In 1988, Gregory Lamberson launched his career with Slime City. Now, he’s back with a new cast and a returning few in this sequel that is a total fun and wild film full of action and loads of gooey yumminess. 

Years ago, Slime City was the location for chaos after a young man renting an apartment there succumbed to a local cult and became a slimy monster with a thirst for blood. However, a dirty bomb attack has led to Slime City becoming evacuated. However, four people wander into Slime City into an old soup kitchen run by Zachary Devon. They are Alexa, Cory, Alice, and Mason, who are homeless and need a place to stay.

When the four squatters arrive, they look around and scrounge for anything to eat. They come across a chest and upon opening it, find bottles of wine. They decide to make the most of it and begin consuming the wine. It will be a decision they soon will regret as the next morning, all four wake up slowly melting. They soon begin killing random fellow homeless people and return to normal until they start consuming more wine. Soon enough, word has gotten out and the four are about to go to war when a greedy developer plans to take over their home and hires mercenaries to take anyone out in Slime City.

1988’s Slime City launched the career of Gregory Lamberson, who has since become a cult icon in the world of indie cinema. 22 years after our first visit to the titular area of New York City, Lamberson takes on a new journey that serves as a juxtaposition between a prequel set in the 1950s and the present day, well 2010. 

The prequel sequences, shown in black and white, introduce us to Nicole, a lady of the night who meets Zachary, who offers her some food and a place to stay. If you have seen the original film, then you can guess that the Nicole here is the one who in the original film was played by Mary Huner. However, in this film, she is played by Brooke Lewis Bellas, who does an amazing job as we see her totally engulfed in the cult of Zachary, played by the star of the original Slime City, Robert C. Sabin!

In terms of the present day sequence, we see that Alexa, played by newcomer Jennifer Bihl, and Cory, played by Kealan Patrick Burke, are a couple. Horror icon Debbie Rochon and Lee Perkins round out the soon to be “fearsome foursome” as Alice and Mason. What’s very interesting is that when we see them in their slimy states, they tend to sweat or bleed out different colors, but Rochon really takes the cake here as well, she looks like a cake in a bathtub when she continues to consume the cursed wine without killing anyone. 

Where the original Slime City was graphically insane once things kick in, the level of chaos here starts out more subtle with a few off-screen deaths. However, it is once the pivotal scene of greedy developer Ronald Crump (played by Roy Frumkes) sending in a band of mercenaries to dispatch our fearsome foursome that things go totally graphic. Compared to the FX of the original, they are so much better here with one memorable death involves Rochon once she finally awakens from her goo-like state from the bathtub. There’s even an appearance from another original Slime City cast member in a new role during the chaotic finale. 

Slime City Massacre is not only fun and wild, it is actually better than the original film, thanks to the juxtaposing of time periods. The flashbacks help us give the backstory of the mysterious Zachary and the modern-day scenes go from slime-ingly subtle to going full throttle in the third act! A slime of a good time like no other!

WFG RATING: A+

Camp Motion Pictures presents a Slaughtered Lamb Productions film in association with Medallion Pictures. Director: Gregory Lamberson. Producers: Marc J. Makowski and Gregory Lamberson. Writer: Gregory Lamberson. Cinematography: Chris Santucci. Editing: Phil Gallo.

Cast: Jennifer Bihl, Kealan Patrick Burke, Debbie Rochon, Lee Perkins, Robert C. Sabin, Brooke Lewis Bellas, Roy Frumkes, Mary Bogle, John Renna.