Introducing The First Slasher Fueled By Spinach, "POPEYE THE SLAYER MAN" (TRAILER)
It is safe to say that the horror genre is firmly in it’s “public domain” era as all of your favorite childhood cartoon characters are now becoming horror villains. The trend started with the 2023 film, “Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey” and has now expanded into sequel, a multiverse of other public domain characters including Pinocchio and Peter Pan, as well as the mouse mascot himself, Steamboat Willie. It’s safe to say that these aren’t the same characters we grew up with, and with the announcement of “Popeye The Slayer Man” coming in early 2025 it seems that public domain horror is showing no signs of slowing!
Macabre Daily is fortunate enough to have the teaser trailer and some exclusive stills for you ravenous readers to check out below. While no firm release date is set quite yet, you can expect to see emerging scream queens Angela Relucio (“Code Black”, “The Cabining”) and Sarah Nicklin (“Nun of That”, “The Black Mass”) on screen fighting the good fight against the sailor with deadly forearms. Check out the press release below for more details, and we hope the kills in this are “strong to the finich, cause he eats his spinach!”
From The Press Release
Popeye the Slayer Man, a new horror feature exploring an alternate backstory for the legendary sailor, will be coming early 2025. The first trailer, stills, and teaser art have been released.
The film concerns a group of friends who sneak into an abandoned spinach canning factory to film a documentary on the legend of the “Sailor Man,” who is said to haunt the factory and local docks.
“We can’t wait for audiences to get a load of this gory and scary version of Popeye,” says producer Jeff Miller. “We went old-school and focused on using real practical effects, and not relying on CG for the gore. We’re talking with very enthusiastic and interested buyers now. ”
Popeye the Slayer Man stars Sean Michael Conway, Elena Juliano, Mabel Thomas, Marie-Louise Boisnier, Jeff Thomas, and Steven McCormack, along with “scream queens” Angela Relucio (“Code Black”, “The Cabining”) and Sarah Nicklin (“Nun of That”, “The Black Mass”). Jason Stephens plays the title role.
Robert Michael Ryan (“Ouija Witch”) directs from a screenplay by John Doolan (“Remains”). Jeff Miller (“The Toybox”), Cuyle Carvin (“Ouija Witch”), and Ryan also contributed to the story. Producers are -- along with Miller, Carvin, and Ryan -- Alexander Tucker, Nathan Todaro, and Alysa Blasetti. Korey Rowe was Director of Photography. R.J. Young supervised the special makeup FX.
The movie was filmed in New York State.
Popeye the Slayer Man is a co-production between Salem House Films, Millman Productions, Ron Lee Productions, and Otsego Media.
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