Frankie Freako is a 2024 Canadian horror comedy film written and directed by Steven Kostanski.
[1] It stars Conor Sweeney, who must battle the pint-sized forces of evil that get unleashed through his phone line, led by the maniacal rock 'n' roll goblin Frankie Freako.
[3] Barry Hertz of The Globe and Mail called the film a "cinematic smoothie made possible by tossing Gremlins, Little Monsters, The Gate, Critters, Ghoulies Go to College, Garbage Pail Kids, and a heaping scoop of Puppet Master into a blender – and then forgetting to put the lid on, so that the kitchen is painted by the confection’s sloppy chunks.
"[4] He concluded that "for those in on the joke – and this is really a one-joke movie, maybe two – the punchline of Frankie Freako hits incredibly hard.
It’s packaged as light sci-fi/horror-comedy fare, and functions as such, its larger nostalgic commentary existing only as background to an excuse to have a lot of fun with creatures and sight gags.