Welcome back, WOD Watchers!
Did everyone enjoy their weekend? I wish I could tell you today’s episode is going to cheer you up and get your week started off on a fun note, but I’d be lying. Horror wouldn’t be horror without the down notes. We, as horror lovers, enjoy when the bad guys win. We enjoy when things end on a downer. So in a way, we’re making you happy by being a bummer. You’re welcome.
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First up on today’s lineup is a film called Never To Wake Again by director Ruben Rodriguez. This story gets inside the head of a girl contemplating suicide. Through narration, she tells us all her possible methods and outcomes with step by step descriptions. I’m not going to lie to you, this gets pretty morbid and honestly feels a bit like a graphic version of an ad for the Suicide Prevention Hotline. Except, there’s no one on the other end telling her not to do it. It’s hard to say there are some cool things about this, as we know suicide is a serious problem that shouldn’t be taken lightly, but kudos to the director for crafting a thought-provoking vignette of some real-life horror. Sometimes the monsters we fight are inside us the whole time.
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Next in line is Tim Wolak’s Mastication. No, not that thing your Mom caught you doing in your bedroom that one time you left your door unlocked by accident. MASTICATION…the act of chewing/eating. We jump into the story as a girl awakens from some kind (most likely) of drug-induced slumber in a bathtub. As she scans for a way out, she soon realizes she trapped and she’s being watched by someone or some…thing. Also, at some point in the process of freaking out, she deems it necessary to cover herself with a towel. BUT I digress. She encounters the creature who has kept her there and learns what has happened to all her friends as well. This one boasts a believable performance from the actress and a cool visual effect from the keyhole. Kudos to the makeup team on this for giving us the mutated Avatar-like creature for a fraction of the Avatar budget. James Cameron could’ve taken some advice.
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Anyway, enjoy your week and we’ll see you sick shits back here on Thursday.
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Roll it!
– Dominick DeLuca
World of Death is the web series that fans of independent horror have been waiting for. Featuring short horror films from all over the globe created by the largest variety of talent that a collection has ever been able to boast, WOD provides plenty of blood, guts, screams and laughs for all fans of the macabre. And with episodes averaging around eight minutes in length, WOD is the perfect entertainment for a fan base constantly on the go. Watch it anywhere, at any time, for FREE! New episodes premiere every Monday and Thursday at 10am CST.
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