Carl J. Sukenick

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Carl J. Sukenick

Carl Sukenick is a New York–based visual artist and independent filmmaker known for his work in low-budget horror and underground experimental film. He has directed and starred in several cult genre films including “Space Psychos” and “Alien Beasts.” His work is often recut, reinterpreted, and retitled by other filmmakers and producers.

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Ninja DreamNinja Dream · 2019
Ninja Dream
2019
MovieActionHorror
Ripped from Super 8MM comes the lost surreal action film by Carl J. Sukenick. Terrorist agent known as the Black Scorpions have stolen NASA's gamma ray weapon. With its power Lord Scorpio plans to conquer the earth. The only survivor of these attacks is Carl J. Sugar-King of the DoD. He must train within his unconscious to fight or we may all perish to the hand of doom!
Zombie CityZombie City · 2017
Zombie City
★ 6.52017
MovieScience FictionComedy
Watch Carl’s ingenious unveil while reminiscing about his favorite movie in Zombie City. Join Carl as he tries to save us from a zombie takeover and possibly our total annihilation. Will Carl save us or will he be the last man on earth to repopulate the planet? Find out and see if you can survive in Zombie City!!
Zombie LustZombie Lust · 2002
Zombie Lust
2002
MovieHorror
A meteor falls to Earth and revives some zombies in this mercilessly padded shot-on-video obscurity.
Alien BeastsAlien Beasts · 1991
Alien Beasts
★ 3.61991
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Carl J. Sukenick is the commander of a branch of the CIA, battling terrorists with martial arts, while his dad keeps watch in the security center. Neal was sent out, but is a traitor, and he was mutated by a radiation blast. He sends Sara Shell to meet her husband, Agent Mark Shell, and daughter Sheila, but the three are brutally maimed and murdered by enemy agents. One cuts off Sara's hand for no apparent reason. A radiation blast from Neal the Traitor, who is wandering around an aqueduct killing passersby, mutates Joe as well. Carl says they knew nothing of the "hideous extra-dimensional being" breaking into this dimension, but he sends Evon, Rhonda, and Hackney to fight the mutations and the agent, who giggles constantly, before learning that there is another traitor and an alien, so he decides he must kill all his friends and find and kill the "hideous extra-dimensional being."
Snuff TVSnuff TV · 2004
Snuff TV
2004
MovieHorror
Originally sold through mail order only in 2004, this was "revived" on VHS again in 2016 in a limited edition. Plot synopsis unavailable.
Blood BoyBlood Boy · 2014
Blood Boy
2014
MovieScience FictionComedy
As radiation storms bombard the Earth, monsters run rampant and the Black Scorpion terrorist organization is threatening the city's population. Can Carl survive the post nuclear chaos displayed on his security monitor or will he spend all his time laying in bed, calling his mom and dad on the phone, and drinking unfathomable amounts of tea? Find out in the brain melting anti-epic from the director of " Alien Beasts" and " Mutant Massacre". Featuring "appearances" from the late, legendary TV host Joe Franklin and scream queen Debbie Rochon.
Killer VideoKiller Video · 2017
Killer Video
2017
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
An SOV vision from Prolific filmmaker Carl J. Sukenick featuring mutants, throwing stars and gushing headwounds.
Coven of the Black CubeCoven of the Black Cube · 2024
Coven of the Black Cube
★ 8.02024
MovieHorror
A mysterious coven helps unhappy wives murder their husbands. A deadbeat stoner turns a pizzeria into a video rental headshop, and a lost soul falls in love with a serial killer, in this queer romance cursed by black magic and the occult!

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Alien BeastsAlien Beasts · 1991
Alien Beasts
★ 3.61991
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Carl J. Sukenick is the commander of a branch of the CIA, battling terrorists with martial arts, while his dad keeps watch in the security center. Neal was sent out, but is a traitor, and he was mutated by a radiation blast. He sends Sara Shell to meet her husband, Agent Mark Shell, and daughter Sheila, but the three are brutally maimed and murdered by enemy agents. One cuts off Sara's hand for no apparent reason. A radiation blast from Neal the Traitor, who is wandering around an aqueduct killing passersby, mutates Joe as well. Carl says they knew nothing of the "hideous extra-dimensional being" breaking into this dimension, but he sends Evon, Rhonda, and Hackney to fight the mutations and the agent, who giggles constantly, before learning that there is another traitor and an alien, so he decides he must kill all his friends and find and kill the "hideous extra-dimensional being."

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