Tales from the Dark 1

By day he's a single father, doing his best to take care of his son, struggling to get by. The magic happens after he puts his son to bed, this is when man becomes monster. He abducts, tortures and kills his victims, for no apparent reason. Each is different, no particular M.O. This is the first time a film of this type has been done. From the twisted mind of Sam Mason, and Sacrificial Pawn Productions comes Normal Terror, the new style gore film, a movie from a serial killers point of view before he's caught.

Chase Connor is a gifted individual with few close friends that stand by him. His technical prowess allows him to manipulate and control security cameras almost anywhere. This troublesome nature of curiosity lands him in grave danger when he stumbles upon an unknown laboratory camera. Not only has he bear witness to the horrific science experiments but he is found intruding on their systems. The professor dispatches his loyal hired muscle to take care of this loose end, find out what he knows and to clear all traces of him that could lead back to the laboratory. Circumstances take a change for the worst as Chase feels isolated and alone in the world, with his friends resenting his crazy story.

Edward is tired of the "allowance" granted him by his older sister, Amanda and becomes impatient for her death, and his part of Father's inheritance. Amanda has suffered from two heart attacks already, and Edward believes the third time will be a charm. To help induce another attack, Edward hires an ex-con nurse, Esther to "scare her to death". However, Esther becomes less than enthusiastic about killing Amanda, but becomes increasingly more curious about the secrets held in the house, including a mysterious third sister, Meredith. An eerie secluded mansion, a tormented recluse, strange psychosexual perversions, a macabre family and a ghastly secret locked away in the attic combine to tell a chilling tale of greed, deceit and murder!

-HORROR (2003) Based on the letters written by Jonathan Hacke, an artist and mental patient at a psychiatric institution.