Love in the Time of Monsters

Love in the Time of Monsters is a 2014 comedy horror film directed by Matt Jackson and starring Doug Jones, Kane Hodder, Mike McShane, Shawn Weatherly and Heather Rae Young.[1][2] It was produced and distributed by TBC Films and Indican Pictures respectively.[1] It premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival and was released on DVD and VOD in the U.S. and Canada on February 17, 2015.[2]

Love in the Time of Monsters
Film poster
Directed byMatt Jackson
Produced byAndy Gunn[1]
Written byMichael Skvarla[1]
Starring
Music byRob Gokee[1]
CinematographyJorge L. Urbina[1]
Edited byTodd Zelin[1]
Production
company
TBC Films
Distributed byIndican Pictures
TBC Films
Release date
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The title is a play on Love in the Time of Cholera, a novel by Gabriel García Márquez.

Cast

Production

Filming began on May 3, 2012, in northern California[3] (Gasquet and Klamath).

Marketing

The official trailer was released in April, 2013.[4]

The tagline is "True love can get real ugly."

Release

Love premiered on March 8, 2014, at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California.[5]

Reception

Dread Central was enthusiastic about "the sheer amount of charm and fun that is crammed into this movie": "Jackson has crafted an incredibly funny, rich, and ultimately entertaining movie with enough heart to keep you hooked till the end. ... It's a perfect combination of cheesy love story and campy monster movie. ... A lot of my enjoyment from the film comes from how over-the-top it goes, while still maintaining a human element with the love story goofiness. A movie that starts with standard love drama goes to zombies, goose zombies, moose zombies, hordes of squirrel zombies, Abraham Lincoln scientist, Russian immigrant Uncle Sam, and an actual Bigfoot showdown."[6]

The Best Horror Movies review was also strongly positive, describing Love as "a highly entertaining film" with "smart and witty" dialogue.[7] Two rave reviews appeared at Aberrant Films, with Spider Santana giving it a 10/10 rating (calling it a "campy little gem") and Sky Tallone a 9/10 ("unlike your traditional campy horror-comedy, this story actually has very compelling characters with well-defined relationships, romances, back stories, personal struggles, and well-written dialogue").[8] The Undead Review gave the movie a 4.5/5 rating, calling it "a strange, hilarious, and yet still chilling film that I would highly recommend."[9]

References
  1. "Production Team". TBC Films. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  2. Kevin Woods (January 20, 2015). "New trailer for Love in the Time of Monsters, starring Kane Hodder". Jo Blo. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  3. Mr. Disgusting (Brad Miska) (April 26, 2012). "Monster Cast For Indie Love in the Time of Monsters". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  4. Mr. Disgusting (Brad Miska) (April 29, 2013). "Bigfoot Creatures Attack Love in the Time of Monsters Trailer". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  5. Barkan, Jonathan (January 30, 2014). "[Exclusive] Poster, Music Video Premiere For Horror Comedy Love In The Time Of Monsters". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  6. Hentschke, Ted (March 4, 2015). "Love in the Time of Monsters (2014)". Dread Central. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  7. Deldio, Giovanni (January 22, 2015). "Love in The Time of Monsters (2014) Review". Best Horror Movies. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  8. Santana, Spider and Sky Tallone (June 1, 2014). "Love in The Time of Monsters". Aberrant Films. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  9. Skvarla, Michael (August 22, 2015). "Love in The Time of Monsters". Undead Review. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
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