Freddy becomes more of a host into the nightmares of the characters instead of a major player in them in this second episode. Bryan(John Cameron Mitchell, the director of SHORTBUS & HEDWIG)is a young man stuck at a hamburger joint whose father is the owner. He wishes to leave Springwood for a college despite his father's request towards him taking over the family business eventually. He wants to make something of his life, however, and the whole idea of being stuck in the environs of a hamburger joint forever seem horrifying. This comes into play when he is supposedly shot by a psychotic, ominous motorcyclist in the forehead. He has nightmarish visions dealing with his parents who seem to behave anything but rational. He also continues to bleed from his forehead despite no signs of a wound. He still sees the shooter from time -to-time and Karen(Lar Park-Lincoln)even shows up now and then seemingly his only ally. But, is he destined to remain in the atmosphere of the grease-spoon or can he escape the never ending hell of the confines of Springwood? The other victim of the motorcycle sicko is Karen, Brian's girlfriend, coming to meet up with him. She is taken to a hospital where the conditions and staff are anything but normal. This hospital is in many ways disorienting as the nightmares plaguing Brian and it seems Karen can not escape. Karen, like Brian, continues to see the killer while also experiencing bizarre treatment from the doctors and nurses attending to her.
Okay combination of stories tries to be morbidly compelling and quirky. I thought the second story featuring Lincoln(better known to horror fans of the Friday THE 13TH series as the telekinetic arch-nemesis of Jason Voorhies in the seventh film, THE NEW BLOOD)in the hospital was the more entertaining because of the unusual methods of the staff working on her. They tend to do disturbing things while she lays helpless in horror. Mitchell being in this might be an interesting curio for fans of his highly popular HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH. His is the one geared more towards comedy with how weird his parents behave and the play on his never escaping the dead-in job of flipping burgers. Since the budget is low, the director had to be creative with the effects he had, but Tom McLoughlin(the man who helmed Friday THE 13TH:JASON LIVES)aims more for bizarre imagery and black humor.
Okay combination of stories tries to be morbidly compelling and quirky. I thought the second story featuring Lincoln(better known to horror fans of the Friday THE 13TH series as the telekinetic arch-nemesis of Jason Voorhies in the seventh film, THE NEW BLOOD)in the hospital was the more entertaining because of the unusual methods of the staff working on her. They tend to do disturbing things while she lays helpless in horror. Mitchell being in this might be an interesting curio for fans of his highly popular HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH. His is the one geared more towards comedy with how weird his parents behave and the play on his never escaping the dead-in job of flipping burgers. Since the budget is low, the director had to be creative with the effects he had, but Tom McLoughlin(the man who helmed Friday THE 13TH:JASON LIVES)aims more for bizarre imagery and black humor.