Mar 6, 2024
Bloodeaters (Forest of Fear, 1980)
"That's the area right there. We cleared it thirty years ago for a dam that never got built. Only a few very poor roads, completely inaccessible six months of the year. There's nobody there to breathe the powder."
"What about our field man in this area? Doesn't he tour this region?"
"Four times a year. We can make sure he keeps his nose out of there till we finish."
"What about the dope growers themselves?"
"You're talking about the people who probably murdered two federal officers. Anyway, I believe that growing marijuana on federal property is still a crime in this country. Now, how upset would you really be if a few of those people became ill?"
#bloodeaters#forest of fear#toxic zombies#horror imagery#gore tw#blood tw#video nasty#1980#horror film#charles mccrann#american cinema#beverly shapiro#judith brown#kevin hanlon#john amplas#dennis graber#roger miles#pat kellis#bob larson#paul haskin#debbie link#dennis helfend#fairly dreadful backwoods zombie nonsense‚ the sole project of writer director star McCrann; i hate to bag on an indie artist who manages#to get their film made through their own grit and spirit‚ but sadly McCrann's vision was just... kind of shit. released under a raft of#different titles and apparently once a mainstay of latenight usa tv‚ this would probably have dropped entirely into obscurity if it hadn't#ended up on the dpp video nasties list (category 1 no less??). it's painfully dull and amateurishly made but everyone was trying their best#so i guess we gotta give them that... don't we? do we? McCrann went back to his dayjob and sadly died in the twin towers during the 911#attack; nobody else in the cast or crew is really of note‚ except perhaps young John Amplas‚ a frequent Romero collaborator#honestly‚ this one really isn't worth searching out. relieved not to have spent any money to see this‚ but it is at least another nasty#ticked off the list. i hope (but sincerely doubt) this is the worst of them
