by Mark Murton

Also Known As: Twisted Brain

Directed by: Larry N. Stouffer

This review contains a severe Kitty Carnage Warning!

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: Nerdy high school student Vernon Potts (Pat Cardi) experiments with a potion that transforms the recipient into a homicidal monster.

Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In the school science lab, Vernon comes in to find a black cat sitting on the cage of the school guinea pig, Mr. Mumps, and grabbing a broom he angrily chases the kitty away.

The poor cat scurries hurriedly out of the room, slipping on the smooth floor.

Almost immediately the school janitor, Mr. Griggs (Jeff Alexander), comes into the lab cradling the cat in his arms.

Griggs angrily confronts Vernon and threatens him with violence if he touches the cat again.

In a later scene, Vernon sneaks into the science classroom at night to feed Mr. Mumps, whom he has also used as a test subject for the new drug he has created as part of his biology project. However, he discovers that the drug has turned Mr. Mumps into a snarling beast who has already killed the cat. Naturally we are subjected to various shots of the poor dead kitty.

Final Mewsings: If there’s one thing movies have taught us it’s that creepy school janitors love their cats!

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