Skeletons in the Closet (2018) An 80s Style Horror Anthology With A Twist- Fitz of Horror Review

Bryan Fitzgerald (Fitz of Horror) April 15, 2019

Synopsis–“Skeletons in the Closet” is the titular late-night, horror anthology television series featuring The Widow and her dead husband, Charlie.

Skeletons in the Closet from directors Tony Wash (The Rake), B.A. Lewandowski and Robert Patrick Stern is a unique take on the horror anthology subgenre and with an abundance of indie anthologies out there, finding a way to make yours stand out is becoming increasingly more difficult. Tony has taken both the 80s style and anthology format and twisted them into an extremely fun, “late night” feel horror movie that takes you back to the good old days of being young and discovering questionable shit on TV when your parents weren’t around.

The film is made up of 5 stories, including the wraparound. “A Killer’s in the House” is the wraparound with a young girl Jamie (Alaina Karner) and her annoying babysitter Tina (Elizabeth Stenholt). Jamie is watching “Skeletons in the Closet” a late night horror show on cable featuring The Widow (Ellie Church) and her living dead Husband Charlie (Adam Michaels) and they are watching rented VHS tapes of the other segments, “Grandma O’Malley’s Pantry” where a young girl is forced to stay with her evil grandmother who just may be out to kill her, “Meisner” about a wife with a murderous imagination and a screenplay to write and “The Dismantler” about a group of thieves that stash their getaway car in a haunted wrecking yard only to find themselves stalked by the Dismantler, someone they thought was only an urban legend, until now.

The writers do a great job of tying all of these stories together and creating a movie that begs to be seen more than once. The actual Skeletons in the Closet segment could be the cornerstone of future anthology sequels and Church’s “Widow” character could easily become a beloved horror icon if featured in a few more movies.

Overall, Skeleton’s in the Closet was a fun 80s throwback anthology with some great shots and pretty good segments. The acting was a bit stiff in places but this is an indie horror movie and that is to be expected. The overall look of the film is very polished and not what we’re used to seeing with indie films. I really hope to see a Skeletons sequel in the near future but until then this film will be a staple in the October horror rotation.

Skeletons in the Closet is available on Amazon Prime and on Blu Ray at Scotchworthy.com