Fear Itself: The Sacrifice (2008)

Directed by Breck Eisner.  Written by Mick Garris, based on the short story “The Lost Herd” by Del Howison.  Starring Jeffrey Pierce, Jesse Plemons, Stephen Martines, Rachel Miner, Miercea Monroe and Walter Phelan.

Plot: 4 criminals take refuge in a snow-covered “fort” hiding dangers they couldn’t imagine

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Del Howison knows a lot about horror.  If you look him up you can find that out.  He runs a store completely devoted to horror.  He edits books about horror.  He writes non-fiction things for horror magazines like Rue Morgue.  But we very much wish that he didn’t write horror fiction himself.

In this episode, 4 criminals on the run have their car break down in the snow.  One of them needs medical attention, so they decide to continue on foot until they can find him some help.  When they come across an old fort, they find 3 sisters inside that say they’ll help him, but they’re keeping a secret and it’s a big one.

There’s no one likable in the whole story.  It was very unrealistic.  The rules were a joke.  And the ending was horrible.  The only redeeming quality was the acting.  We truly believed everyone was a jerk.

There are some great episodes of Fear Itself.  This isn’t one of them.

My score: 25.  DJ’s score: 20.

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