{"id":1916,"date":"2009-02-21T09:02:17","date_gmt":"2009-02-20T22:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/?p=1916"},"modified":"2009-02-21T09:03:11","modified_gmt":"2009-02-20T22:03:11","slug":"more-fever-from-the-rat-scratches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2009\/02\/21\/more-fever-from-the-rat-scratches\/","title":{"rendered":"More Fever from the Rat Scratches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve scored <a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2009\/02\/09\/catching-rat-scratch-fever\/\" target=\"_blank\">another<\/a> load of pictures from what might be the most talked about giant rat film ever &#8212; at least since Damian Lee&#8217;s 1989 sequel to Mr B.I.G.&#8217;s 1976 <em>Food of the Gods. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rat Scratch Fever<\/strong> (US-2009; dir. Jeff Leroy)<\/p>\n<p>Lead rat-catcher Sonja (Tasha Tacosa) faces the future:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/facing-the-rat-infested-city.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1922\" title=\"facing-the-rat-infested-city\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/facing-the-rat-infested-city.jpg\" alt=\"facing-the-rat-infested-city\" width=\"311\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/facing-the-rat-infested-city.jpg 600w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/facing-the-rat-infested-city-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/facing-the-rat-infested-city-576x1024.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/sonja.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1929\" title=\"sonja\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/sonja.jpg\" alt=\"sonja\" width=\"449\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/sonja.jpg 600w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/sonja-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/rat-attack.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1927\" title=\"rat-attack\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/rat-attack.jpg\" alt=\"rat-attack\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/rat-attack.jpg 600w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/rat-attack-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/covered-in-blood.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1919\" title=\"covered-in-blood\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/covered-in-blood.jpg\" alt=\"covered-in-blood\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/covered-in-blood.jpg 600w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/covered-in-blood-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr Steele (Randal Malone) &#8212; a Dr Phibes fan with an unhealthy interest in vermin:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/dr-steele01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1920\" title=\"dr-steele01\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/dr-steele01.jpg\" alt=\"dr-steele01\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/dr-steele01.jpg 600w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/dr-steele01-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Party Time for Rats:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/party-time.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1925\" title=\"party-time\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/party-time.jpg\" alt=\"party-time\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/party-time.jpg 600w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/party-time-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/just-around-the-corner.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1924\" title=\"just-around-the-corner\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/just-around-the-corner.jpg\" alt=\"just-around-the-corner\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/just-around-the-corner.jpg 600w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/just-around-the-corner-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Pest Control Hotline:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/pest-control-hotline.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1926\" title=\"pest-control-hotline\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/pest-control-hotline.jpg\" alt=\"pest-control-hotline\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/pest-control-hotline.jpg 600w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/pest-control-hotline-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How to deal with the rats infesting the White House:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/how-to-deal-with-white-house.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1923\" title=\"how-to-deal-with-white-house\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/how-to-deal-with-white-house.jpg\" alt=\"how-to-deal-with-white-house\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/how-to-deal-with-white-house.jpg 600w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/how-to-deal-with-white-house-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gallery of the above and some other pictures:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1916 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/art01.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/art01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1918\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1918'>\n\t\t\t\tThe art of scratching\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/covered-in-blood.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/covered-in-blood-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1919\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1919'>\n\t\t\t\tNot happy\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/dr-steele01.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/dr-steele01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1920\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1920'>\n\t\t\t\tGimme a hand, will ya?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/dr-steele02.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/dr-steele02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1921\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1921'>\n\t\t\t\tDr Steele indulges his vanity\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/facing-the-rat-infested-city.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/facing-the-rat-infested-city-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1922\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1922'>\n\t\t\t\tFacing the rat-infested city\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/how-to-deal-with-white-house.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/how-to-deal-with-white-house-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1923\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1923'>\n\t\t\t\tDe-festing the White House\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/just-around-the-corner.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/just-around-the-corner-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1924\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1924'>\n\t\t\t\tYou never know what&#8217;s just around the corner\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/party-time.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/party-time-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1925\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1925'>\n\t\t\t\tWhy are my dates always so ratty?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/pest-control-hotline.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/pest-control-hotline-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1926\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1926'>\n\t\t\t\tPest Control Hotline on the case\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/rat-attack.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/rat-attack-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1927\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1927'>\n\t\t\t\tRat attack\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/reaching-for-the-sky.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/reaching-for-the-sky-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1928\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1928'>\n\t\t\t\tBeam Me Up, Scotty!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/sonja.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/sonja-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1929\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1929'>\n\t\t\t\tSonja on the lookout\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Source<\/strong>: Thanks, Jeff and Avery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve scored another load of pictures from what might be the most talked about giant rat film ever &#8212; at least since Damian Lee&#8217;s 1989 sequel to Mr B.I.G.&#8217;s 1976 Food of the Gods. Rat Scratch Fever (US-2009; dir. Jeff &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2009\/02\/21\/more-fever-from-the-rat-scratches\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,44,26,91],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1916"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1916"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1931,"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1916\/revisions\/1931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}