Criatura Maligna

It has zero tension and zero atmosphere.

I fast forwarded some scenes.

Mayb such kinda movies ain't my cup of tea.

In fact revisiting the 50s n 60s monster movies are much better than this lousy one.

I stumbled upon the 2020 sci-fi horror movie "Cyst" here in 2021, and I must admit that I was immediately interested in watching the movie given its title and its cover. Yeah, I am a sucker for cheesy horror movies, I know.

However, while "Cyst" from director Tyler Russell certainly was cheesy and watchable, it just was a mediocre movie foray. Sadly so, because "Cyst" definitely had the potential to be a lot more than what it turned out to be.

The storyline told in "Cyst" was following a pretty basic formula really, so this wasn't revolutionary to the horror genre. Sure, it was fun to watch the concept of a cyst growing big and becoming an animated monstrocity, but that was about all that there was to it really. How so? Well, because the storyline didn't really have much else to offer. So writers Tyler Russell and Andy Silverman didn't really impress much here.

Visually then "Cyst" was fun enough to watch. The effects were good enough and served their purposes well enough. This wasn't, however, not top of the line special effects that will blow you away or bedazzle you. So don't get your hopes up.

"Cyst" was a movie that came and went without much of a ruckus. And it just doesn't have enough contents to it to warrant more than just a single viewing. I will say that if you enjoy cheesy horror movies, then by all means "Cyst" is worth sitting down watching a single time, but just don't set yourself up for a grand over-the-top movie experience.

My rating of "Cyst" lands on a mediocre and bland five out of ten stars.

Produced on a fairly low budget, with cheap special effects and featuring George Hardy of the infamous Troll 2, Cyst is a film that has the soul of those B movies that had their time of fame in the 50s and 60s. It is from those old monster movies where only props were used and were very enjoyable to watch. Here we are offered a 100% handmade creature with some gore to make the experience more grotesque. They managed to make something that honors that type of film with its short duration. It's only almost 70 minutes and the cyst doesn't appear until halfway through the movie, but the wait is worth it to see the bug doing its thing. It is not a horror film per se because it is quite oriented towards black humor. With a small cast of actors who overact a lot, the film is really entertaining and manages to generate laughter with its absurd humor. Cyst is ultimately a fun dark comedy film that deserves a place in the world of B movies. My final rating for this film is a 7/10.

Oh man what a great little film, defiantly hits the nostalgia buttons

is genunily funny, the practical effects are good, the actors are good,

if you love cheesy 80's/90's horror comedys this is well worth a watch.

Loved this. For a short running time of around 70 minutes it's a great fun flick before you go to bed. We get a mad scientist, bloody disgusting handmade effects, funny scenes and dialogues and a whole feeling of watching a trash movie from the 50ies. Eva Haberman is great as the lead nurse having a bad last working day. Prepare more to laugh instead of being shocked. I really appreciate what they did here.

Don't forget to stay after the credits roll - can't wait for "Cyst 2: The Revenge" if it will ever come ;) After the ending we even get some outtakes from the making of the movie. So don't switch of too early.