The Gonzo Wolf

My countdown continues with Day III of what I believe are the most fun Halloween movies. Fun doesn’t always mean blockbuster, or even good by mainstream standards. If you’re the kind of person who loves this film, perhaps I can find a way to love you, yourself. Perhaps not YOU, but YOU as a species.

During my short stint in the extreme horror community, I was granted knowledge to some of the most obscure films ever created. This one is destined to become a cult classic, so you might as well get on at the ground floor. Imagine a dark comedy with cartoon style gore, Power Rangers special effects, and the cutest child-demon this side of the sanitorium. Welcome to the wold of Psycho Goreman.

Let’s see what the fine folks at Wikipedia have to day about this film:

PG: Psycho Goreman, or simply Psycho Goreman, is a 2020 Canadian science fantasy action horror–comedy film written and directed by Steven Kostanski. It stars Nita-Josee Hanna and Owen Myre as a young sister and brother who unwittingly resurrect an ancient extraterrestrial overlord (voiced by Steven Vlahos and played by Matt Ninaber).

Psycho Goreman was originally scheduled to premiere at the South by Southwest film festival in March 2020, but the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It screened later that year as part of Beyond Fest, the Sitges Film Festival and Monster Fest.^[3] Having been acquired by RLJE Films and Shudder, Psycho Goreman was released in theaters and on video on demand on January 22, 2021.

The year was 2021. We were knee-deep in real-life horror, searching for anything to make us laugh. In a world when millions were dying, laughs were few.

I don’t recall which of the Splatterpunk authors posted about seeing PG, but I remembered he crapped all over it like he were on the Oscar’s board. When dolts do such things, that’s usually my trigger to FAFO; Hegseth film style. If a mere movie can invoke such intense emotions – regardless of which emotions those may be – I’m in. Perhaps my uniqueness would land alternate feelings? They usually do.

It reminds me of those eighties cookie-cutter movies when a kid would hide a “creature” from their family; alien, Bigfoot, etc. In this one, the creature is an intergalactic tyrant whose inhabitions are under the control of a child equally or even more sadistic. It’s a riot.

If you’ve never heard of this film, that’s because it’s Canadian, and originally meant to premiere at SXSW 2020. You guessed it; the pandemic. It mattered not because I purchased it at full-price without even so much as seeing a trailer. That’s how badly my colleague bashed it, undeservingly I might add.

This film isn’t a terror romp, but a heartwarming tale of unusual friends. The script is witty, creative, and sinister. Also, if you don’t want to adopt Nita Josse Hanna by the credits, I don’t want to know you. This is a great movie to watch in large groups under the influence of whatever you’re into. It’s a Sid & Marty Croft style glam metal fever-dream with the trippiest rubber costumes ever molded.

PS for PG – “Heartwarming tale of unusual friends” does not mean family friendly, unless you’ve got the cool kids who get avoided by the schoolhouse straits. They’ll love it!