FOXSYLVANIA

(Warning: visual content not suitable for children!)

As classic characters are entering the public domain, they seem to be swiftly given the horror treatment in movies. This happened to Winnie the Pooh (Blood and Honey), and Peter Pan (Neverland Nightmare). Now, sadly, it seems that beloved cartoon character Popeye the Sailor is being given the full Jason Voorhees treatment in the film, Popeye’s Revenge… 🙀

It would seem that counselors looking to explore opening a camp near the ocean are also intrigued to explore the “myth” of Popeye the Sailor and his reputed ghost, only to find that they’ve tapped into far more than they anticipated. This “Popeye” is quite the gory killer, and his preferred instrument of dealing death is, appropriately enough, an anchor…

While a fan of horror, I’m not fully on board with this kind of gore-fest, preferring more of an intelligent or psychologically-themed use of the genre. One hopes that the viewing public would soon get their fill of revised to evil cultural heroes from childhood, but I guess that the cycle must play itself out, or simply become unprofitable. – – That ought to kill the trend off!

Just in case one Popeye horror movie isn’t enough for you, a second one is coming later this year. What else would it be called other than Popeye the Slayer Man!

Spinach may never be seen the same way again! Is he a monster? As Popeye might say, “I yam what I am!”

(Hey!– maybe I can get a piece of this evil Popeye thing! I’m Foxy…the Sailor Man…Toot-Toot!)