Terror Tract

Plot synopsis:
=== "Nightmare" ===
In the first story, "Nightmare", a businessman discovers his wife cheating on him（best sex sence） and plans to shoot the boyfriend and make it look like she did it, then hung herself. But the boyfriend manages to kill him and dumps the body in a nearby lake, but then needs the car keys from the pocket of the body to get rid of a telltale car. The wife has had a number of terrible nightmares that her husband comes back from the dead to get revenge on her and when the door creaks open she blasts the figure behind it only to find she has killed her boyfriend. She is found hanged by the law, but her body is covered in water and you are led to believe that the dead man killed her finally.
Starring:
Rachel York as Sarah Freemont
Carmine Giovinazzo as Frank Sarno
Fredric Lehne as Louis Freemont
Wade Williams as Clay Hendricks
Carl Strano as Chief Of Police
Jeff Ricupito as Police Officer
Brent Strachan as Police Officer
Julieann Getman as Police Officer
Harrison Held as Medical Examiner
=== "Bobo" ===
In the second tale, "Bobo," the Gatleys are a perfect family with father and daughter having a perfect relationship. Then the daughter finds a small monkey in their tree and persuades her father to allow it indoors. The monkey, tame around the daughter, hates everyone else. The monkey alienates his daughter from him and after it bites Ron, he puts it near a cage next to the (big) dog who hates it. Next morning the dog is found stabbed to death and the monkey gone. The police don't want to know about monkeys so Ron bribes an animal catcher to get it but he ends up stabbed to death too so again Ron has to hide the body. His wife and daughter now doubt his sanity as he goes after the monkey with a gun but it eludes him, and his bear trap, and then it kills his wife. Beyond anger, he goes to his daughter's room where he suspects the monkey is. It attacks him and he loses his rifle but manages to trap the monkey only to see his daughter holding the rifle pointed at him. He shouts at her to give him the gun but she shoots him. She tells the police what happened when they finally turn up, and never says another word after that.
Starring:
Bryan Cranston as Ron Gatley
Katelin Petersen as Jennifer Gatley
Jodi Harris as Carol Gatley
Marcus Bagwell as Pound Dispatcher
=== "Come To Granny" ===
The third story, "Come To Granny", involves a troubled teenager with psychic abilities who visits a therapist. He tells her of his crazy visions in which he sees the Granny killer killing his victims. When he has these visions it looks to bystanders that he is having a fit. A vision when with his girlfriend drives her away, and she too becomes a victim of the killer, something he has seen previously. He warns the therapist that she is to be the next victim of the vicious serial killer but she thinks that he is the killer and runs from him. He falls onto her letter spike in trying to reach her and is badly injured but slowly follows her. She manages to get the lift but out comes Granny with a cleaver and Sean who was trying to give her a gun to defend herself collapses (and dies?).
Starring:
Brenda Strong as Dr. Helen Corey
Will Estes as Sean Goodwin
Shonda Farr as Jasmine
Barbara Jansen as Margaret Goodwin
Jerry Day as Robert Goodwin
Branwen Mayfair as Woman Victim
Lynda Kay Parker as Teacher
Rafaella Forero as Cleaning Woman
Allen Simpson as Jasmine's Friend
Lance W. Dreesen as Granny Killer (Also co-director; credited as "?")
=== The Ending ===
The film ends with the couple refusing to buy any of the houses. The real estate agent finds out he has failed to meet a deadline and his son is put on the phone and you get the impression that something bad is going to happen to him. The estate agent goes mad and stabs Mr Doyle in the neck and as he collapses to the floor with blood spurting from his neck, starts stabbing him in the back. Mrs Doyle after an effort gets the front door open and runs out to see a neighbor about to use a lawn mower on a cat buried up to its neck. As she gets in the car to drive off, the estate agent tries to get her, and Bobo the murderous monkey appears on her windscreen. As she drives off screaming, she sees people being shot at, a human leg hanging out of a wheelie bin, an explosion, a car trying to run over a man and so on as she tries to get as far away as possible from this evil area.

Tags: violence, comedy, murder, flashback

Review:
Real estate man John Ritter shows three houses to a young couple (David Deluise, Allison Smith).
It's worth seeing for the bits involving Ritter (who's very good) and the final story..
The suburban real estate agent Bob Carter (John Ritter) is driving the newlywed Allen Doyle (David DeLuise) and his wife Mary Ann Doyle (Allison Smith) through a suburban area expecting to sell a house to them.
"Terror Tract" is an excellent horror film with a lead storyline and three segments.
"Nightmare", "Bobo" and come to Granny" are highly entertaining and the lead segment "Make Me an Offer" has a surprising and hilarious conclusion.
They tie it all together with a story about a real estate officer who desperately, DESPERATELY needs to sell homes to a newlywed couple, and ends up telling them the stories behind each house.
The first story, "Nightmare", is a love triangle story that involves a murdered husband coming back from the dead to kill his wife.
The third story 'Come to Granny' is the real gold nugget in this piece, the shining work of the film.
And the ending is a good exercise in chaotic insanity that will leave a bewildered smile on your face as the credits roll in."Nightmare" is a solid little story, but not overly memorable, and could've been omitted for a better one, or just to elongate the duration of "Come to Granny." This story felt way too long and was rather boring in some parts, although the ending was nice and the murder scene at the beginning was well executed (heh...pun...).
It was a step up from the bland "Nightmare", but still not world class and could not stand on it's own as a real movie.Then we reach the high point of our little anthology, "Come to Granny." It's the story of a troubled, dark young man who comes into the office of a psychiatrist late in the evening, and begins to tell the tale of how he sees the murders of 'The Granny Killer', a brutal psychopath who wears a mask resembling an old woman, and how his life was ruined because of it.
Worth the rental of the entire anthology by itself.The ending of the film itself, like I stated above, is a good little burst of chaos and blood and gore, and pretty funny.
John Ritter hamming it up royally among granny masked killers, malevolent monkeys, and at least one zombie.
Well it's all part of Terror Tract, an enjoyable anthology which follows a young couple looking at homes with a kindly (if a little strange) real estate agent (Ritter).
Story Three: A young man believes he shares a psychic connection with a brutal serial killer adorned in a granny-mask.
From the description on the back of the box, it sounded like it was just a single-story clichéd horror film about a psycho who takes his job too seriously.
The film features three different horror stories, all of them are retold by John Ritter's character.
The stories his character tells make up the stories in the movie.The first horror tale is entitled `Nightmare.' It's plot revolves around a young woman who is caught cheating on her husband with another man.
I particularly didn't enjoy this story very much, because it has the typical story of a wife cheating on her husband, and someone ending up getting killed.
The dialogue is lame and derived from old campy horror tales, and each character is just what you would expect: The wife who participates in the murder of her husband, and slowly slipping into insanity because of all the strange things happening, and the lover who seems to never show consideration towards anyone else.
Overall, however, this story is the worst out of the bunch, but the movie does get better.
After the couple is disgusted after the realization of the house's past, they go to house number two, which leads to story number two, entitled `Bobo.' Bobo, is about a typical family who finds a seemingly normal monkey in the backyard.
I like the fact that the `evil killer monkey' story is handled quite well, and there's enough blood for the average horror fan.
It is the second best out of the three stories.Overall score (for the segment BOBO): 7 ½  out of 10.The final segment is `Come to Granny,' a somewhat scary story that ahs a somewhat scary villain (the only scary thing from the villain is his/her voice).
Overall score (for the segment COME TO GRANNY): 8 out of 10.Now, there's technically a fourth segment, which involves John Ritter's character and the couple, but it's not really a segment.
John Ritter delivers a great performance, and creates a lot of character, however, the couple does not deliver a good performance.
The ending is somewhat funny, just the thought of what's happening before the credits roll will make you laugh.Overall, Terror Tract was one of the my favorite B-movie quality horror movies.
The script varies from good to bad, it depends on which segment, and the story lines are good old fashioned campy horror.
(the house on)Terror Tract is a recent and rather good horror film that should have deserved a bit more praise and credit than it actually got at the time of its release.
It certainly isn't a highlight, but it is good enough to take the test with similar movies like "Creepshow" and "Tales from the Darkside".
The late John Ritter portrays a real-estate manager who's showing some fancy and luxurious houses to a young couple.
Actually, the whole wraparound story starring John Ritter is the best part of the entire movie...it contains a terrific opening on the "eat or be eaten" theme and the finale is just great.
The House on Terror Tract certainly isn't a must-see, but you won't regret it if you spend your time watching it.
I'm a sucker for John Ritter due to my longstanding love of "Three's Company," so when I stumbled across this flick while browsing through On Demand horror movies, I was quick to download it.I wasn't expecting much, but I found myself laughing right from the opening credits, and I was thoroughly engaged during these "Tales from the Darkside"-type stories.
my friend was looking in the movie place one day and stumbled upon this film and thought it would be good and scary...
While watching this movie, i realized that the actors in this film were excellent.
With each failed story, they realize there is a reason why he's intent to close a sale.The Good Stor(ies): Nightmare-Returning home early, a husband finds his wife having an affair and confronts them about it, attempting to put an end to it by setting it up like they killed each other.
It's even got a great brawling scene that comes of rather well, and despite being a little overlong, it still leaves a good feeling afterward.Come to Granny-Consumed with guilt, a young man offers to see a psychiatrist about a mysterious killer known as the Granny Killer, which has been plaguing the area.
There's also a lot to like about the twist which plays well with the storyline as well, and the villain also sports a really wicked-looking granny mask that is quite terrifying, and the puns at the kills are clever and funny.
This was just an all-around good segment.The Bad Stor(ies): Bobo-Waking up one morning, a couple find their daughter concerned over a monkey she found in the backyard.
It's a great visual and the only good thing here, as the rest of the segment consists of him running around trying to kill it for no reason.
The late John Ritter's character is a believable and fun performance - especially in the end.
Bob Carter (John Ritter), a suburban real estate agent, tries to get a kindly couple, Allen and Mary Ann Doyle, to buy a house only to give them horrifying stories about the pasts of three of them.What really sells this film is the "before they were stars" appeal of it.
The "Nightmare" segment features Wade Williams years before his big break on "Prison Break".The "Bobo" segment features Bryan Cranston, just as he was hitting it big with "Malcolm in the Middle" and years before "Breaking Bad" made him an A-list star.And the "Come to Granny" segment has Brenda Strong, who was already quite successful, but this was again years before her biggest role: on "Desperate Housewives".Beyond that, it is a slightly above average horror film.
Another anthology which is stable as more of dark comedy Horror movie A a real-estate agent (Played by Late John" Ritter trying to sell a variety of houses to a young couple;They 3 different house and they all seem have very Dark Pass!
When any another scary scenes happen you already know that already try to creep out with also the same scenes twice , one tiny thing changes in those scene, Its got boring, I didn't really care the near the end of this story, Decent story but ruined by to many fake scare too close to each other!
4/10After hearing that Story, the young couple didn't what to buy this house, so go to other house, which they love Until Man tells them story about this house "Bobo," Normal nice family father and daughter getting along really well, until she finds the monkey in the tree.
At end, we do see attack one person in the movie, which far to late the story, I thought attack was decent.
The acting was really good in this story from whole cast!6/10 Again Young couple pass on this house And they go too next house Come To Granny" Teenager who seem have psychic abilities and he goes to see a therapist, he tells her he as crazy visions in which he sees the Granny killer killing his victims.
This one was Decent story but very predicable and some of worst acted segment in this movie and I didn't like the Idea of Granny kill Mask.
The last scenes was bloody funny, the whole neighbour hood was crazy, every house some thing bad was going on.I give this movie 7 out of 10.
The second story was strange in a way but also fun to watch,bobo totally spooked me out.
Nearly all the actor in it is lame.I think the doctor is the only one that made the movie likeable.Her scared expression when the guy explain about his prediction was really good.Two thumbs up for you Brenda Strong.
Another good acting is in the bobo(2nd story) slot.The father's performance was the best.I hope you will go far after this movie.As for the other actors they are just okay.
John Ritter is an increasingly desperate real estate agent, looking to make a sale to a newlywed couple.
Ritter is a riot as the agent-with-a-secret, but the best performance of the film is by Bryan Cranston, as a man driven to the point of madness in his battle of wits with an evil monkey that his daughter has adopted.
I would like to watch this movie with John Ritter by my side one day, but I am afraid that won't happen soon.
Bob Carter (the late great John Ritter) is a real estate agent who introduces three houses each with a peculiar back story to a couple in this Entertaining little horror-comedy.
Predictable, but entertaining thanks in part to Prison Break's Wade Williams in a bit part and the cuteness of Rachel York,The second tale is pretty much A father (Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad and Malcolm in the Middle) versus an evil monkey.
It's cheaply done, the acting is terrible (although I think John Ritter's unselfconscious portrayal of a desperate real estate agent is great -- you gotta hand it to the man, he's not ashamed to throw himself into some of the stupidest parts in some of the worst films), it's not even SCARY.So don't watch it trying to get scared.
That's what makes truly GREAT horror -- some scary moments (all right, the Granny Killer vignette freaked me out a bit), but a lot of moments where the movie points to its own ludicrousness and can have a chuckle at its own expense.This is why I like B-grade horror better than slick, stylish horror full of dark symbolism and erudite references -- you get lots of envelope-pushing gore, sex, cheap thrills, and some laughs.
John Ritter stars as a real estate agent showing three homes with blood soaked histories, which result in three terror tales.Horror film is devoid of any horror or suspense and features poor performances from all involved.
John Ritter plays a down on his luck real estate agent who is losing sales by telling potential buyers the horrific stories while showing them houses.
The first story, "Nightmare" is about a husband who finds out his wife has been cheating with him.
The second story, "Bobo" was about a little girl (Katelin Peterson) who finds a monkey in the back yard and convinces her parent to let her keep in until they find the owner.
As far as horror is concerned, this movie doesn't really have any (except for the granny mask in the last story--skeery!)But it's not boring.
Second story with a bratty little girl and her father felt longer than it was but that's because of how much was packed into it.Malcolm in the Middle's Bryan Cranston made it better than what it was.
With several well-placed scares, morbid humor that is actually refreshing and funny, and a trio of well-constructed and concise stories, Terror Tract is far better than you'd expect from a direct-to-DVD offering from USA Pictures.
In almost all conceivable aspects, this film succeeds admirably as a light-hearted horror anthology that supplies enough actual horror and liberal gore to satisfy even those with the darkest appetites for the genre.The presence of beloved late television icon John Ritter elevates the film tremendously, and the framing story he leads is every bit as good as the segments he introduces.
Ritter is delightful here, and he seems to be having a great time with the witty and twisted material.The first segment is sort of a reversal of "Something To Tide You Over" from the best horror anthology film of all time, Creepshow.
This one concerns a murderous monkey named Bobo that stalks the family of a little girl who takes him in, and while the rote story doesn't offer any surprises, it's about as well-realized as a tale about a killer monkey can be.
The story is perfectly suited for a 20-minute anthology piece, and even though you guess the twist a mile away, like the rest of the film, it's such a well-crafted and enjoyable bit of obviousness that you won't really care that you saw it coming.
It really is a fantastic little film, and John's just dying to show you some houses.
A prosperous real estate agent (John Ritter, in an amusing performance) is in desperate need of a break and hopes a newlywed couple will buy one of three homes he plans to show them on a sunny afternoon...but his duty to abide by the rules to tell of the history regarding each domicile makes the sales pitch especially difficult!The first home involves an affair, attempted murder, real murder, a cover-up, missing car keys, accidental murder, and a suspicious hanging which might include a vengeance seeking husband from beyond death, rising from the resting place of a watery lake grave.The second home involves a homicidal monkey and the little girl it loves.
John Ritter plays a real estate agent who takes his job very seriously.
"Terror tract" ,although not very scary is at least very entertaining and very funny .The three segments are good ,with the middle one the best.The first quality of this movie made up of sketches is its lack of pretension ,which is not the case of Stephen King's overrated stories.The first one ,about the eternal love triangle and the third one which deals with a neurotic adolescent,a shrink and a serial killer are run of the mill but they have some good unexpected twists in store.But come on come on come on is such a joy come on and take it easy !everybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey!That 'w what the young girl of the second segment could sing.The monkey Bobo easily steals the show.The story is very original:a father adores his daughter:but the nice little girl finds a monkey and his father is no longer number one on the love charts.To reveal more would be a spoiler ,but it's the only segment which retains a certain ambiguity:is the monkey evil or is the dad going off his nut?Probably both ,but I would give the animal a supporting part AA..
A real estate agent is showing houses that has histories of horror.
Much like the first story, this one is somewhat predictable (less than the first one though) but that doesn't mean that it's not an interesting, enjoyable watch.
The stories are ridiculous, the acting is horrible, especially in the first story (whoever the wife is, she needs to find a new profession!!!)  The movie is just a laugh, and it shames me to watch it.
As for plot holes...The husband comes in to find his wife with another man, he's going to kill him, and have her hang herself, making it look like a murder/suicide.
No one will ever find it (nope...never.)  The wife, back at home, is having nightmares of her husband coming back to the house all wet and slimey and killing her.....the lover comes back and "protects" her.
The rest of the movie drags on like this, I couldn't even review the end, because I was so bored, I was barely watching.
In between stories, you see John Ritter try to sell the houses that these various events took place in to a young couple...this whole deal is laughable as well, and it does nothing to improve an awful movie to begin with.