Twisted Fiction is an anthology that tackles different aspects of sexuality and human relations. Mind Fuck depicts a man at war with a hypnotist. The Sole Hotel follows a woman after she accidentally kills someone during a sexual encounter. The Witches Brew is about a producer who begins to face karmic repercussions for his horrible habit of drugging and raping aspiring actresses. I know that sounds heavy. I’ll talk about it. Twisted Fiction was directed by Marc Fratto and written by Marc Fratto and Joseph Menghi.

Mind Fuck is silly fun. There is no predicting where it’s going. You just have to sit back and enjoy the ride. The effects vary in quality. Some are practical. Some are not. There are examples I’m not impressed with, but overall I think the effects are quite good. The dialogue is serviceable.

The Sole Hotel is transitional. It’s darker than Mind Fuck, but lighter than The Witches Brew. All the acting in this segment is played completely straight except for one. I don’t know if that’s intentional. One actor’s performance has comedic vibes that somewhat clashes with how serious everyone else is playing it. This more comical performance is of a very minor character, so it won’t be too distracting. The effects are simple but fruitful. The Sole Hotel is more about establishing mood and atmosphere. It is the best segment in that regard. The dialogue is great.

The Witches Brew gives its subject matter all the respect it deserves. It is also not without its funny moments. Twisted Fiction isn’t trying to leave you feeling sad or bad at the end of the day. It incorporates humor here when appropriate, and I found it to be effective. The mood can be pretty heavy when it wants to be, but most of it isn’t. This is about retribution, not tragedy. The practical effects are gruesome and work well. The post effects are interesting. They didn’t always appeal to me. I think they were effective in moodier environments, so lighting may have been a factor. The dialogue is good in this one as well.

Twisted Fiction does not have the tools to combat natural lighting. It looks like a home movie at times. Otherwise, the lighting is genuinely good. In The Sole Hotel it’s great. The lighting is almost another character there. Every segment is filmed and edited a little differently. They all have unique visual identities. The performances are good to great across the board. Yes, I criticized a performance, but if that same performance was in Mind Fuck it would have worked just fine. I like the thematic consistency, and the way things get progressively darker. The music is enjoyable and not distracting. It is always there to complement and never there to carry. The pacing is strong. The runtime is a little under two hours, but no segment felt slow or overstayed its welcome. There is a healthy amount of character complexity in each and every segment, and I appreciate it.

Twisted Fiction is a low budget production, but it doesn’t matter because everything else falls in line. If this is the quality they produced with a small budget, someone needs to give them a bigger one. I need to see what they can accomplish with Blumhouse money. If you like weird, playful, sexually charged horror stories in the vein of Tales from the Crypt or The Hunger (TV Series) Twisted Fiction is worth your time.