Pro-Life

Pro-Life (2007): John Carpenter’s 2nd entry into the Masters of Horror cable TV series tackles a very controversial subject, that of abortion. However, this is a horror story so Carpenter doesn’t give a rip which side of the argument you stand on; just get ready for lots of grue and death. A doctor and nurse driving to work at an abortion clinic almost hit, and then pick up a young teen running away from home. They take her to their clinic where they find out she is pregnant. Naturally, she is the daughter of an anti-abortionist family who has been harassing the clinic. The gal requests an abortion and the doctors assume some sort of nasty inbreeding from the evil anti-abortionist country bumpkins has occurred, but things turn out far worse than that.

Her father has been following the word of God but unfortunately, it isn’t the guy upstairs that’s been whispering in his ear. Soon Ron Perlman, who plays the anti-abortionist, gathers his sons and attacks the clinic attempting to free his daughter from the clutches of the evil abortionists and save her baby. The gal wants the abortion since she knows who the father is and figures her son won’t be a positive influence in the community. Soon several abortionists, guards, and anti-abortionists have bit the dust. The pregnancy precedes so fast that birth signs start about 8 months early and a demon is born with much loss of blood. Ron Perlman, who plays ‘Hellboy’ in other movies, meets the demon who turns out to be the father and also looks something like a low cost Hellboy. Dad demon wipes out Dad Ron but Mom manages to shoot the kid (who has claws and 6 insecticidal legs) to break the spell. Hellboy junior takes the dead mini-monster back down to you know where and the few survivors can count their lucky stars. The movie is not rated but would come in with an R for: murderous abortionists, murderous antiabortionists, murderous demons, murderous moms, baby in womb breaking the ultrasound machine, exploding guard heads, and for the Hellboy look-alike demon with uncut horns.