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The Corpse Grinders (1971)

Directed by Ted V. Mikels (The Astro Zombies)

Bone-crushing terror!  Spine-tingling chills!  Turn bones and flesh into screaming, savage blood death!

"We built a corpse-grinding machine for maybe $38.  If a studio were building something like that, $38 wouldn't even buy the coffee." - Ted V. Mikels, director

"The shabby, creaky piece of grime is a masterpiece of kino-bizarre." - Stephen Thrower, Nightmare USA: The Untold Story of the Exploitation Independents

"A B-movie, drive-in classic." - Ken Kish, Video Wasteland: Rental, Reference and Review Guide

"It's not the least bit convincing, but it's mighty entertaining." - Lars Nilsen, Warped and Faded: Weird Wednesday and the Birth of The American Genre Film Archive

"The Corpse Grinders is a wonder of tackiness and concision." - Bill Landis & Michelle Clifford, Sleazoid Express

A legendary cult favorite from the director of The Doll Squad, The Corpse Grinders is a horror classic crammed full of jaw-dropping twists, mind-scrambling surprises and a self-aware sense of humor that became one of filmmaker Ted V. Mikels’ trademarks. Co-written by Arch Hall Sr. (Eegah) and Joseph Cranston (The Crawling Hand).

The Lotus Cat Food Company has hit major financial trouble and is on the verge of closing, until the owners realize they can use bodies from the local graveyard to fill their tins. As their latest product hits the shelves, it’s revealed to have an unintentional result: every cat that eats it is transformed into a bloodthirsty brute with an unending hunger for human flesh!

Restoration courtesy of Vinegar Syndrome and AGFA: The American Genre Film Archive.