On this day in 1988 (in the U.S.), audiences in attendance of the Boston Film Festival were treated to the exclusive theatrical premiere engagement of Flesh-Eating Mothers. Written (in part) and directed by James Aviles Martin, the film starred Robert Lee Oliver, Donatella Hecht, Neal Rosen, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"Suburban housewives turn into vicious cannibals after committing adultery with the neighborhood womanizer."
-- EZ
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"Suburban housewives turn into vicious cannibals after committing adultery with the neighborhood womanizer."
-- EZ
From Google.com:
Flesh-Eating Mothers is a 1988 low-budget horror-comedy film about suburban housewives who transform into cannibals after contracting a sexually transmitted disease from a neighborhood womanizer. [1, 2]
Plot Overview
Production and Style
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[1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097364/
[2] https://swampflix.com/2026/03/15/flesh-eating-mothers-1988/
[3] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097364/plotsummary/
[4] https://www.facebook.com/OnThisDayInHorror/posts/on-september-16-1988-flesh-eating-mothers-premiered-at-the-boston-film-festival-/1411625014395156/
[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqLU-APSiZg
Flesh-Eating Mothers is a 1988 low-budget horror-comedy film about suburban housewives who transform into cannibals after contracting a sexually transmitted disease from a neighborhood womanizer. [1, 2]
Plot Overview
- The Infection: A local man spreads a strange venereal virus through his affairs with local women in a small town.
- The Transformation: The infected mothers develop insatiable appetites and start cooking and eating their own husbands and neighbors.
- The Resistance: The town's children and teenagers must team up to survive the carnage, track down the source, and find a cure to stop the madness. [3, 4]
Production and Style
- Director: Directed by James Aviles Martin and written by Martin and Zev Shlasinger.
- Budget: Shot on a tiny independent budget of around $10,000, leading to very few takes per scene and a gritty, raw aesthetic.
- Effects: Features over-the-top splatter and practical gore effects created by special effects artist Carl Sorensen.
- Tone: A tongue-in-cheek blend of zombie tropes, body horror, and dark satire. [1, 4, 5]
AI responses may include mistakes.
[1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097364/
[2] https://swampflix.com/2026/03/15/flesh-eating-mothers-1988/
[3] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097364/plotsummary/
[4] https://www.facebook.com/OnThisDayInHorror/posts/on-september-16-1988-flesh-eating-mothers-premiered-at-the-boston-film-festival-/1411625014395156/
[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqLU-APSiZg
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