Synopsis: Working on a story about the large colonies of homeless beneath the streets of NYC, photographer George Cooper discovers something is happening to them. He teams up with a reverend, a reporter, and a police officer and discovers the disappearances are caused by cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers.
The Good: This flick has a pretty memorable cast. My favorite character is the Reverend, played by Daniel Sten. C.H.U.D. is one of those great, up all night horror flicks. It's cheesy and fun. Also, the C.H.U.D.'s themselves are pretty interesting looking.
The Bad: This is not high art. This is a B move through and through.
Final Thoughts: I like this movie a lot. It's not great, but it's fun. Also, John Goodman makes an early film appearance as a cop in this one.
In Your Game:
C.H.U.D.
Armor Class: 14 Attack Damage: Claw 1d6
Hit Dice: 4 Special: Radioactive
Move: 12 Bonus: +2 to Hit, Toughness +2, +2 to Damage
Attack: 1 per round Terror: 14 HDE: 5
Because of the radioactive nature of the C.H.U.D. damage dealt by them can only be healed by magic or actual medical treatment (not just first aid). In addition, individuals damaged by a C.H.U.D. may mutate into one themselves (if using Zombies! have players make and Infection saving throw).
New To Me Movies Watched: 25
Total Movies Watched: 41
If they are cannibalistic you just seal the manholes and eventually they will each other. Problem solved. If they are carnivorous that might be different. Even as a kid the distinction bugged me. I guess cannibalistic sounded scarier or something.
ReplyDeleteI see the frustration at the distinction between cannibalistic and carnivorous. I guess if you consider them mutated humans then they are still cannibals, they are just cannibals with a preference for non-mutated humans.
DeleteAs far as the sealing the manholes, it'd take more than that considering they burst through walls and such.