Werewolves of the Third Reich (Tubi) – It is 1944 and a small group of American soldiers are looking to kill Nazis as they have been deployed to get specific intel on a specific doctor. Doctor Mengele has come up with a secret formula that could transform a wolf soldier that obeys commands! It is a great discovery according to the doctor as the small group of soldiers are looking for him to stop him from doing anymore harm. Of course we get a cheap Nazi werewolf Nazi love story that could have been more enjoyable in the right hands. Instead we got a bad road trip film trying to be ‘Inglorious Bastards’ instead having fun with the concept and rolling with it as I can only give this 1 star.
The Clown Dies at Midnight (DVD) – A short film from talented filmmaker Derek Braach a few years back that now has a sequel in production. This is a hilarious but sad story of a kid growing up to be a party clown with vices that happens to get him into trouble as an adult clown. An interesting and ironic ending makes for this to be an entertaining watch for Indy fans as I give it 3 out of 4 stars.
Satan’s Peak (Blu-ray) – Another fun independent project from the legendary James L. Edwards revolves around a police officer John Dardin who is having a problem adjusting to regular life as he has just been suspended for breaking a kid’s arm. John’s life is starting to spiral down the drain as he loses his temper often and listens to a lunatic spewing outrageous opinions on the radio. Officer Dardin being angry at everything decides maybe getting away to the family cabin is the answer but quickly learns that a low budget film crew filming a movie about a satanic cult has just wrapped on their project. Dardin on the brink of suicide decides to take out the fake satanic cult himself. With his grip on reality gone the family cabin becomes a true gruesome bloodbath. Adam Scott Clevenger is perfect as Officer Dardin but odd pregnant pauses in the film throughout I think take away from this great concept as I can only give the Mr. Edwards latest effort 2 ½ out of 4 stars.
Shocktopus (Tubi) – Another new project from legendary filmmaker Mark Polonia that has an object falling to earth in the ocean near a North Carolina hotel that causes an octopus to become electrified! As two special agents are sent out to investigate the event the octopus lays waste to the beach front property. The agents have seen it all but this event is different as they are unsure how to stop this problem. One highlight of the film is Mark Polonia himself claiming he is fishing for half the movie without ever casting into the water. But better yet if you are a fan of ridiculous B-movies from the days of old this is a good place to start in present time as it captures the cheesy fun of those bad monster flicks of the 50s, 60s, and 70s as I give this movie 2 ½ out of 4 stars.
Hello Zombie (Tubi) – A fun feature from Japan in the mid 2010s where an independent film crew is trying to finish up their zombie film until an actor finds a creepy and cool location to use. So against their better judgement they use the location to finish their zombie film only to have a real zombie stumble in a scene to bite an actor. But their motto is keep filming even with their friend being munched on. They leave the area believing their actor/friend is dead only to show up still alive and the zombie has followed him. Thus giving birth to an idea of how they can give the ultimate finish to their zombie film. There is tons of gore and comedy as these amateur filmmakers just dream of having made the greatest zombie flick as I give it 3 stars.
Broadcast Dead (DVD) – A disappointing zombie tale of terrorists breaking into AceTV to take over to send a message but instead they make the mistake of unleashing a zombie virus inside the tv station. As the zombie outbreak spreads like wildfire inside the building the film ends with the two main characters/enemies giving a long explanation of why wiping out humanity might be a good thing? But mostly the long ass scene feels stolen from Heston’s ‘Omega Man’ but that is just my opinion as I can only give this project 1 star.
Amityverse Infinity (Tubi) – Welcome to entry #87 for all of those keeping count with me, this is a sequel to the recent ‘Amityverse’ anthology. This anthology has ten tales to tell and it doesn’t disappoint as it pulls out all of the stops in its segments from the usual stolen or misplaced Amityville objects to a musical about all the Amityville entries and how ghosts hate paranormal experts to a mad scientist wanting revenge to a realtor trying to sell the haunted home to an entertaining Joel Wynkoop being an Amityville Crime Boss to a toothache to the wild silent film about Amityville Ripper to the finale of Amityville story being told with hand puppets! The anthology is super entertaining as it goes well beyond the usual viewers of Amityville fans to capture their attention and give a good fright. I love the simple flow of the stories and the musical segment about Amityville had me laughing from beginning to end as I dare to tell me if there is a better sequel in this long running series as I give it 3 ½ out of 4 stars.
Hold the Fort (YouTube) – Lucas and Jenny have just made the move to the suburbs where this little cute place Gruber Hills exists… One problem the HOA president Jerry has just invited them to a party? The Equinox party where the tagline is “Please Don’t Die”. Why is this important? This cute couple has just made the transition from the city to the quiet life where once a year a portal of hell opens up and the residents must fight off evil for a night. It’s the choice they make in order to not pay property taxes! But as the monsters show up early: witches, a werewolf, and vengeful spirits Lucas and Jenny are not exactly ready for this and they did not read the small print in the contract with the HOA! A fun, gory, gooey, hilarious little monster film well worth checking out as I give it 3 ½ out of 4 stars.
Wereshark (Tubi) – This had so much potential but quickly became dull and very monotone. After a young man Nico goes all Jason Statham on a shark in the ocean the shark bites him. This causes him to go through a change that allows him to go eat his new girlfriend’s gal pals because they called her fat and annoying. I wanted this to be fun but it almost put me asleep how boring it was as I gave it 0 out of 4 stars.
Spandexorcist (Tubi) – A Brett Kelly feature can always be fun and this doesn’t disappoint as a young lady Penny has just lost her favorite aunt, Aunt Alison whose house now has to be cleaned out by Penn. While cleaning out the house Penny finds some VHS tapes and spandex that reminds her of fun times with her Aunt Alison (perfectly casted Michelle Bauer) who had her own aerobics tapes and business but it closed out in the mid-90s. Aunt Alison’s old friend comes a calling to warn Penny about a demon but she wants none of it as she finds out the hard way as a demon spandex possesses Penny causing her to eat a pizza guy. The odd humor mixed with 80s workout nostalgia mixed with finding out Aunt Alison was actually using her workouts as rituals to exorcise demons makes this a fun project to appreciate and also a great flick for a group of like minded people to watch together as I give it 3 out of 4 stars.
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