By building an American Chicken Bunker on sacred Indian burial ground, big business has united displaced Native Americans and chickens sent to the Concentration coup, resulting in the most lethal combination of Indians and chickens since Tandoori was introduced to the American people. Yes, its the first movie where chicken zombies go on the rampage, but Poultrygeist has so much more going for it, including some surprisingly barbed satire and the kind of gore-drenched slapstick you simply dont see in multiplex horror movies. Theres also musical numbers. Being a fowl movement from Troma, the studio that gave us The Toxic Avenger, means that whenever testicles arent being fried and eaten and the talking Mexican sandwich (dont ask) is offscreen, characters are bursting into song. Typical of the numbers included is Slow Fast Food Love, a singalong anthem performed by topless women.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
