Director – Dylan R. Nix (The Demon of Serling, 10/31 Part IV)
Starring – Jason Eckles, David E. McMahon (He Never Left, Children of Sin), and Dylan R. Nix)
Release Date – 2026
Rating – 3/5
I’ve met some critically gifted filmmakers by means of Horror Society through the years. Some of them are answerable for a few of my favourite movies that I’ve seen within the final 15 years whereas different created motion pictures which can be a part of my go to lineup for numerous causes. These explicit movies imply quite a bit to me and I attempt to watch them as a lot as attainable or, a minimum of, annually once I can. Some years in the past I befriended writer and filmmaker Dylan R. Nix who was form sufficient to ship over his indie horror anthology Baron Von Laugho’s Halloween Spook-A-Thon. I’ve labored this one into my annual October horror binge yearly since.
I’ve reviewed a number of different movies from him, like The Demon of Serling and Sharp Candy, and I’ve actually loved all of them. Recently, Dylan reached out to me to assessment his new anthology Fun-Size Pieces of Sharp Candy: The Movie. I wasn’t in a position to get to it immediately however as quickly as I had the time I hit play on it. I need to thank Dylan for sending this one over.
**Spoiler Alert** The movie follows Nix’s character Baron von Laugho (Nix) has he as soon as once more takes us on a chilling journey by means of three horror tales. The first entails a secure cracker who’s tasked with opening an outdated secure for a small enterprise unaware he was sealing his personal destiny. The second story follows director Dylan R. Nix as he breaks the information to followers that the movie failed to lift the funds wanted to deliver his imaginative and prescient to life earlier than he receives a little bit of fan mail within the shap of a doll within the Baron Von Laugho garb. This awakens one thing sinister within him. The remaining phase follows a film critic who finds himself locked up with David E. McMahon who’s drugged and dressed up because the Easter bunny. **Spoiler alert**
Fun-Size Pieces of Sharp Candy: The Movie brings a few of Nix’s brief tales to the Baron von Laugho universe which is one thing I totally help. He is a large fan of the style and his movies actually show that. Fun-Size was a strong anthology for essentially the most half however like every indie manufacturing, there’s a few facets of the movie that I didn’t take care of.
The appearing on this one is just a little underwhelming in a number of scenes however is pretty effectively completed for essentially the most half. Nix is at dwelling as his Baron von Laugho character the place he carries each scene he’s in. The supporting cat is just a little inconsistent with some exhibiting inexperience in entrance of the digital camera whereas others are very comfy of their roles. It’s not poorly acted however there’s a few awkward scenes.
The tales for the segments are very uneven however finds a technique to work in the long run. The bookend phase with Laugho telling horror tales really works. I get pleasure from it and will see this maintain it over for a number of extra sequels. The first story on this one is my favourite phase within the movie. It has a Tales from the Crypt model ending that you just don’t see coming and works very effectively. The second phase is the weakest within the movie for me. I perceive that that is extra of a private phase for the director when he was unable to lift the funds he wanted to make the film he needed but it surely’s misplaced within the movie and utterly derails what might have been a strong psychologal horror phase.
The remaining phase could be very center of the highway. This Saw parody with the director taking his frustrations out on movie critics with a drugged up attractive David E. McMahon ought to have been the perfect factor ever filmmed by an indie director. However, it’s not as humorous because it might have been. It feels prefer it’s making an attempt a bit too onerous and misses it’s mark. With all that being mentioned, a few of Laugho’s scenes have been just a little bit underwhelming as a consequence of among the self-righteous dialogue. It didn’t match the movie and is a bit complicated.
Finally, the movie doesn’t actually have the ugly deaths that almost all style followers are on the lookout for. The film could be very low price range and labored with what that they had however cash for sensible results weren’t within the playing cards. However, we do have a reasonably wild trying nutsack that appears like one thing James Bell might have crafted. Overall, Fun-Sized Pieces of Sharp Candy: The Movie doesn’t actually hit like The Demon of Serling and Baron Von Laugho’s Halloween Spook-A-Thon but it surely’s a strong watch particularly if you’re a fan of Nix. I fucking love horror anthologies and this one was value a watch. Check it out.