The Corpse Grinders

The Corpse Grinders

They Went in People and Came Out Hamburger!

R 1971 · 72 min · ★ 4.1 · Horror

When the Lotus Cat Food Company finds itself in financial trouble, the owners decide to find a new, cheap source of meat – the local graveyard. However, soon cats develop a taste for human flesh, and tabbies are tearing out throats all over town.

Directed by Ted V. Mikels · Written by Arch Hall Sr.

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The Corpse Grinders 2The Corpse Grinders 2 · 2000
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The giant flesh-mangling meat grinder in the basement of the Lotus Cat Food Company is back in business under new management. And this time the popular 'food for cats who like people' has drawn the attention of an alien race of intelligent felines from the planet Ceta, whose food supply has been destroyed in their interplanetary war with dog-headed dinosaurs. With help from the U.S. government's 'men in black', the cat queen, Felina, negotiates a mega-deal with Lotus to supply her planet with food. This sudden increase in orders has the new owners scrambling for fresh – and not-so-fresh – human flesh to meet the growing demand.
The Corpse Grinders 3The Corpse Grinders 3 · 2013
The Corpse Grinders 3
★ 2.02013
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Lotus Cat Food is under new management and this time they have improved the recipe even more.
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Landau, the young owner of "Lotus Cat Food", is struggling to keep the company alive as business is worse than expected. Landau is broke and down on his luck and can no longer afford to pay his employees. Because of this, he starts to kill one of his employees every couple of days. Gradually, more people disappear until the police become involved in the case. One of the missing persons, Frank, has an overprotective girlfriend, Tessie, who sets out in search for him. Tessie follows the leads all the way back to "Lotus Cat Food" and its sinister truths.

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