[Demdike@Cult Labs]

C.H.U.D. (1984)

A number of disappearances of homeless people in New York seems to point to the sewers and the dumping of nuclear waste.

An acronym for Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers, the C.H.U.D.'s of the title although nicely realised barely feature in this rather lame, thrill free monster movie which seems far more interested in telling of New York's homeless problem and lecturing us about dumping waste in an urban environment than it does scaring us.

Despite great location work both above and below New York City and a strong cast, including Home Alone duo John Heard and Daniel Stern, C.H.U.D. is a relatively weak example of an urban horror film. Watch the similarly cityscape set Rutger Hauer vehicle Split Second (1992) for a far more interesting (and rain soaked) take instead.