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Dead Things -
Directed by Todd Sheets

This Action/Horror hybrid is ambitious and entertaining, but more money would have done the filmmakers a bunch of good. The story is basically some Tarantino-inspired thugs and a the local law that catch them get wrapped up in some crazy stuff when they run into a backwoods family that would make Charlie Manson proud. It's like Chainsaw Massacre all over again until the crazy ending with monsters and some strange angel of death guy who rises from a hole in the church wall. The family is hilarious, with all the members being funny and having their own different characters. The crooks and the lawmen are less established, but still don't distract from the overall fun. I wasn't sure what to expect next. This movie goes all over the place. Quality varies from scene to scene, but don't expect Hollywood style movies here and just get into the story and enjoy the sleaze of it all. I think it's worth the $19.95 I paid and is really good if you find it for rent at your local video store. Bring a bucket for the gore scenes!
Strong language and gory violence. - Bruce Jenkins
Fantasma Magazine

Vampire Holocaust - 1997 - 80 Minutes - rated: 5
In a perfect world, this movie would be at drive-ins across the country raking in big dollars for a great poster and ad campaign and a great title. And like those flicks of old, the movie itself would never live up to the hype. Not that it's the worst movie made... actually it is pretty darn entertaining in that old drive-in sorta way. What it lacks is any real STYLE. Director Shane Hatfield gives absolutely no direction to his characters. One dimensional and cardboard as they can get, these characters are just food for the ever-growing vampire population of a town that could be "Anytown USA." there are some good touches here and there: The computer effects at the finale, the action-packed scene in a video store where one of the main characters is pulled back onto himself and snaps in half as the "Uncle" character gets his hand whacked in a paper cutter and last, one poor girl is pounced on by a sexy black vampire queen and eaten alive. Great sequence. As a matter of fact, it looks like it could have been done by another director!

And that is the film's real weak link... it is uneven and episodic. The musical score is "spooky" synth stuff that never creates much action and the pace is at times dull and at times frantic. When it moves, this little movie really works... If only they could keep Mr. Hatfield awake for more of the film. The gore is actually restrained compared to Producer Todd Sheets' other efforts, and I for one actually missed the gallons of red stuff. I'd say check out "Zombie Bloodbath 2" for your low budget splatter Sheets fix and pass this Holocaust by.
- Gore Gazette

Zombie Bloodbath - 1993 - P/D/S - Todd Sheets
This gore flick features girl gang street fights, heavy metal music, a NOTLD-styled attack on a house, melting people, gut puking, gut minching in a video store and 850 locals as slow moving zombies shuffling through Kansas City. A WW2 vet and three kids fight to survive in a closed nuke plant and as one person says "This sounds like a trashy zombie flick to me, not reality!" Lots of local publicity was generated and there was a huge theatrical premiere (!) that sold out in Independence, MO!
- Psychotronic Video Magazine

ZOMBIE BLOODBATH
Unrated version, 1993, Asylum Home Video
THE PARTY MOVIE HAS ARRIVED!!! This is one sick-asses bloodbath! For once, the title says all in this zero budget effort from director Todd Sheets. H.G. Lewis has NOTHIN' on this guy!! I want to meet him and shake his hand for making my girlfriend barf!

The story is about a nuclear plant that melts down and all the workers and people nearby get turned into half-melted zombies. The government cleans up the place and sells the land. A new housing project is opened and it's first tenants stumble on the secret and before you can get any more plot, Blood splatters as the zombie are unleashed! The gore is fast and furious!

We got one guy who gets his entrails ripped out of his ass then pukes out the rest of 'em, a chick gets gutted and eaten alive, Another biker chick gets her face ripped off and eyes popped out and squished, a big dude gets hi heart removed and in a true showstopper, one guy gets pulled in half and eaten! There's so much gore in this that next to Dead Alive, it's the grossest movie ever made that I know of! For people like me that love Italian cannibal zombie movies that think the gore should go on forever! Todd has stated this was his "homage" to those films and he has done a great job!
Buy some pizza and beer and call everyone up and pop in this flick! You will have the best time ever laughing, screaming and gagging at the sheer insanity that is ZOMBIE BLOODBATH.
- Eric Cline, The Independent News

Nightmare Asylum - Cinema Home Video 1991
P/D/S/Music - Todd Sheets -
A girl (Lori Hassle) finds herself trapped in a building (an actual amusement park type "haunted house" with lots of Horror props) where hyper psychos yell, fight, dance, sing and dismember everyone in sight! A mummy, a wolfman and zombies show up and there's lots of gore. There's no story, the acting is terrible and nearly everyone has long bad haircuts, but at least something is always happening and it's surprisingly entertaining. One part brought to mind the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and I liked the zombie in the giant mouse trap. David Decoteau (Puppet Master 3) was the executive producer.
- Psychotronic Video Guide

Vampire Holocaust: Rated R (?) / 85 Min / Horror-Comedy/Englewood Entertainment
OK, I know it's cheezy and pretty dumb, but I really had a good time with this crazy movie! I couldn't tell you what every bit of the plot is because I was laughing too hard through some of the dialog. This is a seven-beer movie for sure. Some kids get mixed up with a gang and both have to quit fighting each other and team up to defeat a group of vampires that have taken over their town. I don't know why the vampires are in the town, but I think the gang brought them back to life by accident. Out of all five movies we rented, this was the most fun. If you're in the mood for gory cheeze, try this one out! It's a good party tape! by Scott Winant (Cult Flicks)

VIOLENT NEW BREED
Horror / 2 Hours
Rated R ????

If blood, action, explosions, slime, big tits and demons are your bag, this epic is for you! Director Todd Sheets fills this movie with enough ideas and action to fill three films!!! Demons from Hell are taking over New York City and mating with women creating half-demons called "New Breed." The cops have set up a "Breeder Squad" with some tough cops to stop the demons. There's sub-plots and dream sequences, but none of that matters. The bottom line is that VIOLENT NEW BREED gives us the action we want, the gore we crave and the tits we love all wrapped in a nice package.

Good production values, good acting and best of all, Drive-In legend RUDY RAY MOORE!!!! Yow!!! It gave me a bad 70's flashback and I was proud. Todd, good job, you make me proud!
- Dr. Macabre "Nightmare Theater"


Zombie Bloodbath 2
Director Todd Sheets
Starring: Kathleen McSweeney, Dave Miller, Nick Stodden, Jerry Angell, Matthew Jason Walsh
Genre: Horror / Adventure
Numb. I am actually numb. This crazy film left me numb. Overkill is am understatement. This thing grabs you by the back of the head and forces you to watch the insanity. It is compelling, entertaining, exciting and at the same time, utterly revolting!!! I cannot quite describe the complex plot, but Fugitives escape from a prison, Serial Killers capture innocent people, College kids break down on a road trip and everyone ends up together fighting the undead and some creepy scarecrow. Parts of the film gave me a really uneasy feeling. The use of Black & White film is gritty and unnerving, keeping the tone realistic and on the edge. One guy gets his eyeballs plucked out and then his eye sockets are used to remove the brains. Zombies rip everyone up, tear a guy in half, melt into piles of goo, etc. It is sick. But you cannot stop watching. Great camera work, good production, crazy sound design, cool music and effective gore. 7 stars.

Reviewed by: Helen Sarlui for Teen Girls At The Movies


Vampire Holocaust - unrated
Directed by Shane Hatfield
I was not expecting much and I got that and more in this one. Being a huge vampire fan, I expected something familiar to me, but these vampires are more like zombies. Also, the lead vampire is disguised as a serial killer (?) and befriends some group of humans that should have been killed a half hour into the movie and saved us all. What surprises me is how entertaining this hodgepodge of genre cliches is! Like a bad Troma movie, or a USA Up All Night classic, this one actually makes me laugh out loud and we had a great time. Buy beer. Lot's of beer. Buy Pizza. Watch it with friends who are half-drunk. I liked the ending because it was over. As a vampire movie, it sucks. As a campy, funny Horror / Comedy, it's pretty good. I recommend Director Shane Hatfield keep his day job.... if he even has one.... Todd Sheets produced this, and I was expecting more gore after seeing Zombie Bloodbath, but there isn't much. They make up for it with some of the craziest dialog in movie history. Lookout HG Lewis and Ed Wood... A new travesty has been born!!! Rent it if you can... or just re-rent "Subspecies."
Pamela Weddle-Cooper - Vampire Diary Online


Moonchild
Available through Englewood Entertainment, Unrated, 110 Min.
Reviewed by Paul Hellerman

It's rare when you can find a shot-on-video flick that makes you enjoy it. Moonchild, though by no means an award winner or a "Star Wars, " is a good little movie with an original script, several great ideas, Good effects, Great music and competent, professional acting. The music amazes me, coming across like a John Williams/Danny Elfman hybrid. I have heard big budget movies with soundtracks that cannot touch this one!!!

The story is complicated, but here's a brief run down: Jacob Stryker is the hero and he has escaped form an outpost where he was held prisoner by the evil Lothos, leader of a group of evil guys called the Sodality. Lothos has also captured Jacob's son, but split them up and moved the kid to an outpost far away. Jacob runs into a group of rebels led by Kathleen McSeeney and they all go after his kid. But Jacob was experimented upon while a prisoner and his genes were spliced with a wolf, making him a werewolf of sorts. His son is also a hybrid, only even more so. The child's blood could cure diseases that plague the land. One other problem is that Jacob has a bomb sewn into his intestines that is set to explode in 72 hours after he leaves the compound and it is activated. Crazy!!!

Jacob is being tracked by some crazy bounty hunters, all with their own personality and special tricks and weapons. Also, the RULER of the Sodality is Kronos, a huge demon guy who Jacob must fight in a one on one to win.

Lots of explosions, fight scenes and effects work and a fast pace keep this one going. Despite the budget, director Todd Sheets makes this look excellent and keeps the audience entertained throughout. I actually forgot I was watching a shot-on-video film and that is a big accomplishment! I found it at Movie Gallery here in Centralia, so I know it's out there... hunt it down and watch it, you'll be glad you did.
- VIDEO JUNKIE, Submitted to Extreme Entertainment web site

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