Cadaver cuisine turns cats into man-eaters in Ted V. Mikels' cult horror oddity.
THE CORPSE GRINDERS
They Went in People and Came Out Hamburger!
When the Lotus Cat Food Company finds itself in financial trouble, the owners decide to find a new, cheap source of meat -- the local graveyard. Only one problem -- soon cats develop a taste for human flesh, and tabbies are tearing out throats all over town.
The Corpse Grinders is a 1971 American horror film directed by Ted V. Mikels about a cat food company that uses human corpses as ingredients, leading to cats developing a taste for human flesh.
Synopsis
A gourmet cat food company starts using cadavers as the main ingredient for their cat food. Inexplicably, this leads to many vicious attacks on humans by, um, cats…And wow those cat attacks are just so ferocious! Watch them with the sound on mute and it looks like the cats are purring while being petted on the head!
Trashy, absurdist, cheesy fun. A movie that really earns the ‘so bad its good’ description and not the ‘so bad I turned it off in 5 minutes,’ category that so many horror movies fall under. If only Herschell Gordon Lewis had actually supplied the blood, this might have been a great movie. Its sad that its referred to as Ted V Mikels’ best work. Damn…
- Director
- Ted V. Mikels
- Writers
- Arch Hall Sr., Joe Cranston
- Release
- 1971
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Genres
- Horror
- Also Known As
- Die Totenmühle, The Flesh Grinders
Why Cult
A cat food company feeds its feline customers human flesh, unleashing a wave of cat-on-human attacks that have to be seen to be believed.
The film's homegrown production style, from toddler-grade titles to zero-budget effects, offers a unique slice of outsider cinema.
Cult favorite Ted V. Mikels orchestrates the madness, cementing his reputation for off-the-wall, low-fi horror.
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Questions from the Vault
What is The Corpse Grinders about? +
The Corpse Grinders is about a cat food company that resorts to using human corpses as an ingredient, resulting in cats attacking people after developing a taste for human flesh.
When was The Corpse Grinders released? +
The Corpse Grinders was released in 1971.
Who directed The Corpse Grinders? +
The Corpse Grinders was directed by Ted V. Mikels.
How long is The Corpse Grinders? +
The Corpse Grinders is 72 minutes long.
What genre is The Corpse Grinders? +
The Corpse Grinders is a horror film.
