Swamp Woman

Director - Sean Donohue (Death-Scort Service, The Hart-Break Killer)

Starring - Sushii Xhyvette Holder (Kill-Cam, Death Blow), Lunathyst (Sushii's Sex Seance, Satan Lives: The Rise of the Illuminati Hotties), and Joel D. Wynkoop (Doomsday Stories, Family Snapshot)

Release Date - 2023

Genre - Horror/Sci-Fi

Format - Streaming (Online Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

     I’ve been lucky enough to review some seriously impressive indie horror releases over the years. While some, like most indie horror, has faded into obscurity, there is a few that have developed a cult following. Sean Donohue and his indie production label GatorBlade Films has released several films that have gained a huge following. His slasher trilogy Death-Scort Service is still being talked about in various underground horror groups while his film Naked Cannibal Campers is a go to film for myself. Aside from his slashers and other horror films like Dead Residence, The Hart-Break Killer, Cannibal Claus, and Joe Vampire, Sean also directed the Florida horror documentary Blood, Guts, and Sunshine. Sean doesn’t show any signs of slowing down and recently asked me to review his newest horror film Swamp Woman. This was another one of his films that I was very interested in so I eagerly accepted the offer to check it out. I want to thank Sean for sending this one over. 

      The film follows a brilliant female scientist that has created a serum that can bond a living specimen with their surroundings. This ground breaking serum has caught the eye of a rival scientist who sends over a group of goons to steal it. However, she doesn’t give up on her hard work without a fight resulting in her coming in contact with it and left for dead in the swamp. When she finally makes her way out of her would be murky grave she finds herself part of the swamp and thirsty for revenge. 

      Swamp Woman is nothing like the previous films from Sean Donohue and GatorBlade Films. While it doesn’t shy away from their trademark nudity and beautiful women, it does adopt a more comical side that is mostly absent from the films that he has given genre fans in the past. I really enjoyed it and I think fans of GatorBlade Films will appreciate it but I can see some of the more pop horror fans really disliking it. The acting in this one is exactly what you would expect with a lot of the cast being returning faces seen in several other GatorBlade and Reaper Films. We once again see regulars Sushii Xhyvette Holder, Lunathyst, Joel D. Wynkoop, Bob Glazier, and Donohue himself along with a brief cameo from director and producer Chris Leto. I liked a lot of the characters and how they were approached but the most memorable and entertaining performance comes from Wynkoop who delivered a funny and cheesy performance that was almost a parody of the classic mad scientist characters from the drive-in era. The story for this one has moments that remind me that I am watching a Sean Donohue film but for the most part it feels completely out of his wheelhouse. Instead, it feels like he was watching a lot of direct to video sci-fi and action movies or a Sy-Fy original movie marathon and had the idea to parody those films with Swamp Thing. Honestly, I liked it and when you combine that with the gorgeous ladies he is known to work with along with the sense of humor you have something extremely entertaining especially if you drink a few or pop an edible. Finally, the film has some blood and nudity but it doesn’t have the gory deaths that most of us are looking for. We get some practical effects and green body paint but those expecting kills on par with Death-Scort Service then you will be very disappointed. Overall, Swamp Woman is a film I’m surprised Sean made but I’m glad he did. It’s a lot of fun especially if you go into it not expecting his typical sleazy gore flicks. This is the Sy-Fy original movie parody set in Florida that we needed. The only downside is that Sushii is painted green while spending most of the movie nude. Regardless, I highly recommend it.