Obsession - Deadly Games

Movie: Married couple Victoria (Siubhan Harrison) and Richard Gull (Luke de Lacey) take in homeless woman Sorrow (Holly Lucas) out of seemingly Christian charity, only to force the young woman into kinky sex games. But the couple, who have indulged their sick tendencies many times before, have definitely picked the wrong one with their latest victim...

A drug-addicted woman in rehab becomes a test subject in a new program that is supposed to cure her of her addiction forever. But the desperate woman has no idea that the substance she is injected with as a substitute drug is directly related to the sick experiments of a Nazi doctor, even as she is increasingly haunted by strange visions...

Claire (Kate Braithwaite) and Pete (Tom Sawyer) live out their sexuality in particularly outlandish ways. While Pete acts like a dog, which definitely includes marking his territory here and there in the apartment, he is punished by Claire with anal sex when he has been a bad dog again. When Pete eventually tires of the perverted game, their relationship takes a dramatic turn...

Obsession - Deadly Games is a highly original collection of short horror stories that sometimes explore the depths of sexual perversion, violence and death with whimsical humor of a particularly nasty kind, sometimes with tangible horror. The three filmmakers Sean Hogan, Andrew Parkinson and Simon Rumley approach these themes in a way that is equally unsparing, but stylistically very different. While the first story can best be described as straight horror, the second story is a collection of absurdities peppered with black humor, with a few small lengths, but a very high entertainment value. The final short story is a very undercooked relationship drama that lingers long in the memory with its bitterly nasty finale. It's worth noting here that the disturbing effect is not achieved by graphic depictions of violence, but by what goes on in the viewer's mind. The other two stories, on the other hand, are much bloodier, but also a bit less disturbing. Only the too long nightclub scenes in the third story tarnish the positive overall impression a little.

Obsession - Deadly Games has its ups and downs, but overall the film is a good example of independent horror of a different kind. If you like it a little more solid, want to move in the genre a little off the beaten mainstream paths and accept small weaknesses, you will have fun with these deadly games. Worth seeing!

Picture + Sound: All three episodes have a very different look, but the technical implementation is everywhere on a good level. There is as little smudging as there is coarser blurring. The sound, apart from some minor surround effects, is dominated by the very front-mixed dialogue and the well-used soundtrack. Not mind-blowing, but perfectly fine.

Extras: Unfortunately, the only bonus features are the trailer and more programming tips from the provider.

Conclusion: Obsession - Deadly Games is interesting and, in places, very original independent horror from England, in which three directors are allowed to let off steam in the shallows of sex and perversion. The result doesn't always work, but has at least one moment in every single episode that stays in the viewer's mind for a long time. If you like horror beyond the mainstream, you can take a look at this DVD and won't be bothered by the missing extras. Recommendable

An article by Frankfurt-Tipp