‘Hospital Dumpster Divers’ Is Gnarly, Goopy, and Damn Good Time
Any Street Trash fans in here? C’mon, don’t be shy, stand up and show yourselves. Nothing to be ashamed of… you fucking weirdos.
I kid, of course, being one of those fucking weirdos myself. There’s just nothing like seeing a man melt into a colorful puddle of goo. It’s weird that’s a sub-genre, right? People melting? Sounds like it should be one of those niche kinks in porn or something. I’m assuming the interest in person puddles first started with the 70s Satanic Panic romp The Devil’s Rain. All the melting cultists in that flick looked pretty rad, not going to lie. Such a literal mess to clean up.
Anyway, Hospital Dumpster Divers… catchy title, isn’t it?
That name alone was enough to grab me. But after watching the trailer, it was just game over, man. Stick a fork in me because I am done. Completely sold. Turns out gross practical FXs have that effect on me. Anyone surprised?
Hospital Dumpster Divers (Directed by Anders Elsrud Hultgreen; Starring Thomas Aske Berg, Ingar Helge Gimle, Linda Tveiten, Sturla Alvsvåg; Special Effects by June Midttveit Olsen, Øystein Nesheim, Monika Solheim; 2020)
“Chaos breaks out at the hospital when a mutant dumpster troll is accidentally brought to life, as a result of shoddy waste management, by the shuffle dancing young man Rasmus.” – via IMDB.
If that didn’t hype you up for this slime-filled fever dream, then nothing I say could possibly sell you. That preview spills its guts on exactly what it is wholesale: rubber monster, loads of oozy gore, and just an overall nasty atmosphere that’d feel right at home in a body-melt flick.
If you are successfully excited, then you’ll be happy to know that the short film delivers on its promises. I feel you won’t leave this flick disappointed. That is, if you’re a disgusting Gorehound like me.
You see, when it comes to what it’s meaning to offer (gore, gross-outs, syringed-covered baby troll, yadda yadda), it succeeds. But when it comes to other aspects like the story, it doesn’t quite score as high. It’s serviceable and gets us from Point A to Point B, though the route it takes to do so can be a bit muddy sometimes. Here’s the thing, though: it isn’t about the story. It’s about whatever the fuck this thing is.
Another point, the soundtrack is great. REALLY great. It elevates the whole experience to another letter grade, that’s how great. I wasn’t expecting that at all, so it was a nice surprise to have some bangers in there.
If you like seeing skin bubble and ooze-covered monsters killing nurses to some killer tunes, then this is for you. And at a twenty-five-minute runtime, Hospital Dumpster Divers is a quick watch! Which you can do RIGHT HERE.
Needless to say, Anders Elsrud Haltgreen and his crew are extremely talented, and I can’t wait to see what else they cook up. If this endeavor is any indication, it’s probably going to be utterly sickening.
At least, I hope so.
Until next time…
Ciao, friends!
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