Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Leofwine_draca This sounded promising: an adaptation of a rarely-adapted Lovecraft story, part of the MASTERS OF HORROR series of television-made horror films, directed by Stuart Gordon, who made the excellent RE-ANIMATOR amongst other good flicks. Sadly, I was disappointed, as this had nowhere near the power of another episode I saw that was directed by John Carpenter. DREAMS IN THE WITCH-HOUSE is a cheesy, low budget horror flick about a guy haunted by a witch and a rat living in his room's wall, and that's that! I remember the original story as being very spooky, atmospheric and creepy. Gordon achieves that effect in places, but in other elements the film falls down. There's a sense of sluggish lethargy about the production, despite the short running time and relatively fast pacing; even in the midst of action I felt disconnected, somehow bored by what was going on. It's difficult to pinpoint the exact problem. Ezra Godden (DAGON) works hard as the hero, putting in a good turn, and Chelah Horsdal supports him well. There's plenty of blood-splashing gore on offer, with some truly grisly moments, and a scene of sexy nudity. A downbeat ending seems to be typical of modern horror productions and the music's fine, too.It's just that there's something missing. Although the scriptwriter sticks fairly closely to Lovecraft's story, missing is the author's sense of cosmic horror and doom. I did enjoy this movie on a visual level, and there's no denying that Gordon's enthusiasm for the project makes it a success – albeit a minor one.

Jim Wollf This simply works. Lovecraft's original adaptation may have been abused here, (and if you expect a short horror film to match your expectations from a book you read 25 years ago that's your problem) but I'm guessing most have never read it anyway. Surely not 5 star for effects or cast but nonetheless the story itself and main character's acting are fantastic. What I loved most about this show is that unlike most 'horror movies' these days, the final moments left me hanging, left me in suspense, criticizing the TV, and then they fixed it. Most shows are too lazy to clean up after themselves but this one, it takes care of that. Certainly not anticlimactic. My review in summation is sit back for a 2 bit thrill ride and you will get your money's worth.

trashgang Based on a story of H.P. Lovecraft you know that this isn't going to be a normal entry in the series and indeed it doesn't. Common, a rat with a human face that's not the normal stuff you expect from Masters Of Horrors. But it's so typical Lovecraft that you don't have any trouble seeing the rat's face.I can't really say that this was a straight horror, it's more a supernatural thing. When Walter Gilman (Ezra Godden) rents the cheapest room to finish his final rapport for school he's hearing noises from behind the wall. rats of course because his female neighbour once screamed it out when a rat was running in her kitchen. By closing up the hole they all think things were back to normal but it wasn't. After noticing that his room has some kind of dimensional portal things go wrong and a baby needs to be sacrificed. Guess who's baby that is going to be?This episode needs it from the atmosphere created and not the gore or horror. And it worked out fine. When the witch appears it gives an uneasy feeling because she goes full frontal. A good entry in the series for the lovers of Lovecraft.Gore 1/5 Nudity 1/5 Effects 3/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5

BA_Harrison Reanimator, From Beyond, Castle Freak, Dagon: if there's any director who genuinely strives to do justice to the twisted supernatural work of H.P.Lovecraft, it's Stuart Gordon, whose film adaptations of the great writer's work have displayed considerable skill, visual flair and imagination (if you haven't seen Castle Freak or Dagon yet, you're missing out!). Dreams in The Witch House, Gordon's first Master of Horrors episode, is further proof (as if any was needed) that the man sure knows his stuff when it comes strange alternate dimensions, ancient evil creatures, and general Gothic creepiness.Lovecraft's short story, about an ancient evil witch who crosses space and time to possess grad student Walter Gilman, offers plenty of opportunity for freakiness including an evil rat familiar with a human face, strange dream sequences, gratuitous hot witch sex, a central character descending slowly into madness and even ritualistic infanticide—just the kind of material that Gordon does best. All of this is realised with lashings of atmosphere, a touch of gruesome gore, some unapologetic nastiness, plus a spot of welcome nudity from curvaceous hottie Chelah Horsdal as Gilman's MILF of a neighbour, making Dreams in the Witch House a fabulously frightful way to spend an hour of your time.