Film: The Night Time World
Cast: Andrew Adams, Cody Evans, Nina Donnelly, Brendan Krick, Annabel Leah, Joe Welkie, Doug Henderson, Selina Flanscha, Robert Hugh Starr, Derrick Scott
Directors: Timothy Paul Taylor, Gene Blalock, Sean Brien, Brandon Lescure, Dray Schoenbeck and Adam Michaels
Rating: * *
Runtime: 85 min

Four horror stories are revealed on a late-night podcast by its host, Nada (Doug Henderson), when he finds himself talking to an obsessed fan, a mysterious caller (Selina Flanscha) claiming to be a vampire. The long monologue opening the film is rather off-putting. All four stories have different takes on vampires - one of them is a little scary, the rest are rather tame and uninteresting. The main thread connecting the four stories is directed by Timothy Paul Taylor, Brandon Lescure helms “The Backpage,” Sean Brien likewise for “Scarlet,” Chasz Dray Schoenbeck and Adam Michaels for “Sorry for the Blood,” and Gene Blalock for “Indictment.” The first and fourth stories are marginally better and have more bite than the second and third. The script by Jhan Harp, Timothy Paul Taylor feels underwritten and oversimplified.

The Night Time World is a horror anthology film containing four stories about vampires. The frame story connecting the four short films focuses on a podcaster whose live show is derailed by a caller who claims to be a vampire. The host of the show tells us the stories that we watch as he continues talking to the mysterious caller.

Lilith (Annabel Leah) gets close to Paul (Brendan Krick) in “The Backpage,” a comedy about a nerdy guy who calls a masseuse for a happy ending. The dialogue is interesting, and the performances are quite competent. This segment is a little wild, humorous and genuinely funny and over-the-top. It’s the longest segment in the anthology and also the most entertaining.