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Urban Gothic: Season 1
Urban Gothic Season 1
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Television
UR     2006     6hr 0min


     

Movie Details

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Television
Sub-Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Television
Studio: Ventura Distribution
Format: DVD
DVD Release Date: 01/10/2006
Release Year: 2006
Run Time: 6hr 0min
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaDVD Credits: 2
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 2
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Languages: English
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Movie Reviews

Urban Gothic, or, Hammer House of Horror Redux
D. Cason | Texas | 07/19/2006
(3 out of 5 stars)

"Urban Gothic was a two season horror anthology broadcast on ITC (British TV) in 2000 and 2001. This dvd set contains the 13 episodes from the first season.



Broadly speaking, Urban Gothic can be seen as a kind of modern Hammer House of Horror (one episode even features an Ingrid Pitt cameo), albeit more graphic than that venerable series. Some episodes scream tribute - "Old Nick" could easily pass for a "lost" Hammer offering. Others episodes are modern, even trendy - "Vampirology" features a documentary film crew following around a narcissistic hedonist who may/may not be a vampire.



Urban Gothic is neither the greatest TV, nor the worst. It suffers from some of the typical defects of the anthology series: uneven acting, directing, and scripting. Some episodes stand out, others barely stand up. But even the legendary Twilight Zone suffered this illness; anyone who denies it has never seen the budget-cutting "live TV" episodes. On the upside, with a run time of well under 30 minutes, weak episodes quickly pass away.



Fans of Hammer-style horror and anthology horror will likely enjoy this set.



Episode Guide (ultra-compact):



Dead Meat: Teenage necrology goes bad

Vampirology: Reality-TV vampire documentary

Old Nick: Boy torn between good and evil, but which is which?

The One Where: New boyfriend is not who he seems

Sun of the Parts: Organ transplant horror

Deptford Voodoo: Voodoo. 'Nuff said.

Lacuna: Asylum horror

Cry Wolf: Wolf-boy or were-wolf?

Be Movie: After-school detention horror

Pineapple Chunks: (Not so) perfect country town

The Boy's Club: Gangster horror

Turn On: Husband is not who he seems

Thirteen: Journalist meets mysterious (cursed?) story"