The sleepy town of Lemonsville is in for a shock when a series of grisly murders occurs on the same street. The local Police Chief is tasked with finding the killer, but as he delves deeper into the case, it soon becomes clear that this is no ordinary murderer. Could the answer to Lemonsville's woes lie in the mysterious UFO crash of 1947, and the alien bedbugs it brought with it? The Police Chief must uncover the truth before the nocturnal creatures strike again.
Overall, this was a fantastic effort with quite a bit to like about it. The main element to this one is the absolutely thrilling setup, managing to make a genuinely horrific starting point come together rather nicely, involving the gruesome opening scene and eventual resolution. From the attack on the child and the eventual exploration of the scene to get an idea of what's going on due to the graphic nature as what’s found there, it’s the starting point to an intriguing series of scenes doubling up on not just the attack scenes of the random townspeople but also the state of the investigation looking into the attacks. Despite the deluge of characters introduced on both sides, with random citizens introduced only to be gruesomely slaughtered minutes later, and the various officers in the station being called in to help make sense of the different notions uncovered by the situation, everything makes for an intriguing setup. The multitude of stories feels natural, logical, and interwoven nicely as the investigative crew tries to piece together the series of unnatural attacks and the bodies left behind, while these are shown to be carried out with the kind of gruesome, graphic, and generally bloody encounters that leave a strong impression here.
The resulting discoveries here that the deaths are the result of a race of bedbugs from an alien spaceship that crashed in the area years ago and have been reawakened to go on a massive rampage in the community, work incredibly well. Not only does it tie in nicely with the real-world implications about what was going on at the time and location before launching into a solid take on the origin of the species, the idea of what’s going on in the town comes together rather nicely into the second half where it’s all about the search for the surviving creatures that becomes a part of the story here. With plenty of solid gore attacks featured here and a wild sci-fi bent to the finale, trying to fight off the creatures, there’s a lot to like here, even with a few minor drawbacks. The long-winded scenario about the small town being rocked by the discovery of the bodies, the investigation into what’s going on, and seeing the other forces being brought into the story to talk about everything going on, which means for some overly superfluous writing to tell it all. It never disrupts the pace much, however, leaving this a generally impressive outing.
4.5/5
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