Pulse Pounders
| Pulse Pounders | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charles Band |
| Written by | Danny Bilson Paul DeMeo Dennis Paoli |
| Starring | Richard Moll Jeffrey Byron Tim Thomerson Helen Hunt Art LaFleur Telma Hopkins Jeffrey Combs Barbara Crampton David Gale David Warner |
| Cinematography | Mac Ahlberg |
| Distributed by | Empire Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Pulse Pounders is a 1988 American anthology film directed by Charles Band.[1] The film is composed of three 30-minute films, two of which are sequels to The Dungeonmaster and Trancers.[2] The third is an adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's "The Evil Clergyman". Pulse Pounders was originally shot during 1987 and 1988 with the intention of being released, but was shelved due to the collapse of Empire Pictures.
A workprint of Pulse Pounders was discovered in 2011 and was digitally restored. The Evil Clergyman segment received its world premiere at a showing at the Chicago Flashback Weekend.[3] The movie received mostly positive reviews.[4] HorrorNews.net stated that the movie was a "must-watch for any Re-Animator fan" but that it "doesn't quite live up to Re-Animator".[2] The Evil Clergyman was later released as a DVD by Full Moon Pictures in October 2012.
The Trancers segment received its world premiere with the launch of Full Moon Streaming with the title Trancers: City of Lost Angels on September 6, 2013. It was later released on DVD in November. The Dungeonmaster segment was also planned to be released on the streaming channel, where all three segments were shown as the original Pulse Pounders anthology.[needs update]
References
[edit]- ^ Le cinéma fantastique. Corlet. 1995. p. 135. ISBN 9782854808704.
- ^ a b "Film Review: The Evil Clergyman (1988)". Horror News.net. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "AICN HORROR: Ambush Bug talks with Mike Kerz about this weekend's Chicago horror convention FLASHBACK WEEKEND!!!". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Love Lovecraft?". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
External links
[edit]- 1988 films
- Films based on works by H. P. Lovecraft
- Films directed by Charles Band
- American science fiction horror films
- 1980s science fiction horror films
- American horror anthology films
- Films based on short fiction
- Fantasy anthology films
- 1980s English-language films
- 1980s American films
- 1988 science fiction films
- English-language science fiction horror films