Grab that spinach because more of your childhood memories are about to be sullied! Following Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey, and Mouse Trap (the Mickey Mouse horror) new horror movie Shiver Me Timbers is set to show classic characters Popeye and Olive Oyl as you’ve never seen them before…
Watch the trailer here…
Set in Northern California during the summer of 1986, Shiver Me Timbers follows Olive Oyl, along with her cinema-obsessed friends and brother Castor, embark on a once-in-a-lifetime camping trip to witness the dazzling meteor shower accompanying the arrival of Halley’s Comet. But what starts as a serene evening of stargazing quickly turns into a harrowing nightmare when a meteor from the comet transforms Popeye, into a terrifying and unstoppable killing machine.
Check out some first look images here…
Directed by Paul Mann and made in the UK, the film has a running time of 75 minutes and is said to ‘combine elements of horror and comedy in a fresh take on both genres, paying tribute to classic slasher films while delivering hilarious moments, shocking scares, and nostalgic nods that will delight both horror and Popeye fans alike’.
A full trailer for Shiver Me Timbers is set to be released early next year.