Starring - Tim Hale (Meat, Killer Campout Part II), Chanda Rawlings (Go Away, The Slasher Nurse), and Chris Rhydings (A Cheesy Christmas, Trivial)
Release Date -2025
Genre - Horror/Comedy
Tagline - "He wants to smoke your blood"
Format - Streaming (Online Screener)
Rating (out of 5):
I've been a fan of Brad Twigg for sometime now since his release of Milf vs. Zombies. I know I often reference this in my reviews but I like to throw it out there to piss off one random reader who didn't like the fact that I was included in the special thanks in the credits and still took the time to give it an honest review. In reality, I'm a fan of his films and always look forward to his projects. With that being said, not all of the Fuzzy Monkey Films' releases are the same. I enjoy some more than others with Crackcoon being one of my new favorites. Sometime back, Twigg announced a few films continuing the drug fueled puns that became popular after the release of Cocaine Bear and his film Crackcoon. One of those films was Cracula starring Tim Hale. A few days back, Brad reached out to me to review the film. I graciously accepted the offer and would like to thank Brad for sending this one my way for review.
The film follows Rick (Rhydings) who just inherited a storage locker after the death of his parents. However, two drug addicts break into it before they can inspect it's contents. They uncover an ancient coffin which has been a prison to the vampire Dracula (Hale). Dracula awakens and drains the blood of one of them where he gets a taste of drugs for the first time. He turns the other into his familiar and sends him out into the wilds of West Virginia to find others with blood as special as his friend.
Cracula is another hit in a long line of hits from filmmaker Brad Twigg and his Fuzzy Monkey Films label. The film is nowhere near as fun as Crackcoon and Killer Campout in my opinions but it was still a solid modern day vampire tale that borrows heavily from the Bram Stoker classic tale...with drugs. The acting in this one is a lot of fun. Tim Hale has appeared in several genre titles over the years and has always done a solid job with his roles. With that being said, he did a phenomenal job tackling the starring role. He's extremely comfortable in front of the camera and brought about some laughs that I was not expecting. I look forward to watching him lead other horror comedies in the future. We also see more Fuzzy Monkey regulars like Melissa Sapienza, Rick Jermaine, and Chris Rhydings among a few others. They deliver some solid performances as well. The cast is very well rounded here. However, I would be doing the film great injustice if I don't mention how much I enjoyed the performances from Chanda Rawlings, Chad Critelli, and Kristina Santiago. I had a lot of fun with their roles, especially Critelli. His modern day junkie spin on Renfield was a lot of fun. The story for this one is exactly what you would think if you took the classic Dracula tale and set it in the middle of rural West Virginia. We have Dracula, bikers, prostitutes, drugs, and a stripper named Cinnamon just like the original story penned by Stoker. Or not, I can't remember. Anyway, the film gives it a modern spin with some of the stereotypes facing the mountainous regions of West Virginia. Honestly, it's funny at times but a lot of the jokes and scenes miss their marks. While I did enjoy the movie, several scenes could have been trimmed down to improve the pacing. Also, the movie doesn't feature THAT much drug use. I was expecting a lot more for a film titled Cracula. Finally, the film has some blood and some nudity. The effects are very limited considering it's a vampire flick. We get some blood, some fake teeth "biting" people, and that is about the extent of it. What the film lacks in effects, it more than makes up for in nudity. Overall, Cracula is a fun and sleazy take on the classic Dracula story...if it was set in the mountain state. I would definitely recommend checking this out and pairing it with Twigg's Crackcoon. Check it out.
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