The short films in this compilation range from well-turned indie horror to student-film scrappiness, but they certainly deliver on the gore. Fangoria magazine put the call out for short-form horror flicks, and this batch comprises the winners. As is generally the case with anthologies, there are some dead zones--perhaps a few too many for the combined one-hour running time. Among the best are: Mr. Eryams, a nicely sustained mood-and-blood piece about an observer coming to a haunted house (keep an eye out in the future for director BC Furtney); Song of the Dead, which plays a deliciously fresh variation on the zombie theme; and Disturbances, a small but creepy number with that scariest of household horrors... little dead-eyed dolls. As for the rest, you'd better be a big fan of slasher stuff. "Hosted" by the ineffable Rob Zombie. --Robert Horton