It's Difficult NOT To Enjoy This Movie

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

All that we are seeing on the screen is happening with real people, real action sequences in the background, forcing the eye to watch as if we were there.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

This was a gripping show because it embraced the true essence of horror - tragedy. You weren't guaranteed a happy ending. The show where the ugly girl uses a cursed compact mirror to make someone fall in love with her is particularly sad and horrifying. I also loved how one of the characters started to write about their experience in a supermarket tabloid. This was a plot twist that did not get a chance to develop before the show was canceled, but it would have opened a lot of possibilities. They should bring this show back.I've come to understand that the appeal of horror is the possibility of a sad ending. But as a former newspaper reporter who was involved in covering several murders and saw the grief of surviving relatives, let me say that murders are horrible events. Everyone knows it, but no one ever says why in a movie. I would love to see a show where a character just launches into a monologue/lecture on why killing is so bad - just to remind the audience.

Fans of this series finally got what they wanted...a DVD release of this cult favorite TV show that ran from 1987-1990. This series when I was growing up was terrific. Similar to the "X-Files" in that every episode brought about the search for a new antique which usually produces deadly results on its victims, similar to every week Scully and Mulder investigating a new "X-File". For what it was (a syndicated show with a meager budget) the acting is terrific, the writing very creative, and the special effects hold their own. "Brain Drain" and "Shadowboxer" from the first season are the highlights, along with "A Pirate's Promise". John D. Lemay (who also started in the 1993 film "Jason Goes to Hell") and Roby were great. Chris Wiggins played a great part as well, bringing a sense of authenticity to the show. What I enjoyed most is the writers and producers chose consistently to stay away from the typical "TV Series" tendencies. Important characters are developed first, then killed off when every other show would have them saved at the last moment. The envelope gets pushed hard as heads roll, throats are cut, and brain fluid is extracted which was unheard of for a TV show in its time. I hope fans and even people that never saw the series because of the assumption it was related to the film franchise give it a chance. Hopefully, seasons 2 and 3 will be released soon as the show is truly one of the best from the late eighties.

One of the greatest television shows of all time. I loved it and I curse the day it went off the air. Ohhhh how badly I wanted to track down the terrible treasures with Micki and Ryan and Jack. I was enthralled by the stories and I loved the suspense. I remember watching it late at night and not wanting to turn the light off after wards. There were so many great episodes...I doubt I could choose just one, but I do remember one episode that involved an actors make-up case and Micki fell for the guy and he asked her to kiss him to prove her feelings even though he was hideously disfigured from the curse on the case...ya that episode rocked. What a great great show. Can I buy the series on DVD at Amazon?

When I first heard the name of this series back in 1987 I refused to see it. I assumed it was just about Jason killing different people every week--but with no gore (since this WAS TV). What was the point? But I tuned in one night out of curiosity and was surprised how different it was from the movies--and how much I liked it! It was about some antique owners who have to track down antiques each week that had been sold from their store. It seems their uncle (the previous owner) had made a pact with the Devil and the antiques were cursed. Sounds silly but it really worked. There were some doses of pretty funny humor but this show concentrated on the horror. Also it was pretty gory for a TV show at that time--my station didn't show it till 11:30 at night! The acting was good...but it all started to fall apart after season 2. The main actor left and was replaced by someone who just wasn't as good--the third season was a major disappointment. I think that's what killed the show. Still it was a fun, sometimes scary and a little gory TV show. Recommended.