Typically my reviews' main criticism is a)the acting b) the cinematography. This movie actually did really well in those two categories. Where it fell super short was category c) the sense. This movie is well acted, professional looking, and even slightly humorous at times (the "ron Jeremy" "cameo" had me do a double take! LOL!!). But none of the stories connected with the others,and either ended abruptly or confusingly. And that was a major disappointment,because this movie could have been a hidden gem with better cohesiveness. What happened to the man with the cookies?? (Intentionally being vague to avoid spoilers). Could have been really good if the stories were actually finished and linked. But a decent watch.

So I'll start with the one nice thing I can say, the cinematography was actually really well done. Ok, now that the one nice thing is out of the way, let's talk about what these other reviews don't. The writing, awful in most parts, but specifically bad during all of the "sheriff" scenes.

By the description, we're supposed to believe that all of these stories are the sheriff's crimes. Using that as a baseline, then this sheriff is a supernatural entity a 'la Pennywise, who can become a clown with Mr Fantastic stretchy powers, shrink people and force them to live in a miniature town, force people to relive working as a 900 number sex worker in 1989, and I guess turn into two drug dealers, kill a guy's girlfriend, then get killed by a ghost, and... You know what, no... Just no.

So, next I look at what these other reviews said, and ok, yes, it's an "anthology" style film, but literally none of the stories have any sort of connective tissue. Missing persons seems like it's the intended theme, but then you have a final story that ends with a person wearing a GPS enabled, court ordered tether, shooting themselves in the head in their own house. Please explain to me how that person is "missing".

Disjointed and poorly written, the actors truly did their best (for the most part), the only reason I was able to sit through this one was the fact that it was EXTREMELY short. Oh yeah, and I have to mention the final scene involving dismemberment, we get a gorgeous opening shot with a dissonant version of O Holy Night, and a good look at the Sheriff's department, prominently, and permanently displaying the words "Police Department #84". Sheriffs don't work at police departments.

After arriving at a deserted police station, a distraught woman catches the eye of a small-town sheriff with her tales of the subjects behind the wall of missing person posters.

Generally, this is a pretty serviceable and enjoyable short-burst anthology effort although its format does present it with some issues. The general quality of the setup and the way the shorts play out isn't bad, with the rushed introduction to the strange woman wandering into the station and the condition she's in sets this up quite nicely for that kind of burgeoning mystery to get unraveled by the time the main stories proper start. This sets up the rather likable and somewhat chilling, with the first two especially being quite worthwhile as the young kid who disappears stopping at a questionable ice cream truck, and the second featuring a young girl who answers a phone-sex call from a serial killer. These both offer a lot of shocks, practical effects, and a generally fun time packed into a short running time. While there's nothing overtly wrong with the other two segments, one about the residents of a seemingly-perfect town with a dark secret for how that came to be and a man determined to be with his true love regardless of the circumstances, don't have much physically wrong with them but it's more the fact that they're so short they leave a ton of questions at the end of them. The third segment doesn't have any time to answer practically any of the endless questions that arise at the end of it, from how the town works to what the purpose is beyond numerous others, while the last one is tantalizingly obscure about its target given the framework for the anthology clashing with the resolution offered. This here really could've used more time to make its setup work or just let the world in play breathe since the segments are so short, but it's not that big of an issue here.

Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence and Language.