Snoop Dogg invites you to the "Hood Of Horror" in which you are treated to three tales of revenge, murder and double-crossing.
As a big fan of Snoop Dogg's music, I'm always interested to see his other work in the media and this film is one of the best films that I've seen with Snoop Dogg, excluding his smaller parts in films such as "Training Day" and "Starsky and Hutch". As a horror film independent of Snoop, it also succeeds as a competent anthology of three different tales. It's clearly taking its cues from films like “Creepshow” with its comic themed posters and intro but the stories are interesting enough to make the film stand on its own.
After a stylish animated intro which provides the back-story to Snoop's character, we enter the first tale. This opening segment deals with a woman living in the ghetto who is given the power to kill people merely by crossing their graffiti tags out with a red spray can. This story provides the most gore scenes, which are very well done and are quite ingenious in their execution, with one particular crowd-pleasing scene involving a bottle of beer that will have the audience laughing and looking between their fingers simultaneously. Of course with most of these anthology films, there appears a moral at the end of the tale and Snoop's character intervenes in order to usher the viewer into the second story.
 
The second story is the most successful of the film, with the most complete storyline and most adept acting; it's also the funniest. It involves the cruel son of a veteran that is trying to drive out the residents and friends of his late father from their home. Anson Mount really chews up the scenery with his depiction of the heartless rich redneck, but he is countered by a team of veterans including Ernie Hudson who provide the sane counterpoint to Mount's hysterics. There's still a bit of gore in this segment with two scenes standing out, but one scene involving a dog wasn't needed!
The final story is average and involves a rapper being visited by his dead ex-partner and a strange lady in the form of Lin Shaye (who's appearance is never explained which is stupid). This segment has a good soundtrack and good acting, but comes across feeling rushed due to lack of character development and reliance on the audiences' suspended disbelief. This segment, with a bit more work and effort would have worked better as a feature as its short running time is not enough to fully accept the characters and the story.
I enjoyed this film for pure entertainment value, as it's not scary in the slightest but it does provide enough gore, humour and excitement to garner a good rating. It's by no means a stellar horror flick or an anthology to rival “Creepshow” but with one very good story, two average ones and Snoop Dogg guiding you through it all it ends up becoming an enjoyable way to spend an hour and a half. Of course if you don't like Snoop Dogg or rap-music, then the film might not be your cup of tea, but I would still recommend it to any horror fan.
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ALTERNATIVE TITLE: Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
MOVIE YEAR: 2006
DIRECTOR: Stacy Title
WRITING CREDITS: Jacob Hair, Tim Sullivan, et. al
GENRE: Comedy, Horror
CAST: Snoop Dogg, Danny Trejo, Ernie Hudson
COUNTRY: USA
RUNTIME: 84 min
RATING: 6/10
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