Horror

Campfire Tales

- Terror spreads by word of mouth.

Anthology of famous, scary urban legends done with a modern twist.

Release Date : 1997-02-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Campfire LLC

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Cliff (segment "The Campfire")

Original Name : Jay R. Ferguson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lauren (segment "The Campfire")

Original Name : Christine Taylor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Eric (segment "The Campfire")

Original Name : Christopher Masterson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alex (segment "The Campfire")

Original Name : Kim Murphy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rick (segment "The Honeymoon") / RV Driver (segment "The Campfire")

Original Name : Ron Livingston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Valerie (segment "The Honeymoon") / RV Passenger (segment "The Campfire")

Original Name : Jennifer MacDonald

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")

Original Name : Hawthorne James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amanda (segment "People Can Lick Too")

Original Name : Alex McKenna

Gender : Female

Character Name : Katherine (segment "People Can Lick Too")

Original Name : Devon Odessa

Gender : Female

Character Name : 'Jessica' / Internet Man (segment "People Can Lick Too")

Original Name : Jonathan Fuller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Scott Anderson (segment "The Locket") / Paramedic #1 (segment "The Campfire")

Original Name : Glenn Quinn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Heather Wallace (segment "The Locket")

Original Name : Jacinda Barrett

Gender : Female

Character Name : Eddie (segment "The Hook")

Original Name : James Marsden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jenny (segment "The Hook")

Original Name : Amy Smart

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rockin' Rob (segment "The Hook")

Original Name : Rick Lawrence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Manson (segment "The Honeymoon")

Original Name : Stewart J. Zully

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crew Man #1 (segment "The Honeymoon")

Original Name : Paul Salamoff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crew Man #2 (segment "The Honeymoon")

Original Name : Bill Zahn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crew Man #3 (segment "The Honeymoon")

Original Name : Gary Jensen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crew Man #4 (segment "The Honeymoon")

Original Name : Ben Jensen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mom (segment "People Can Lick Too") / Paramedic #2 (segment "The Campfire")

Original Name : Suzanne Goddard-Smythe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dad (segment "People Can Lick Too")

Original Name : Michael Dempsey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself (segment "People Can Lick Too")

Original Name : Otin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Heather's Father (segment "The Locket")

Original Name : Denny Arnold

Gender : Male

Character Name : Heather the Locket (segment "The Locket") (voice)

Original Name : Meleva Barbula

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman #1 (segment "The Campfire")

Original Name : David Cooper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman #2 (segment "The Campfire")

Original Name : Eric Fleeks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman #3 (segment "The Campfire")

Original Name : Mike Terner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman #4 (segment "The Campfire")

Original Name : Matt Cooper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Willy the Hook (closing scene)

Original Name : Larry Weinberg

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Anthological Urban Legend Blast! The horror anthology movie has been a popular source of enjoyment for horror fans for a number of decades. As is pretty much always the case, the quality of each segment of the films varies - and this always will be the case. Case in point Campfire Tales. Something of a little treat for those inclined, this offers up four main stories and a wraparound device which involves four teenagers telling the tales around a campfire after their car has crashed. In my own anthology experiences, the main stories have tended to improve in quality as each story plays out, Campfire Tales is different, it opens weakly - has two great stories in the middle - and then closes on a damp boring squib. leading into the big - if unsurprising - reveal at films end. The poster for the film puts Amy Smart and James Marsden up at the front, which is a bum steer given that their screen time is not massive. Their story, "The Hook", opens the film and it's poor, devoid of scares and tension, and it obviously gears itself up for a chilling reveal but it ends up more funny (even baffling) than creepy. "The Honeymoon" is up next and things significantly improve. Based on one of the most famous of urban legends, this finds a young couple of honeymooners stranded out in the woods when their camper van runs out of petrol. Choices are made, menacing terror begins, which all leads to a genuinely shocking finale. Next up is "People Can Lick Too", which finds a young girl home alone and stalked by a paedophile she met on line. The whole episode has a sinister eeriness to it, with some reveals sending chills down the spine. The ending is heart stopping and blood curdling. The last segment is "The Locket", which is well acted but ultimately more wistful and ethereal than anything scary or unnerving. Though the denouement is sure to appeal to many. Nice musical score here as well. And on to the reveal, straight out of The Twilight Zone and from any number of films of the same ilk. Great fun even if not all the stories knock it out of the park. 7.5/10