It is always a great treat to see the renowned “mangled dick expert,” Felissa Rose, pop up on the screen. Segmented anthologies are difficult to pull off  for many reasons but the main issue being maintaining consistency either narratively, visually, or tonally. However, Lilith fails at the horror aspect of a horror anthology.

I feel like some of the best moments of Lilith come from unintentionally comedic moments. At times the film has half decent cinematography. Some scenes actually have good production value and nice choice/use of locations. One redeeming quality is it does feature really fun gore/practical effects. The audio mixing is okay at some moments but overall extremely inconstant in quality. For the most part the acting is nothing special and the script is also nothing special. Most segments feature boring/unlikable characters that just leave you waiting for them to die.

The opening bookend starts off strong with being goofy and gory, but shortly after things go downhill for Lilith. Our lead for the first full segment, Brook (Brialynn Massie), starts to find her stride about 15 minutes in, except then just as she’s becoming an interesting character the film is done with her. The teacher (Michael Jon Murphy) goes from being a cliche stat-rape pedophile into a hardcore gun wielding, spree killer in literally a matter of two and a half minutes. Finally some supernatural ghost action starts happening on screen, and the bigger connection of the segments starts to reveal itself. Inconsistent quality is a defining trait–there are moments where some of the visuals and acting are really good, but then the very next shot just feels so bland and boring.

A special performance shoutout needs to be given to the actor in the role of wheelchair bound, Phillip, played by Vernon Wells. He absolutely stands out as being a different caliber of actor from the rest of the cast. The Caretaker segment finally gives us a good character scene where both actors are making interesting choices, or at the minimum actually making an effort to think about a general acting choice. Damn shame half of the scene is in a soft focus.

The rest of the segments follows flashbacks revealing the murderous path of Lilith, as Detective Ryan Carson (Thomas Haley) peruses the bread crumbs of carnage. The ‘present day’ exorcism scenes mostly come off as either ironically funny or unintentionally funny, regardless it makes for a good laugh. Another group of stand out actors are the ones in the final segment, entitled Serial Killer. Lilith (Nikki Hicks) takes revenge on serial killer, Frank (Frank Tryon), and they have a natural chemistry. Seeing them together with the tables turned and the killer whimpering like a scared child works really well in the scene. Plus, I gotta give the filmmakers credit for the Indiana Jones heart rip effect.

The sound mixing issues really cannot be ignored, though. Any inconsistencies of Lilith are doubled down when it comes to the dialogue sound mixing. Once again the word of the day being inconsistency, some scenes the production design and set dressing is great, and the next scene objects will awkwardly stand out. However the film does have its moments of genuine fun, and memorable highlights. Regardless if it was intentional or not, at least the humor works and makes the viewing experience a lot more enjoyable.

4 out of 10