''Pulse Pounders'' is a 1988 American anthology film directed by

Charles Band Charles Robert Band (born December 27, 1951) is an American film producer and director, known for his work on horror comedy movies. Career Band entered film production in the 1970s with Charles Band Productions. Dissatisfied with distributo ...

. The film is composed of three 30-minute films, two of which are sequels to '' The Dungeonmaster'' and ''

Trancers ''Trancers'' (also released as ''Future Cop'') is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by Charles Band and starring Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt, and Art LaFleur. It is the first film in the ''Trancers'' series. Thomerson plays Jac ...

''. The third is an adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's " The Evil Clergyman". ''Pulse Pounders'' was originally shot during 1987 and 1988 with the intention of being released, but was shelved due to the collapse of

Empire Pictures Empire International Pictures (aka Empire Entertainment) was an American small-scale theatrical distribution company. Charles Band formed Empire in 1983, prompted by his dissatisfaction with distributors' handling of films made by his previous b ...

. A workprint of ''Pulse Pounders'' was discovered in 2011 and was digitally restored. ''The Evil Clergyman'' segment received its world premiere at a showing at the

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Flashback Weekend. The movie received mostly positive reviews. HorrorNews.net stated that the movie was a "must-watch for any ''

Re-Animator ''Re-Animator'' (also known as ''H. P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator'') is a 1985 American comedy horror film loosely based on the 1922 H. P. Lovecraft serial novelette "Herbert West–Reanimator". Directed by Stuart Gordon and produced by Brian Yuz ...

'' fan" but that it "doesn't quite live up to ''Re-Animator''". ''The Evil Clergyman'' was later released as a DVD by Full Moon Pictures in October 2012. The ''Trancers'' segment received its world premiere with the launch of Full Moon Streaming with the title ''Trancers: City of Lost Angels'' on September 6, 2013. It was later released on DVD in November. The ''Dungeonmaster'' segment was also planned to be released on the streaming channel, where all three segments were shown as the original ''Pulse Pounders'' anthology.

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* {{Charles Band 1988 films Films based on works by H. P. Lovecraft Films directed by Charles Band American science fiction horror films 1980s science fiction horror films American horror anthology films Films based on short fiction Fantasy anthology films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films