Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove (2005)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

William Winckler

Writer:

William Winckler (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

In a War of Terror, the Ultimate Terror Wins!

Plot:

Near an isolated beach on California's coast, a sinister plan is underway in a laboratory of horror...

Plot Keywords:

Monster | Frankenstein | Strip Club | Beautiful Woman | Female Nudity

Cast

G. Larry Butler	...	Dr. Monroe Lazaroff (as Larry Butler)
William Winckler	...	Bill Grant (as Bill Winckler)
Dezzirae Ascalon	...	Dezzirae Lee (as Dezzi Rae Ascalon)
Corey Marshall	...	Creature / Ghost / Werewolf / Bar Man (as Corey J. Marshall)
Gary Canavello	...	Percy Featherstone
Alison Lees-Taylor	...	Dr. Ula Foranti
Lawrence Furbish	...	Frankenstein's Monster
Rich Knight	...	Salisbury
Mimma Mariucci	...	Mimi
George Lindsey Jr.	...	Harry Granville
Noush Skaugen	...	Lunden
Selena Silver	...	Herself
Tera Cooley	...	Gabrielle
Carla Harvey	...	Beula
Michael Anton	...	Surfer 1

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

William Winckler Productions

Fun, up to a point, but bogs down on occasion

I love the idea of the black & white film, with a Frankenstein Monster, a "gill man" of sorts, and even, a werewolf, in one scene. This put me somewhat in mind, at times, of classics (?!) like "The Beach Girls and the Monster" (which I actually love). But on the other hand, the fun stuff is a bit undermined at times by lots of talk & some just plain boring bits. There are some scenes though, that put me very much in mind of Saturday afternoon B-movie fare shown on what was called "Theatre X" in Orlando, Florida, when I was a kid. (and from which I took my screen name, surprise!)

Some scientists have been experimenting with a gill man, but it gets away, into the ocean. These very same scientists also take off for Eastern Europe in search of the Frankenstein monster to bring back & revive (I guess I missed the connection between these events, somehow, but really, I was watching the whole time). That's where they get attacked by the werewolf, but that whole bit is rather inconsequential, since nobody gets bitten. And thankfully, the professor was packing silver bullets.

Along comes a photographer, a very gay make-up man, and a model to do a shoot along the beach, but they draw the attention of the gill monster & run for their lives. Threatened by their boss that they MUST get some decent pictures for their skin mag, the gang goes back to the beach, only this time with a new model since the other one, for some reason, doesn't LIKE gill men, or something. This time the model is killed and everyone else flees for the first available shelter, which just happens to be the mad scientist's lair, where they're held hostage until the current experiments can be completed. And of course, eventually, the Frankenstein monster goes up against the gill man, and it's all out, uh, mayhem.

The professor is also haunted by the ghost of Dr. Frankenstein, because apparently Dr. Frankenstein doesn't WANT his creation to be used in the war on terrorism, which is supposedly the goal. Hm.

Anyway, this does get a bit heavy-handed at times, but there's a lot to enjoy here, if you're a fan of the cheesy 50's & 60's horror/science fiction film, plus a bit of nudity thrown in. Director William Winckler, who plays the photographer, was also responsible for "The Double D Avenger" with Kitten Natividad, and there's even a bit of a plug for that if you look closely (a poster on the wall). I HATED that movie, but this one almost makes up for it. 6 out of 10, see it for the fun parts.