Blu-ray Review – Curse of the Blue Lights

Regional horror gets a hit of weirdness in 1988's "Curse of the Blue Lights," with co-writer/director John Henry Johnson trying to bring a monster mash to Pueblo, Colorado, cooking up a tale of ghouls looking to make a meal out of curious locals. Johnson is a little ambitious with his plot, but he's stuck with a small budget to help realize it, wisely investing in the wonders of makeup, with the production tightly focused on creating various enemies with grotesque appearances, including zombies and a malicious scarecrow. "Curse of the Blue Lights" doesn't win hearts and minds with pacing, as Johnson likes to keep the feature crawling along to best get the run time to a sellable 90 minutes. However, he occasionally scores with his B-movie moves, showcasing some amusing and periodically impressive creations from his crew, who really work hard to make sure the unreal side of the effort is memorable. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com