Mad scientist, Dr. Monroe Lazaroff (G. Larry Butler ), recovers Dr. Frankenstein’s monster and begins using him to try and capture his first experiment, a fishman, as well as develop an unstoppable soldier for the military. While using the beach as a photo shoot, Bill Grant (William Winckler) and his crew are attacked by Lazaroff’s creature and take refuge at the mad scientists mansion. Once inside, they discover the reawakened Frankenstein’s monster who quickly takes a liking to Dezzirae (Dezzirae Ascalon), Grant’s girlfriend. As Lazaroff’s mind control experiments fail to keep the monsters in check, no one is safe from the chaos that develops as the two monsters square off in a fight to the death and beyond.

Holy crap! Talk about being immersed in your theme. Frankenstein Vs. The Creature From Blood Cove is a great tongue-in-cheek parody of the monster movie explosion of the 1950s. Writer/director William Winckler (The Double-D Avenger) obviously put a great deal of care and love into this project. The black and white digital photography of this independent feature is excellent and the editing and sound are very professional. The monsters’ makeup is a tad stiff as is the cornball dialogue but this all lends itself to the film’s wackiness. The slow motion monster fights are hilariously campy because they wouldn’t even be impressive in real time, fast forward, or reverse.

Hats off to the cast for their dedication to an intentionally convoluted script and storyline. From Gary Canavello’s (severely) stereotypically gay makeup man, Percy Featherstone, to Rich Knight’s sexually frustrated Igor-wannabe, Salisbury, Frankenstein Vs. The Creature From Blood Cove certainly has some unique characters. Alison Lees-Taylor steals the show as Dr. Ula Foranti, one of Dr. Lazaroff’s assistants. A stunning and adept actress, hopefully Lees-Taylor will continue to lend her talents to more genre films in the future. Be sure to watch for some amusing cameos from cameo experts Lloyd Kaufman and Ron Jeremy.

Definitely a fun time, it’s hard to knock this movie too hard for its (mostly intentional) missteps. My only major complaint is the running time which (although only an hour and a half) makes the film overstay its welcome by a few minutes. This monster mash-up spoofery may not be every viewer’s cup of tea but Frankenstein Vs. The Creature From Blood Cove provides some kooky indie horror hijinks that just happens to be spiced with some T&A for good measure.

DVD Stuff

Whoa, this DVD is loaded. Aside from the crystal clear audio and video presentation, the extras are bountiful. The Frankenstein Vs. The Creature From Blood Cove DVD features audio commentary, deleted scenes, the film’s trailer, audition tapes, bloopers, a 'making of' featurette, a music featurette, and a special lap dance extra.

Quotes

Dr. Lazaroff: "Once you’re mission is over you can pick up a prostitute at that strip bar up the coast. Those hookers don’t care how ugly you look as long as you’re money is a beautiful green."