I first thought the movie Frostbitten was a Swedish clone of 28 Nights, the American Arctic vampire tale.  As it was, Frostbitten did pre-date 28 Nights by a few years.  And they did share elements—aggressive arctic vampires and storyline gaps.  But 28 Nights is horror-romance.  Frostbitten is horror-comedy or comedy-horror. 

Now Scandinavian movies are still hard to come and not made in great quantity.  Besides ABBA DVDs, Frostbitten is the most prominent Swedish DVD I have.  And it is good. The production was very professional–it was shot in way northern Sweden.  And the plot was and is kinda neat—a vampire comedy that includes Nazis, teen rockers, and genetic testing.  The police are right out of Fargo or more likely Fargo was spot in Nordic impersonation.

The movie starts out like Cross of Iron. Slowly we catch up to the present day.  Here we have an arctic town filled with medical malfeasance, teenage drug use, and police way out of their league.  There is gore, but I found it pretty tame. Unofrtunately the movie ends just as the first night of horror gets started.

But there are great plot twists and a whole lot of one liners that make witty comedy.  One of the best features of the vampire disease is that animals talk to the vampire-humans.  No these vamps get spooked by animals spilling family secrets.  Unlike 28 Nights, Frostbitten slows at time, but the wait is worth it.  Rent it, buy it, or go to Sweden to see it.  It is the best comedy-horror since Young Frankenstein.

Few movies rise to the level of cheesiness as They Saved Hitler’s Brain.  Made in the 1950’s and 1960’s, this hobbled together classic masterpiece of junk has a kidnapped scientist, Hitler alive (head only), and a rinky dink nation with only one hotel.

It is bad, real bad. Creepiest of all is having a back seat Hitler–head only–menacing despite Hitler’s utter dependence of others.  No Boys from Brazil, this has madness all about.  Imagine the worst of mid century film making—and one of the century’s worst dictators—and you have (sadly) They Saved Hitler’s Brain.