slew of others. HOH's three stories harbor lots of gory slapstick, boobs and gratuitous splatter, as Snoop himself hosts the bloody events. Anyone who rented / bought this film, and was thinking it would be anything other then the above (should be slapped with an idiot stick). The stories are silly, the acting is over-the-top and the idea behind the film is humorous... That's why it works! I expected an evening of comical B-movie splatter, and HOH delivered. Perfect for a Halloween party viewing or for anyone who enjoys unpretentious, old school horror / comedy. Way to go Snoop... Snoop-A-Loop.

Almost all the jokes can be seen as problematic these days. The "gore" was comical at best but annoying at worst... which was most of the time. The soundtrack was almost exclusively Snoop. The special effects look like something out of Birdemic. But hey, it's a Snoop horror movie. No durr it's gonna be this self-awareness circlejerk.

The "trilogy of terror" has been a horror movie staple ever since Vincent Price made a name for himself in the 1960's starring in all those Roger Corman adaptations of Edgar Allen Poe short stories. Now, 40 years later, director Stacy Title is attempting to carry on that tradition with "Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror," as dimwitted and cheapjack a B-movie travesty as we've come across in quite some time.

Acting as a sort of gangsta' rap version of Elvira, Snoop Dogg serves as the host of the show, introducing us to the three stories, then providing a sermonizing moral as wrap-up when each of them is finished. The first episode, entitled "Crossed Out," tells of a young woman given the power to supernaturally exterminate all the graffiti artists in her neighborhood simply by spray-painting a giant red x through their work. The second entry, "The Scumlord," is a parodic tale of a group of grizzled Vietnam vets who turn the tables on their racist landlord. The third, "Rapsody Askew," is a confused account of a rap star forced to face divine judgment for the error-filled life he's led.

Despite the movie's title, there isn't a single suspenseful moment in any of the segments, which, when taken together, feel like a trio of under-conceived and under-nourished rejects from the old "Twilight Zone" series. As the two "name" players in the cast, Billy Dee Williams and Jason Alexander are literally the only things separating "Hood of Horror" from your average amateur movie shot in someone's backyard on 8-millimeter. Even the gore is remarkably over-the-top and cartoon-like in nature, the kind of thing one would expect from a group of precocious high school students in their first experience with a camera.

As uninteresting as it is uninspired, "Hood of Horror" gives anthology films a bad name.