Ice Cream Man
Young Gregory Tudor sees his local ice cream man murdered and later grows up to inherit his business, opting to inject gruesome ingredients—including human body parts—into his frozen confections. When one of the neighborhood boys goes missing, the local kids suspect Gregory and band together to get to the bottom of things.
Why it matters
A grimy blend of suburban dread and campy splatter that turns your childhood ice cream man into a nightmare confectioner.
- Clint Howard’s unsettlingly gleeful turn makes Gregory Tudor a low-budget horror icon in the vein of early ’90s genre oddities.
- Practical gore effects lean into the ‘gross-out’ horror-comedy tradition, recalling the mischievous spirit of Leprechaun and Ghoulies.
- A snapshot of ’90s direct-to-video horror’s quirky charm, complete with awkward kid performances and suburban malaise.
- Perfect for fans who revel in off-kilter cult horror that’s equal parts unsettling and absurdly entertaining.
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
43
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
0
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
83
Fun Factor
100
Cerebral
0
Survival
50
