Popeye the Slayer Man

Popeye the Slayer Man

Year: 2025

Runtime: 1 h 28 m

Language: english

Director: Robert Michael Ryan

Echo Score: 50
Horror

A curious group of friends sneaks into an abandoned spinach‑canning factory to shoot a documentary about the local legend of the ‘Sailor Man’, a phantom said to haunt the empty production halls and wander the nearby docks. Determined to capture proof, they navigate rusted machinery, dim corridors and lingering rumors, blending the mysterious wanderer’s tale with the factory’s decaying history.

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1

Adrienne is chased into the cannery

A young woman named Adrienne steals a stash of cocaine from two drug dealers and is chased into the abandoned Anchor Bay Cannery. The dealers corner her inside the factory, which is reputed to be haunted by the 'Sailor Man'. The supernatural figure brutally kills the dealers when they confront Adrienne.

Anchor Bay Cannery
2

The police discover the dead drug dealers

The next day, police find the bodies of the murdered drug dealers inside the cannery. Angus, a security guard, finds the corpses and is subsequently killed by the Sailor Man, indicating the supernatural presence still lurks within the factory.

Cannery interior
3

Lex Alistair and Harrigan investigate

Lex Alistair, the town’s CEO, meets with Harrigan, a lawyer, to discuss the future demolition of the cannery. Harrigan reports concerns about environmental contamination, which Alistair dismisses, highlighting the ongoing tension over the factory's fate.

Office setting
4

Harrigan is killed by Sailor Man

Harrigan searches for her lost file folder in the cannery and encounters the Sailor Man. She is brutally attacked, her hair pulled off, and she is crushed to death with the factory's machinery, marking the first major death of a civilian in the story.

Cannery
5

Students plan to document Sailor Man

Dexter, Olivia, and their friends arrive at the cannery to film a documentary about the legend of Sailor Man before the factory is demolished. Dexter is motivated by his crush on Olivia, promising a documentary to uncover the truth behind the supernatural.

Cannery
6

Students split up to explore

The students divide into pairs to explore different parts of the cannery. Katie stays behind to set up surveillance equipment, while the others investigate the site, unknowingly walking into danger as Sailor Man begins stalking them.

Cannery interior
7

Katie encounters Sailor Man

Katie faces Sailor Man for the first time and fights to escape. During her attempt, she runs into Joey and his friends, which results in Sailor Man killing Jesse and Terry after they attack him, highlighting his lethal nature.

Cannery
8

Joey mistakenly shoots Katie

Joey, panicked and believing Katie is Sailor Man, retrieves Terry's gun and accidentally shoots her in the side. Daisy, enraged, returns and abandons Joey as Sailor Man reappears, continuing his deadly stalking.

Cannery
9

Sailor Man kills Seth and Lisa

While trying to escape to the roof, Seth falls onto metal bars, killing him, and Lisa, attempting the same escape, is impaled when she falls onto Seth's corpse. Their deaths demonstrate Sailor Man’s growing threat to the students.

Cannery roof
10

Discovery of Sailor Man’s origins

Dexter and Olivia discover Sailor Man has been consuming tainted spinach, which amplified his strength and caused mutations. They find a photo of his wife and child and newspaper clippings about Olive Oyl, linking him to the contamination scandal.

Cannery offices
11

Olivia reveals her connection to Sailor Man

Olivia admits she is Sailor Man's daughter, which explains her desire to save him. She tries to reason with her father as Joey attacks them, and Sailor Man intervenes, killing Joey and sparing Olivia and Dexter temporarily.

Cannery interior
12

Final confrontation and rescue

Sailor Man fatally wounds Joey but spares Katie. Olivia, Dexter, and Katie escape the factory, calling the police. They see Sailor Man watching from a window, implying unresolved concern and hope for future help.

Factory exit
13

Alistair’s demise

Later, Lex Alistair visits the cannery to oppose demolition plans but is unexpectedly killed by Sailor Man, highlighting the ongoing threat posed by the supernatural entity and the factory’s dark secrets.

Last Updated: July 29, 2025 at 06:43

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