Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: The Mortuary Collection

The only anthology in Fantasia Festival’s 2020 lineup, director Ryan Spindell’s The Mortuary Collection is a haunting love letter to vintage horror and the pulp comics that inspire it. With Clancy Brown chewing up the scenery just like the horror hosts of yore, the film delightfully reaches back to recall the frightful morality plays of Tales from the Crypt and Creepshow. Expertly crafted and gorgeous to boot, The Mortuary Collection is the most fun I’ve had at Fantasia so far, and a film that will likely be a Halloween mainstay for years to come. Minor spoilers ahead…