SHARKENSTEIN, SPANISH CHAINSAW MASSACRE, THE VELOCIPASTOR, THE DISCO EXORCIST… NO, THESE AREN’T MEMES THAT ONCE FLASHED ACROSS YOUR SOCIAL FEED, they’re fully produced feature films, as even an astonished Stephen King recently confirmed in a tweet. And while you may not have ever seen any of these titles, you’ve certainly heard of them, thanks to Wild Eye Releasing honcho Rob Hauschild and his loose roster of microbudget filmmakers, including Mark Polonia, writer/director of such attention-grabbing titles as Amityville in Space, Noah’s Shark, Bigfoot Vs. Zombies, and dozens more.
Cleverly conceived around a premise-packed title and ensuing marketing campaign that writes itself, Wild Eye releases are stitched together from minuscule budgets, laughable effects, and ridiculous concepts (Land Shark anyone?). Even so, it’s not uncommon to see cult film royalty occasionally turn…
