Monsters of Mulberry Street
Mario Latona, and his best friend "Silk shirt" Johnny are young kids with a passion for crime. Mario dreams of becoming a real gangster like his Uncle Frank, an under-boss of the local mob chapter, but in order to do so he has to operate at the lowest ranks first. When things are just going good for Mario, Johnny becomes greedy and reckless, while an older wiseguy who's been locked up since the 1980's returns home to cause trouble for the young crew.
Why it matters
A gritty, coming-of-age mob horror that blends childhood innocence with the brutal rites of gangster life on Mulberry Street.
- Raw performances capture the uneasy mix of youthful ambition and street-level menace in a tight-knit criminal underworld.
- Practical grime and period detail ground the film’s 1980s setting without nostalgia, emphasizing a lived-in, claustrophobic atmosphere.
- For fans of crime horror hybrids — think The Godfather meets a street-level punk nightmare, with a dark pulse beneath the kids’ games.
- Not for those expecting supernatural scares, but perfect if you want horror’s tension and dread filtered through urban grit and moral decay.
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Cast
Horror DNA
⚠ Limited data — scores are approximate
Gore
0
Slow Burn
0
Psychological
29
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
17
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
14
Survival
0
