The first story in this anthology is just damn weird--something involving a giant squid--but although it has TV-caliber production values and was basically unmemorable, it was watchable. The second short film, a perfversion of Lovecraft's "Cool Air" is a mess of overacting and predictable "twists," and the third is an appropriately gruesome but definitely forgettable tale of murder and aliens. The wraparound tale, which actually does provide some tension, provides the greatest entertainment value, but, to no one's surprise, it's not the focus of the film. If it had one. Worth watching for the wraparound and for kitsch value, but not for many other reasons.