This week’s throwback takes us to the chilling world of the 1986 horror flick, Deadtime Stories—a macabre anthology that weaves together a tapestry of terrifying tales, all enveloped by a simple yet spine-tingling premise.

Our journey unfolds with young Brian, a lad in search of sleep-inducing narratives from his uncle. But these aren’t your ordinary bedtime stories; instead, they’re a trio of twisted, nightmarish accounts, each progressively more unsettling than the last, blending classic fables with a dark, horror-infused twist.

The initial yarn spins a fresh narrative around “Little Red Riding Hood,” thrusting a teenage girl into a hair-raising encounter with a lycanthropic terror. Next up, a malevolent rendition of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” introduces us to a family of maleficent witches colliding with a psychopathic Goldilocks. Lastly, rooted in the lore of a wizard’s apprentice, the final tale unveils the tragic journey of Peter, a young man attempting to resurrect his beloved through a mystical potion, only to plunge into a nightmarish descent.

Each story, a macabre stroke on the canvas of traditional tales, promises an unsettling ride through the shadowy corridors of horror.

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