Director Michael Findlay, who started out with all those roughie/sexploitation flicks in the 60s, blesses us with what seems to be a tale of a Yeti run amok that transforms into a Satanic cannibals deal before it all ends. Things start out with an unexplained decapitation which is a great way to start off your film. The Yeti suit looks pretty crappy but that actual works and mostly makes sense within the story. They never actually explain why anyone would believe a Yeti would be hanging out somewhere in New York where there is no snow but I guess some things have to remain a mystery. The conclusion is a big swerve that you don't see coming (unless you read write ups like this one!) that really gives the movie a unique feel. Probably one of my favorite thing Findlay ever made.
Sadly the "special edition" DVD I have of this removes the song POPCORN by Gershon Kingsley and replaces it with some really loud and aggressively awful video game-sounding garbage. I guess that's still better than the old T.V. and video tape version which cut out all the bloody/gory scenes. AKA MUTILATED and rettitled for t.v. as SCREAM OF THE SNOWBEAST
This song makes any movie better!:
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