This week is fairly light with the genre love, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few gems hidden here and there. ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES and it’s phallic cover hits DVD stands, as well as the kick-ass looking MUM & DAD, and the low budgeted and critically acclaimed SCARCE. Also look out for the Blu-ray edition of DOG SOLDIERS, and THE 8TH PLAGUE: SPECIAL EDITION. Happy Cinco de Mayo! Bring on the Tecate and Tequila!
ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES
Rated: UnRated
Starring Mike Conway, Shawna McSheffrey
Directed by Brett Kelly
Run Time: 76 Min.
In a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of disappearances at the swamp near the old deserted factories. Bodies are being discovered with no blood left in their bodies. It s up to a park ranger and the town sheriff to discover what ungodly creature is responsible for these deaths. It s only a matter of time before they discover that what they seek are Leeches that have grown to unbelievable size. We bleed- they feed!
MUM & DAD
Rated:UnRated
Starring Perry Benson, Dido Miles, Olga Fedori
Directed Steven Sheil
Run Time: 85 minutes
One of the most disturbing shockers to emerge in recent years, “Mum & Dad” will leave the toughest horror fan gasping in shock. When Lena, a young Polish immigrant working as an airport office cleaner, misses her last bus home, she accepts an offer of help from friendly co-worker Birdie, who lives nearby with her “adoptive” parents. Knocked unconscious after arriving at the house, Lena soon finds herself imprisoned in a suburban house of horrors, a living nightmare of torment and terror. Designated a “Mommy’s Girl,” Lena’s only options appear to be becoming part of the insane family — or dying.
SCARCE
Rated: UnRated
Starring Steve Warren, Chris Warrilow, Gary Fischer
Directed by Jesse Cook, John Geddes
Run Time: 93 minutes
Returning from a snowboarding weekend, three friends take shelter from a sudden winter storm in an isolated cabin. But while waiting out the weather, they are stalked, one by one, by the cabin’s demented owners. These locals specialize in curing of meat but this time, there is more than venison on the menu. The weekenders find themselves fighting more that the cold; soon they are fighting for their very lives.