They Must Eat!

Last night I had the chance to attend a premiere of a movie by a local group called The Skeleton Factory. The movie was called They Must Eat and for a locally made, low budget movie, I have to admit that this was pretty good.

The acting was good, especially the lead actor who played Samuel, the makeup effects were incredible, the monster makeup was top shelf! The story was a little on the old side, here it is:

Samuel is a loser who goes to stay with his Uncle Alistair, not knowing that his uncle has a secret! You see, Uncle Alistair's been keeping a group of ghouls at bay for years by feeding them the human flesh that they crave. When Alistair dies, it falls to Samuel to continue the feedings. And, as the story goes on, Samuel trains these ghouls to kill on command. This is basically Willard mixed with a little bit of Night Of The Living Dead. While the movie isn't bad, it felt like it was about a half an hour too long. Samuel kills people that he dislikes, but it feels like he kills about three too many people, it's as if the film makers wer hammering the point home a bit too much.



Overall, They Must Eat is pretty good, if you get the chance to see it, I would take it. I'm giving it a solid three cigars, if they tightened it up, it would make it all the way to a fourth cigar! I'd tell you where to get this or where to see it, but I'm not sure, you can check out showtimes at The Skeleton Factory's web site if you're in the Detroit area and you'd like to check it out for yourself. So, until next time, when I'll pitch my own movie, a blend of Road Warrior and Jumanji, it's like a road movie, but all the vehicles are driven by animals, and remember that the best movies are bad movies!